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Batting average (BA) is the average number of hits per at-bat (BA=H/AB). A perfect batting average would be 1.000 (read: "one thousand"). A batting average of .300 ("three hundred") is considered to be excellent, which means the best hitters fail to get a hit in 70% of their at-bats.
Also batting a thousand. Getting everything in a series of items right. In baseball, someone with a batting average of one thousand (written as 1.000) has had a hit for every at bat in the relevant time period (e.g., in a game). AHDI dates its non-baseball usage to the 1920s. [7] May also be used sarcastically when someone is getting everything ...
A batting helmet is worn by batters in the game of baseball or softball. It is meant to protect the batter's head from errant pitches thrown by the pitcher . A batter who is " hit by pitch ," due to an inadvertent wild pitch or by intent , may be seriously, even fatally, injured.
STRAUSS is a German-based apparel company. MLB announced a multi-year partnership with the brand in September that will run through 2027, according to CBS reporting. They're impossible to miss ...
Batting (baseball) (2 C, 23 P) P. Baseball positions (3 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Baseball terminology" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total.
As 'Mr. Baseball' turns 90 and 'Doc' potentially moves in to take over the Bucks, here's a look at the great nicknames in Wisconsin sports history.
Catcher's helmet Protective helmet with face mask worn by the catcher. Newer styles feature a fully integrated helmet and mask, similar to a hockey goalie mask. More traditional versions were a separate mask worn over a helmet similar to a batting helmet, but with no ear protection and worn backwards. [1] Jockstrap with cup pocket
The Angels' Shohei Ohtani celebrates from the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning Tuesday. Ohtani hit two home runs while striking out 10 as the starting pitcher.