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Base on balls   /beɪs ɑn bɔlz/   Listen
Base on balls

noun
1.
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls.  Synonyms: pass, walk.






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"Base on balls" Quotes from Famous Books



... his previous lucky pop-up, for he struck out. Jack was given his base on balls, an unusual occurrence with Hendrix. Apparently, however, he was banking on being better able to strike out Phil Parker, which he immediately proceeded to do, so that after all, the Chester rally did not net a run, and the score was ...
— Jack Winters' Baseball Team - Or, The Rivals of the Diamond • Mark Overton

... came to the bat. Three times in succession Reddy failed to get the ball over the plate, and the man evidently had made up his mind that he was to get his base on balls, for at the fourth pitch he dropped his bat and started for first base, only to be called back by the umpire's voice declaring a strike. To his immense disgust, two other strikes followed it, and he went to the bench instead of ...
— The Dozen from Lakerim • Rupert Hughes



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