passed ball

Noun

Meaning

a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

error walk balk base hit triple play sacrifice fly double play wild pitch flyout caught stealing pickoff sacrifice bunt lineout popout hit by pitch
Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

pitch delivery

Examples

A passed ball may be scored when a runner on first, second, or third base reaches the next base on a bobble or missed catch by the catcher, or when the batter-runner reaches first base on an uncaught strike three (see also Strikeout ). Source: Internet

A passed ball allowed him to reach second for Danny Riemenschneider who singled in the go-ahead run. Source: Internet

For example, a runner on first base advances to second on a passed ball and the next batter walks. Source: Internet

In other words, an unearned run is one run that would not have been scored without the aid of an error or a passed ball committed by the defense, and an earned run is simply one that is not unearned. Source: Internet

Duke took the lead in the second inning when Joey Loperfido singled, moved to second on a passed ball, took third on a groundout and scored on Max Miller’s two-out single to right field. Source: Internet

During Julie’s at-bat, Ella Wright scored on a passed ball that also allowed Hoffman to advance to third base and Sooter to go to second. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

passed passed along passed away passed by passed by vote passed down