1. Things to Know
Understanding Basic Baseball

2. the outfield
second base
third base the mound first base
catcher

3. Infield
• 1 - the pitcher
• 2 - the catcher
• 3 - first base
• 4 - second base
• 5 - third base
• 6 - short stop

4. Outfield
•7 - left field
•8 - center field
•9 - right field

5. the plate
•bb - takes the base by 4 balls
•hbp - pitcher hit batter
•k - strike out

6. Defensive play
•indicate the play by position number
•4-3 = second base threw to first base to make the
out

7. advancing the bases
•SB - stolen base
•WP - wild pitch
•S - single base hit
•D - two bases in one hit
•T - three bases in one hit
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- homerun