base on balls
noun
the awarding of first base to a batter to whom four balls have been pitched.
bases on balls
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pluralof base on balls.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Should batters keep drawing bases on balls at this pace, 2026 would finish with the second-highest walk rate in the past 70 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
In the eighth and ninth, left-handers Alex Vesia and Nick Ramirez combined for three more bases on balls, giving the Dodgers their fourth-most walks in a game in franchise history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds each worked bases on balls off Shintaro Fujinami to tie the score at 3-all and pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski followed with a sacrifice fly.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
But he was astonishingly fast and wild, with 1,324 strikeouts – and 1,236 bases on balls – over 956 innings pitched from 1957 to 1965.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020
Don saw that if he gave bases on balls he would prolong the struggle.
From Don Strong, Patrol Leader by William Heyliger
