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double play

[ duhb-uhl pley ]

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a play of continuous fielding action in which two putouts are made. : DP


double play

noun

  1. baseball a play in which two runners are put out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of double play1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences

A grounder to first led to a double play turned by Ryan Zimmerman and Keibert Ruiz, ending in Luis García.

Jordy Mercer hit a chopper to third, a potential double play ball, but Urías threw wide of second to put Gomes and Mercer on base.

Two batters later, Ahmed scorched a grounder at Harrison and he couldn’t field it cleanly, turning a possible double play into a rally.

He made a 288-foot throw from deep center, on the fly to first base, to complete a double play.

Cavour's double play and the cruel repression of the Genoese plot left him bitterer than ever against the monarchy and its men.

There was a caught fly, a screaming single that kindled hope, and a fast double play that snuffed it as abruptly as it had flamed.

You can see that you threw away a chance for a run by hitting into that double play.

It was a pretty double play and retired the Stars with a goose egg.

Larry set himself for the ball, while Iredell ran over to cover the bag for a double play.

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