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Double play

Index Double play

In baseball, a double play (denoted as DP in baseball statistics) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. [1]

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Albert Pujols

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Base running

In baseball, base running is the act of running around the bases performed by members of the team at bat.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Baseball positioning

In baseball and softball, while there are nine named fielding positions, players, with the exception of the pitcher and catcher, may move around freely.

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Baseball positions

There are nine fielding positions in baseball.

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Baseball statistics

Baseball statistics play an important role in evaluating a player's and/or team's progress.

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Baseball's Sad Lexicon

"Baseball's Sad Lexicon," also known as "Tinker to Evers to Chance" after its refrain, is a 1910 baseball poem by Franklin Pierce Adams.

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Baseball-Reference.com

Baseball-Reference.com is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.

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Bibb Falk

Bibb August Falk (January 27, 1899 – June 8, 1989) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1920–28) and Cleveland Indians (1929–31).

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Bill Mazeroski

William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman.

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Bobby Meacham

Robert Andrew Meacham (born August 25, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who spent his entire six-year career with the New York Yankees.

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Bobby Veach

Robert Hayes "Bobby" Veach (June 29, 1888 – August 7, 1945) was an American baseball player from 1910 to 1930 including 14 seasons in the major leagues.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brooks Robinson

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Buck Martinez

John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Carlton Fisk

Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "The Commander", is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Caught stealing

In baseball, a runner is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tagged out by a fielder while making the attempt.

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Chad Green (pitcher)

Chad Keith Green (born May 24, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Chase Headley

Chase Jordan Headley (born May 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chief Wilson

John Owen Chief Wilson (August 21, 1883 – February 22, 1954) was an American professional baseball right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1916.

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Clint Barmes

Clint Harrold Barmes (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop.

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Dale Berra

Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from to.

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Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983) is an American baseball second baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Ferris Fain

Ferris Roy Fain (March 29, 1921 – October 18, 2001) was an American baseball first baseman in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians in the American League.

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Frank Chance

Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player.

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Franklin P. Adams

Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881 – March 23, 1960) was an American columnist known as Franklin P. Adams and by his initials F.P.A..

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George Bell (outfielder)

Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey (born October 21, 1959), better known as George Bell, is a Dominican former left fielder and American League MVP in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays (1981, 1983–1990), Chicago Cubs (1991) and Chicago White Sox (1992–1993).

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Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball.

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Gorman Thomas

James Gorman Thomas III (born December 12, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Graig Nettles

Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944), nicknamed "Puff", is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman.

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Happy Felsch

Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch (August 22, 1891 – August 17, 1964) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920.

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Harry Hooper

Harry Bartholomew Hooper (August 24, 1887 – December 18, 1974) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder in the early 20th century.

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History of the New York Giants (baseball)

The San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball originated in New York City as the New York Gothams in 1883 and were known as the New York Giants from 1885 until the team relocated to San Francisco after the season.

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Hit and run (baseball)

A hit and run is a high risk, high reward offensive strategy used in baseball.

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Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.

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Interference (baseball)

In baseball, interference occurs in situations in which a person illegally changes the course of play from what is expected.

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J. D. Drew

David Jonathan "J.

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Jason Giambi

Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter.

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Jeff Kent

Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball second baseman.

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Jesse Barfield

Jesse Lee Barfield (born October 29, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder.

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Jim Rice

James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953), nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played his entire 16-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox.

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Joe Tinker

Joseph Bert Tinker (July 27, 1880 – July 27, 1948) was an American professional baseball player and manager.

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Johnny Evers

John Joseph Evers (July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager.

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Junior Lake

Junior Osvaldo Lake (born March 27, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Bravos de León of the Mexican Baseball League.

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Kevin Youkilis

Kevin Edmund Youkilis (born March 15, 1979), also known as "Youk", is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox.

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Luis Salazar

Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia (born May 19, 1956) is a former third baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball, a right-handed batter who played from 1980 to 1992.

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Mac Williamson

Johnathan Mackensey "Mac" Williamson (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Mark Teixeira

Mark Charles Teixeira (born April 11, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

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Mel Ott

Melvin Thomas Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder for the New York Giants, from through.

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Mickey Vernon

James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–48, 1950–55), Cleveland Indians (1949–50, 1958), Boston Red Sox (1956–57), Milwaukee Braves (1959), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests.

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National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Omar Vizquel

Omar Enrique Vizquel González (born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop.

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Out (baseball)

In baseball, an out occurs when the umpire rules a batter or baserunner out.

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Ozzie Guillén

Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (born January 20, 1964) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager.

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Paul Lo Duca

Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972) is an American television personality and retired professional baseball player.

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Phil Bradley

Philip Poole Bradley (born March 11, 1959) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder/designated hitter who played for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox of the American League and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League from to.

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Ramiro Peña

Ramiro Peña Gauna (born July 18, 1985) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican Baseball League.

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Ray Schalk

Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout.

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Rick Burleson

Richard Paul "Rooster" Burleson (born April 29, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop.

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Rickey Henderson

Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American retired professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics.

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Russell Martin

Russell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin Jr. (born February 15, 1983) is a Canadian professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Sean Casey (baseball)

Sean Thomas Casey (born July 2, 1974), nicknamed "The Mayor," is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox.

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Sinker (baseball)

In baseball, a sinker or sinking fastball is a type of fastball pitch which has significant downward and horizontal movement and is known for inducing ground balls.

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Starlin Castro

Starlin DeJesus Castro (born March 24, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Steve O'Neill

Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball player and manager.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter racks up three strikes during a time at bat.

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Tag up

In baseball, to tag up is for a baserunner to retouch or remain on their starting base (the time-of-pitch base) until (after) the ball either lands in fair territory or is first touched by a fielder.

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Triple play

In baseball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play.

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Tris Speaker

Tristram Edgar Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_play

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