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Glossary of baseball (W)

Index Glossary of baseball (W)

In its truest sense, a walk-off win occurs when a runner already on base scores the winning run. [1]

39 relations: Adrián Beltré, Arizona Fall League, Australian Baseball League, Base on balls, Baseball Tonight, Bob Wolff, Brian Burres, Bullwhip, Carlos Zambrano, Cleveland Stadium, Colombian Professional Baseball League, Cuban League, Curt Gowdy, Detroit Tigers, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Elvis Andrus, Eric Byrnes, ESPN, Fantasy baseball, Fernando Rodney, Jeremy Bonderman, Jim Leyland, Kyle Lohse, Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, Mexican Pacific League, New York Yankees, Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, Orlando Cepeda, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Peter Tamony, Phil Rizzuto, Pitcher, Shutout, Strike zone, Todd Jones, Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, Wave (audience), Win–loss record (pitching), Yankee Stadium.

Adrián Beltré

Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman playing for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Arizona Fall League

The Arizona Fall League is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball which operates during the autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes.

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Australian Baseball League

The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Baseball Tonight

Baseball Tonight is a program that airs on ESPN.

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Bob Wolff

Robert Alfred Wolff (November 29, 1920 – July 15, 2017) was an American radio and television sportscaster.

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Brian Burres

Brian Burres (born April 8, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Bullwhip

A bullwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather, designed as a tool for working with livestock.

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Carlos Zambrano

Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos (born June 1, 1981), nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher.

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Cleveland Stadium

Cleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium or Lakefront Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Colombian Professional Baseball League

The Colombian Professional Baseball League (Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional) (LCBP), also known as the Colombian Winter League, is a professional baseball league based in Colombia.

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Cuban League

The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961.

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Curt Gowdy

Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dominican Professional Baseball League

The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana) or LIDOM by its acronym in Spanish, is a winter professional baseball league consisting of six teams spread across the Dominican Republic; it is the highest level of professional baseball league in the Dominican Republic.

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Elvis Andrus

Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Eric Byrnes

Eric James Byrnes (born February 16, 1976), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Fantasy baseball

Fantasy Baseball is a game in which people manage rosters of league baseball players, either online or in a physical location.

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Fernando Rodney

Fernando Rodney (born March 18, 1977) is a Dominican–American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Jeremy Bonderman

Jeremy Allen Bonderman (born October 28, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Jim Leyland

James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a retired Major League Baseball manager.

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Kyle Lohse

Kyle Matthew Lohse (born October 4, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente

The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente or LBPRC formerly known as Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Baseball League, is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico.

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Mexican Pacific League

The Mexican Pacific League (or LMP) is an independent professional baseball league in Mexico.

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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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Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League

La Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Profesional (LNBP) was inaugurated on Saturday, March 30, 1956 in Estadio Nacional.

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Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Manuel "Peruchin" Cepeda Pennes (born September 17, 1937) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

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Panamanian Professional Baseball League

The Panamanian Professional Baseball League (Béisbol Profesional de Panamá), currently known as Probeis, is a winter professional baseball league consisting of four teams.

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Peter Tamony

Peter Tamony (October 9, 1902 – July 24, 1985) was an American folk-etymologist who is noted for his research on American colloquial speech, Jazz music and sports.

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Phil Rizzuto

Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Shutout

In team sports, a shutout (US) or whitewash (UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points.

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Strike zone

In baseball, the strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike, if the batter does not swing.

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Todd Jones

Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the highest level baseball league in Venezuela.

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Wave (audience)

The wave (known as a Mexican wave in the English-speaking world outside North America) is an example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium when successive groups of spectators briefly stand, yell, and raise their arms.

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a pitcher's win–loss record (also referred to simply as their record) indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") they have been credited with.

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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.

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List of baseball jargon (W), Walk-off hit, Walk-off win, Walkoff.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(W)

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