| 单词 | fair ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfair ball fair ball n. Baseball (a) a pitch delivered within the strike zone (now rare); (b) a batted ball that keeps within the two foul lines as it goes past first or third base, or that comes to rest or is touched by a fielder between the foul lines in the infield; cf. foul ball n. 2a. ΚΠ 1855 Spirit of Times 12 May 147/2 A player must make his first base after striking a fair ball. 1864 Amer. Boy's Bk. Sports & Games i. 89 Should the pitcher repeatedly fail to deliver to the striker fair balls, for the apparent reason of delaying the game, or for any other cause, the Umpire, after warning him [etc.]. 1881 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 8 Esterbrook..was put out by leaving his base on what he thought was a fair ball, but which was declared a foul by the umpire. 1906 J. G. Wood Boy's Mod. Playmate (rev. ed.) 47 For each fair ball the umpire calls ‘strike’. 1959 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 30 July 22/4 With a full count, he fanned and the game was over, a far cry from the result if that first blast had been a fair ball. 2004 J. D'Amore R. Hornsby ii. 16 Any fair ball that subsequently bounced out of play earned the batter a round trip. < as lemmas |
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