ALLEYEither of two areas in the outfield, one between left garden and center garden and the other between right garden and center garden. (Page 113, Book 3)

BACKSTOP Catcher. (Page 72, Book 3; Page 54, Book 4)

BAG Base. Also called “sack.” (Page 39, Book 3; Page 51, Book 4)

BALLISTS Players. (Page 5, Book 4)

BALTIMORE CHOPGround ball that hits in front of home plate (or off of it) and takes a large bounce sometimes (but not always) over an infielder’s head. (Page 172, Book 3)

BARNSTORMERS Team that tours an area playing exhibition games for moneymaking entertainment. (Page 4, Book 3; Page 5, Book 4)

BASE KNOCKS Hits. (Page 60, Book 4)

BASES ON BALLS Walks. If a batter receives four pitches out of the strike zone in one plate appearance, he advances to first base. (Page 119, Book 3)

BATTED AROUND When all nine players on a team take a turn at the plate during a single inning. (Page 120, Book 3)

BETWEEN THE WHITE LINESOn the playing field, in fair territory. (Page 103, Book 4)

BOOT-STRING CATCHA running catch made near the ground. (Page 71, Book 3)

BREAKING BALLCurveball. (Page 60, Book 4)

BUG BRUISERGround ball. Also known as a “daisy cutter” or “grass clipper.” (Page 54, Book 4)

BUMP Pitcher’s mound. Also called "hill." (Page 58, Book 4)

BUNTSoft and short hit, often to advance a runner. (Page 75, Book 3; Page 114, Book 4)

CHANGEUP A slow pitch thrown with the exact arm action as a fastball, designed to disrupt the timing of the hitter. (Page 110, Book 3)

CHIN MUSIC A pitched ball intentionally thrown high and inside, near the batter's chin and neck. (Page 100, Book 4)

CLOUD HUNTER Fly ball to the outfield or outer garden. Also sometimes referred to as a “sky ball” or “star chaser.” (Page 54, Book 3; Page 46, Book 4)

COMEBACKERGroundball hit directly to the pitcher. (Page 60, Book 4)

CRANKSFans, usually the hometown fans. Also called “rooters.” (Page 68, Book 3; Page 26, Book 4)

CUTA swing. (Page 54, Book 3; Page 37, Book 4)

CUTOFF MANThe infielder who catches a throw from an outfielder that is heading for a base or home plate in an attempt to hold up a base runner or to help a ball get to its intended target faster. (Page 51, Book 4)

DAISY CUTTERGround ball. Also known as a “grass clipper” or “bug bruiser.” (Page 47, Book 3; Page 46, Book 4)

DIAMONDThe infield. (Page 45, Book 3; Page 52, Book 4)

DISH Home plate. (Page 48, Book 3; Page 41, Book 4)

EXTRA-BASE HIT A double, triple, or homerun. (Page 82, Book 3)

FANNED Struck out. (Page 130, Book 3)

FIRST SACK MAN First baseman. The second baseman was often called the "second sack man" and the third baseman was often called the "third sack man." (Page 23, Book 3)

FOUL LINE Lines extending from home plate through first and third base and all the way to the outfield. Anything within the lines is considered to be in fair territory; anything outside the lines is in foul territory. (Page 128, Book 3; Page 47, Book 4)

FOUR-BAGGER Home run. Also called “round-tripper.” (Page 74, Book 3; Page 118, Book 4)

FRAME Inning. (Page 75, Book 3; Page 38, Book 4)

FROZEN ROPE Hard line drive or throw. (Page 48, Book 3; Page 59, Book 4)

GLOVEMAN Fielder. (Page 71, Book 3; Page 100, Book 4)

GO THE OTHER WAY When a batter hits to the opposite side of the field from the one to which he naturally hits. A right-handed batter going the other way hits the ball to right field; a left-handed batter hits the ball to left field. (Page 72, Book 3)

GRASS CLIPPER Ground ball. Also known as a “daisy cutter.” (Page 49, Book 3; Page 50, Book 4)

GREEN OASIS Playing field. Also called “the pitch.” (Page 117, Book 3; Page 44, Book 4)

HAND DOWN An out. ONE HAND DOWN meant “one out,” TWO HANDS DOWN meant “two outs,” and THREE HANDS DOWN (or DEAD) meant “three outs.” (Page 70, Book 3; Page 100, Book 4)

HILL Pitcher’s mound. Also called “bump.” (Page 66, Book 3; Page 47, Book 4)

HIT BEHIND THE RUNNER When a batter hits the ball to the right side as a base runner is attempting to advance to second or third base. (Page 72, Book 3)

HIT-AND-RUN A play in which a batter swings at the pitch while the base runner attempts to steal a base. (Page 76, Book 3; Page 58, Book 4)

HOLE Space between two infielders. (Page 49, Book 3)

HOT CORNER Third base. (Page 46, Book 3)

HUNKY Splendid. (Page 50, Book 3)

HURLER Pitcher. (Page 23, Book 3; Page 32, Book 4)

“HUZZAH!” Common cheer to show appreciation for a team’s effort. (Page 181, Book 3; Page 123, Book 4)

LEATHER Baseball glove or mitt. (Page 51, Book 3; Page 59, Book 4)

LEFT GARDEN Left field. The outfield was once known as the garden. So center field was referred to as "center garden" and right field was called "right garden." (Page 54, Book 3)

LINER A line-drive batted ball. (Page 52, Book 4)

LUMBER Baseball bat. Also called “timber.” (Page 50, Book 3; Page 58, Book 4)

MATCH Baseball game or contest. (Page 39, Book 3; Page 12, Book 4)

MOONSHOT A high fly ball. (Page 56, Book 3)

OPPOSITE FIELD The opposite side of the field from the one to which a batter naturally hits. A right-handed batter going the other way hits the ball to right field; a left-handed batter hits the ball to left field. (Page 118, Book 4)

OUTER GARDEN Outfield. The outfield was once known as the garden. So left field was called “left garden,” center field was referred to as “center garden,” and right field was known as “right garden.” (Page 30, Book 4)

PALM BALLS Pitches thrown by holding the ball tightly between the palm and thumb. (Page 118, Book 3)

PEA Hard throw. (Page 49, Book 3)

PILL Baseball. Also called “rock” or “rawhide.” (Page 47, Book 3; Page 22, Book 4)

PITCH Playing field. Also called the “green oasis.” (Page 137, Book 3; Page 39, Book 4)

PLATE (v) To score a run or tally. (Page 118, Book 3; Page 57, Book 4)

RAWHIDE Baseball. Also called “pill” or “rock” (Page 132, Book 3; Page 22, Book 4)

RETIRED THE SIDE When the pitcher or defensive team records the three outs in an inning. (Page 122, Book 3)

ROCK Baseball. Also called “pill” or “rawhide.” (Page 53, Book 3; Page 22, Book 4)

ROOTERS Fans; people who cheer at ball games. Also called “cranks.” (Page 90, Book 3; Page 26, Book 4)

ROUND-TRIPPER Home run. Also called “four-bagger.” (Page 73, Book 3)

RUBBER Pitching strip on the mound. The pitcher must have one foot touching the rubber when pitching. (Page 170, Book 3; Page 37, Book 4)

RUNNERS ON THE CORNERS When base runners occupy both first base and third base, a team is said to have runners on the corners. (Page 76, Book 3; Page 112, Book 4)

SACK Base. Also called “bag.” (Page 45, Book 3; Page 41, Book 4)

SACRIFICE FLY Fly ball out that advances a runner. (Page 57, Book 4)

SACRIFICE A hit for the purpose of advancing a runner. In a sacrifice, the batter expects to record an out. (Page 76, Book 3)

SCORING POSITION Any time a runner is on second or third bag, he is considered to be in scoring position. (Page 76, Book 3; Page 114, Book 4)

SCOUT An outfielder. The right fielder was called the “right scout,” the center fielder was called the “center scout,” and the left fielder was called the “left scout.” (Page 51, Book 3; Page 14, Book 4)

SCOUTING Observing and evaluating players on the opposing side. (Page 58, Book 3)

SCREAMER Hard hit fly ball. (Page 49, Book 3)

SCREW BALLS Pitches that break or curve from left to right. (Page 119, Book 3)

SECOND SACK MAN Second baseman. The first baseman was often called the “first sack man” and the third baseman was often called the “third sack man.” (Page 54, Book 4)

SECOND TENDER MAN Second base man. (Page 167, Book 3)

SKY (v) To hit a fly ball. (Page 52, Book 4)

SKY BALL Fly ball to the outfield or outer garden. Also sometimes referred to as a “cloud hunter” or “star chaser.” (Page 148, Book 3; Page 46, Book 4)

SLURVE Pitch that contains qualities of both a slider and curveball. (Page 172, Book 3)

SOUTHPAW A left-handed individual. The commonly used nickname for players who throw left-handed. (Page 50, Book 4)

STAR CHASER Fly ball to the outfield or outer garden. Also sometimes referred to as a “cloud hunter” or “sky ball.” (Page 74, Book 3; Page 22, Book 4)

STEP TO THE LINE To prepare to hit. (Page 54, Book 4)

STEPPED TO THE LINE Prepared to hit. (Page 142, Book 3)

STINGER A hard-hit ball, usually a grounder or a line drive. (Page 73, Book 3)

“STRIKER TO THE LINE!” What the umpire announced at the start of each contest. It was also called out at each batter's turn. Today, the umpire yells, “Batter up!” (Page 66, Book 3; Page 99, Book 4)

STRIKER’S LINE The batter’s box. (Page 53, Book 3; Page 71, Book 4)

STRIKERS Batters or hitters (Page 70, Book 3; Page 46, Book 4)

TABLE SETTERS Sometimes the first two batters in the lineup are called the “table setters.” They “set the table” for all the other strikers in the batting order by getting on base. (Page 73, Book 3; Page 46, Book 4)

TAG UP When a runner advances after a fly ball out. (Page 57, Book 4)

TALLIES Runs scored. On some fields, whenever the home team scored, a tally bell would sound. The tally keeper was the official scorer or scorekeeper. A tally was also known as an "ace." (Page 79, Book 3; Page 57, Book 4)

TEXAS LEAGUER Bloop hit that drops between the infielder and outfielder. (Page 125, Book 3)

THREE HANDS DEAD Three outs. (Page 46, Book 4)

TICK A foul ball that barely touches the hitter’s bat. (Page 130, Book 3)

TIMBER Baseball bat. Also called “lumber.” (Page 61, Book 3; Page 52, Book 4)

TWO DUCKS ON THE POND Two men on base. The two ducks refer to the runners; the pond refers to the field. (Page 112, Book 4)

TWO-BAGGER Double. (Page 72, Book 3)

WHEELHOUSE A hitter's power zone. Usually this is waist-high and over the heart of the plate. (Page 117, Book 4)

WHIP OF THE WILLOW Swing of the bat. (Page 150, Book 3; Page 54, Book 4)