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Ace: run
Ball: apple, pill, horsehide, onion
Ballist: player
Behind: catcher
Blooper, banjo hit: weak fly ball that barely soars beyond the infielders
Bowler, hurler, thrower, feeder: pitcher
Break one off: to throw a curve
Club, nine: team
Cranks, bugs, rooters: fans
Daisy cutter, bug-bruiser, grass clipper, or ant-killer: well hit ground ball
Dew drop: slow pitch
Dead: put out
Dish: home plate
Duff, muff: an error
Huzzah: used to congratulate a player on a well played ball
Leg it: run hard
Muffin: a player of lesser talent
Make your first: single
Match: game
Player dead: out
Side out: three outs
Sky ball: high pop-up
Stinger: a hard hit ball
Striker or batsman: batter
Tally: a run score
Willow: bat