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BALL
Round object used in games
ERROR
A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
PITCHER
The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
BASE
Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
PLAY
To have fun with games or toys
BAT
A club used for hitting a ball in various games
GROUNDER
A hit that travels along the ___
BATTER
A ballplayer who is batting
HIT
A successful stroke in an athletic contest
RUNNER
A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base
CATCHER
The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___
INFIELD
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
STEAL
An advantageous purchase
SLIDE
A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
DUGOUT
Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit
OUT
A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
SWING
A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
DIVE
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
OUTFIELD
The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
UMPIRE
An official at a baseball game

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