BASEBALL JARGON
Credit: GAMES Magazine - April 2001
Jack Connelly

Each of the following definitions suggests a word or phrase that is also a commonly used baseball term. How many can you identify?

1. Popular band music of the 40's
2. Boat fashioned from a hollowed log
3. Future cookies
4. Container for pouring liquids
5. Discarded
6. Dracula or Basie
7. Flag
8. Dish
9. Review or summary
10. Mass X acceleration
11. Give something up to help another
12. Children's playground staple
13. Refuse to co-operate or proceed
14. Repugnant
15. Violate the 8th Commandment
16. Strawberry - _________ pie
17. Work stoppage
18. Substitute actor who performs dangerous stunts

Answers:

1. Swing
2. Dugout
3. Batter
4. Pitcher
5. Thrown out
6. Count
7. Pennant
8. Plate
9. Rundown
10. Force
11. Sacrifice
12. Slide
13. Balk
14. Foul
15. Steal
16. Rhubarb
17. Strike
18. Double