noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: so called from its perfection by the Baltimore baseball team of the 1890s
: a batted ball in baseball that usually bounces too high for an infielder to make a putout at first base
noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: so called from its perfection by the Baltimore baseball team of the 1890s
: a batted ball in baseball that usually bounces too high for an infielder to make a putout at first base
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012