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Baseball Terminology | P - Q - R

P

Passed ball

A pitch not hit by the batter that gets past the catcher, which otherwise should have been caught or stopped.

Perfect Game/dt>

A game where a pitcher allows no batter to reach base safely.

Pinch Hitter

A hitter who replaces another player during his Plate Appearance. The original batter can't return to the game, so the pinch hitter or a third person takes over the defensive position as well.

Pitchout

When a pitch is thrown wide of the strike zone on purpose. This is used to catch a runner trying to steal.

Plate Appearances

The total of a player's At-Bats, walks, sacrifice hits and hits batsman.

Pull Hitter

A batter that generally hits to the same side of the field that he bats.

Putout

A fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter.

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R

Retired

A batter that has been struck out (missed the ball or called strike). Also a team is considered 'retired' when they have reached their 3 out maximum.

RBI

Runs Batted In. This is a statistic that is kept on each batter for hits that results in a run being scored, irregardless if they reach base safely.

Range Factor

The number of Chances times nine divided by the number of defensive innings played.

Recall

When a player is recalled from the minor leagues he is either called up or his contract is purchased. A player who is called up already holds a spot on the 40-man roster. A player whose contract is purchased is not on the 40-man roster and must be added to the roster.

Roster(AAA)

a AAA team can have a maximum of 23 active players from the 31st day of the season until August 9th, and a maximum of 24 active players prior to the 31st day and after August 10th.

Roster(Major League)

A MLB team's roster may consist of 40 players until Opening Day, at which point the number must be reduced to 25 until September 1st, when it can again be increased to 40.

Rule 5 Draft

A player is eligible for the Rule 5 draft if he is not on a team’s 40-man roster and: (i) he was 18 or younger when he signed his first pro contract and three Rule 5 drafts have occurred since he signed his contract; or (ii) he was 19 or older when he first signed his first pro contract and two Rule 5 drafts have occurred since he signed his contract. A player drafted in the Rule 5 draft must remain in the major leagues for the following season, either on the 25-man roster or on the disabled list, or the team that drafted him must offer him back to his original team. However, before a player can be returned he must clear Waivers. If he is claimed off Waivers, the claiming club must place him on its 25-man roster for the rest of the season.