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| Sport Category: P |
| P GS |
| There is no definition for this term. |
| P IP |
| There is no definition for this term. |
| PASSED BALL |
| A pitched ball missed by the catcher, allowing a runner to advance. |
| PERFECT GAME |
| A game in which a pitcher does not allow any batter of the opposing team to reach base. |
| PICK OFF |
| An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position. |
| PINCH HITTER |
| A hitter who substitutes in the line-up for a starting player. The original batter can't return to the game, so the pinch hitter or a third person takes over the defensive position as well. |
| PINCH RUNNER |
| A player entering the game to run for someone already on base. |
| PITCH |
| A ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher. All other deliveries of the ball by one player to another are thrown balls. |
| PITCHER |
| The fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter. |
| PITCHING ROTATION |
| The order in which the starting pitchers take turns starting games, usually with three or four days rest between starts. |
| PITCHOUT |
| When a pitch is thrown wide of the strike zone on purpose. A catcher will signal for a pitchout if they think that a runner is trying to steal. |
| PIVOT FOOT |
| Pitcher's foot which is in contact with the pitcher's plate as he delivers the pitch. |
| PULL HITTER |
| A batter that generally hits to the same side of the field that he bats. (eg, righthanded pull hitter hits to the left side of the field). |
| PUTOUT |
| In scoring, a fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter. |
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