caught stealing
Busted taking goods
In baseball, caught stealing refers to a runner who is tagged out while attempting to advance to the next base without the ball being put in play: He was caught stealing second.
The statistic (abbreviated CS) tracks these failed attempts.
Outside baseball, the phrase describes being discovered in the act of theft: The shoplifter was caught stealing electronics.
- baserunningAdvancing around the diamond
- base runnerPlayer on the basepath
- runMove swiftly on foot
- catchSeize or snag
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
tag out · larceny · theft · petty theft · five finger discount · shoplifting · pickoff · double play · security camera · surveillance footage · security guard · loss prevention · hitless · burglary · fraud · alarm · pickpocketing · store
- baseball defenseshortstop, second baseman, first baseman, third baseman, infield
- baseball statsbatting average, ERA, RBI, OPS, home runs
- sports statsstats, most points, yards, most goals, box scores
- baseball rulesbalk, strike zone, foul ball, fair ball, dead ball
- baserunninglead off, leadoff, slide, sliding, tag up
- ___ out wordsstrikeout, flyout, groundout, popup, lineout
caught stealinggotten away
Successfully evaded capture
got away with it · slipped away · flew under the radar · escaped · undetected
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