ground outs

Batted ball outs

Ground outs are outs in baseball made when a batter hits the ball on the ground and a fielder throws to first base before the runner arrives.

The ground out is among the most common ways batters are retired.

He led the league in ground outs last season.

Related

routine grounder · infield · batter · shortstop · footwork · inning · throw · diamond · glove · foul ball · infield hit · hit by pitch · strikeout · defense · single · bunt · rundown · sacrifice bunt

Opposites
ball trajectory

ground outsfly outs

Outs from caught flies

fly balls · pop flies · pop-ups · infield flies · sacrifice flies

outcome for batter

ground outsbase hits

Successful batting results

home runs · infield hits · singles · doubles · triples

type of out

ground outsstrikeouts

Failed plate appearances

fly outs · caught looking · caught stealing · pickoffs

Family

ground, out, outs, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, groundwork, underground

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G