ribbies

Runs driven home

Ribbies is baseball slang for RBIs—runs batted in.

The term treats the abbreviation as a word and makes it plural: He drove in three ribbies in the seventh inning.

Common in casual sports commentary and among fans, less so in formal statistics.

baseball

RBIs

Runs credited to batter

cleanup hitter · grand slam · sacrifice fly · clutch hit · base hit · scoring · lineup · batting average · power hitter · designated hitter

Opposites
offensive productivity

ribbiesstrikeouts

Failed plate appearances

LOB · double plays · whiffs · punchouts · hitless

outcome type

ribbieswalks

Travels by foot

bases on balls · strikeouts · popouts · groundouts · flyouts

run-related statistics

ribbiesruns allowed

Opponent scores conceded

ERA · blown saves

Family

ribbing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Rated G