stolen bases
Runner's risky advances
Stolen bases is a baseball statistic counting the number of times a runner advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate, without the benefit of a hit, walk, or error.
A high stolen base count indicates speed and baserunning skill: He led the league in stolen bases three years running.
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- catcherMasked diamond position
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- rundownQuick overview of facts
lead-off · Ty Cobb · green light · speed · balk · score · tagging · runners · squeeze play · bases · theft · innings · swipe · headfirst · cleats · safe · timing · bag
- baseball statsbatting average, ERA, RBI, OPS, home runs
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- sports statsstats, most points, yards, most goals, box scores
- Baseball HistoryBabe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron
- Deadball EraTy Cobb, Cy Young, inside baseball, small ball, spitball
stolen basesbase hits
Successful batting results
extra-base hits · home runs · hits · RBI · walks
stolen basescaught stealing
Discovered while pilfering
thrown out · pickoffs · picked off · nabbed · gunned down
base, stealing, stolen, steals, thieving, thieve, stolen base