strikeouts

Swinging through three

Strikeouts are instances of striking out.

In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes and is out: He led the league in strikeouts.

The term applies from either perspective—a pitcher's strikeouts are batters retired, a batter's strikeouts are failures at the plate.

Outside baseball, a strikeout is any failed attempt: After several strikeouts with publishers, she self-published.

baseball

pitcher

Pouring vessel or hurler

batterUncooked cake mixture
swingingMoving in arcs
lookingUsing eyes to observe

K · whiff · fastball · curveball · slider · changeup · umpire · inning · plate · catcher

failure

whiff

Brief, faint smell

futilityLack of purpose
defeatVictory over another
setbackReverse in progress

disappointment · collapse · debacle · blunder · error · misstep · downfall · adversity · loss · stumble

rejection

deletion

Removal of content

redactionObscuring sensitive text
removalAct of taking away
cancellationVoiding of plans

editing · revision · omission · excision · erasure · markup · proofreading · correction

Categories

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baseball statsbatting average, ERA, RBI, OPS, home runs
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failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
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batting outcomes

strikeoutshits

Blows or successes

base hits · walks · home runs · singles · doubles

contact vs. non-contact

strikeoutscontact

Communication or physical touch

hits · foul balls · groundouts · flyouts · line drives

pitching outcomes

strikeoutswalks

Travels by foot

bases on balls · earned runs · runs allowed · wild pitches · blown saves

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