Outline of baseball

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to baseball:

Baseball – bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond.

What type of thing is baseball?

Exercise – bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness.
Game – structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional sports).
- Ball game – game played with a ball.
  - Bat-and-ball game – field game played by two teams which alternate between "batting" and "fielding" roles. The fielding team defends, so only the batting team may score, but they have equal chances in both roles.
Sport – form of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants.
- Competitive sport – sport in which one or more participants or teams compete against one another. The one that is the most successful in achieving the objective of the game or sport event is the winner.
- Team sport – sport that involves players working together towards a shared objective.
- Recreational sport – sport engaged in as a leisure time activity.
- Spectator sport – sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. Spectator sports are a form of entertainment.
- Professional sport – sport in which the athletes receive payment for their performance.

General baseball concepts

Equipment of the game

Rules of the game

Baseball rules

Game play

Bunt

History of baseball

Origins of baseball

Baseball leagues, teams, and organizations

In North America

Major League Baseball

Minor League Baseball

Other Latin American Leagues

Brazilian Baseball Championship
Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE)
Baseball in Cuba
- Cuba national baseball team
- Cuban National Series
Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League

Baseball in Europe

Confederation of European Baseball
European Cup
Austrian Baseball League
Vlaamse Baseball en Softball Liga (Belgium)
Ligue Francophone Belge de Baseball-Softball (Belgium)
Ceskomoravska League (Czech Republic)
Croatian Baseball League
Division Élite (France)
Bundesliga (Germany)
British Baseball Federation (Great Britain)
Hellenic Amateur Baseball Federation (Greece)
Danish Baseball Federation
Irish Baseball League
Italian Baseball League
Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Netherlands)
Norway Softball and Baseball Federation
Portuguese Baseball and Softball Federation
Slovak Baseball Federation (Slovakia)
División de Honor de Béisbol (Spain)
Elitserien (Sweden)
Turkish Baseball Softball American Football and Rugby Federation
Federation Baseball Softball Ukraine

Baseball publications

Persons influential in baseball

Contributors

List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually by the Hall of Fame for excellence in baseball broadcasting (article includes a list of honorees)
J. G. Taylor Spink Award, presented annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for excellence in baseball writing (article includes a list of honorees)
Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, presented every three years by the Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to baseball's image (article includes a list of honorees)
People not directly connected with the sport who nevertheless made a contribution:
- Roger Angell, essayist and Spink Award winner
- Ken Burns, documentarian
- Charles Feltman, inventor of the hot dog
- Bill James, author and statistician
- Topps Chewing Gum, producer of baseball cards

Players

Umpires

List of Major League Baseball umpires

Managers and Coaches

Owners

List of Major League Baseball principal owners

References

↑ Listed are teams in operation for five or more years

External links

Leagues and organizations

Statistics and game records

News and other resources

BaseballLibrary.com
Baseball Prospectus
Society for American Baseball Research
Baseball PBS documentary directed by Ken Burns
Mister Baseball European baseball news

Baseball concepts

Outline, Glossary

Rules	Rules of baseball Ground rules Infield fly rule Interference

Field	Backstop Baseball diamond Batter's box Batter's eye Bullpen Dugout Foul pole Foul territory Infield On-deck circle Outfield Warning track

Equipment	Ball Bat Batting cage Batting glove Batting helmet Cap Doughnut Glove (defense) Pitching machine Protective cup Shin guard Stirrups Uniform Uniform number

Game process	Batting order Extra innings Innings On-deck Out Positions Run Seventh-inning stretch

Batting	At bat Baltimore chop Bat flip Chinese home run Batting count Bunt Checked swing Cleanup hitter Designated hitter Double Double switch Foul ball Foul tip Golden sombrero Grand slam Ground rule double Hat trick Hit Hit and run Hit by pitch Hitting for the cycle Home run Infield hit Inside-the-park home run Leadoff hitter Lefty-righty switch Line drive Moonshot Plate appearance Platoon system Pull hitter Sacrifice bunt Sacrifice fly Single Slap bunt Strikeout Strike zone Sweet spot Triple Walk Walk-off home run

Pitching	Balk Beanball Breaking ball Brushback pitch Changeup Curveball Eephus Fastball Full count Inside pitching Knuckleball No-hitter Passed ball Perfect game Pitch count Pitchout Quick pitch Screwball Shutout Slider Spitball Strikeout Striking out the side Time of pitch Wild pitch

Base running	Balk Bases loaded Caught stealing Contact play Left on base Obstruction Safe Scoring position Slide Small ball Squeeze play Stolen base Tag up

Fielding	Appeal play Assist Catch Defensive indifference Double play Error Fielder's choice Force play Fourth out Hidden ball trick In-between hop Infield fly rule Infield shift Interference Pickoff Rundown Tag out Triple play Unassisted triple play Uncaught third strike Wall climb Wheel play

Miscellaneous	Bench jockey Bench-clearing brawl Blocking the plate Dead ball Jargon In flight Pepper Scorekeeping Series Shagging Slump Streak (losing) Streak (winning)

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