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passed ball
[ past bawl ]
noun
- a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, allowing one or more base runners to advance one or more bases.
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Origin of passed ball1
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Edison 9, Newport Harbor 8: The Chargers won it in the bottom of the seventh on a passed ball.
Santa Barbara won on a passed ball in the eighth.
Matt Chapman walked on a full-count fastball that caromed off catcher Smith’s glove for a passed ball that allowed Wade to score for a 1-0 Giants lead.
He advanced to second on a passed ball, hustled to third on J.P.
Huntington Beach 1, Laguna Beach 0: Four pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout for the Oilers, who scored the game’s only run in the top of the seventh inning on a passed ball.
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