Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or fact of putting out a base runner on a force play.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
force out .
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- noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
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Examples
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Mid 3, 1:51: Chamberlain retired Chris Marrero on a force-out at second.
Live blog: Nationals at Yankees, Steinbrenner Field, Tampa 2011
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After walking the leadoff batter and getting a force-out from the second hitter, Glavine gave up a single, a single, a double, a single, a walk, a single, and then he hit a batter.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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But the game ended with Jerry Hairston grounding into a force-out at second.
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After walking the leadoff batter and getting a force-out from the second hitter, Glavine gave up a single, a single, a double, a single, a walk, a single, and then he hit a batter.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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Run out: When the batter chooses to run (and this is a choice) he can be “thrown out” in baseball parlance if a fielder throws the ball back and hits the stump (or someone tags the stump with the ball) before the runner gets back to the wicket (the equivalent to a force-out in baseball).
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Brief Cricket Guide For American Baseball Fans 2009
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She had hit the ball sharply in her previous at-bat, but this time her ground ball was fielded by the pitcher, who threw to home plate for the force-out.
Area Team Peels Onion: Matt Pressman Pressman, Matt 2008
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Whether Mr. Merkle touched second or not has always been disputed, but Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers grabbed the ball, stepped on second and claimed a force-out.
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Joe Klein would be the kind of second baseman for whom the infield fly rule was created: you know, runners on base in force-out situation – batter hits a shallow pop-up, runners have to hold.
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Andy Pettitte going to second base for a force-out in the sixth inning of Game 6 when he could have forced out the lead runner at third.
USATODAY.com - Marlins-Yankees Series all about atmosphere 2003
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He called for a ball from the umpire and stepped on second base, claiming to have retired Merkle on a force-out.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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