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plate appearance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
plate ap-pear-ance
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit, or catcher's interference. If the third out of an inning is recorded prior to completion of the batter's turn, no plate appearance is credited to the batter, and he will lead off his team's next turn at bat.

Inflected Forms

plate appearances (plural)

Phrases

at bat

Frequently Paired Words

at bat

Questions

What does plate appearance mean?
A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit, or catcher's interference. If the third out of an inning is recorded prior to completion of the batter's turn, no plate appearance is credited to the batter, and he will lead off his team's next turn at bat.

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