Base on balls
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A base on balls, better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the pos
A depiction of the strike zone. A base on balls occurs as a result of a plate appearance during which four pitches are thrown out of the strike zone that the batter does not swing at.
Rashad Eldridge of the Oklahoma Redhawks walks to first base after drawing a base on balls.
Mark Hendrickson of the Florida Marlins intentionally walking the Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar in 2008. Note the Florida catcher, Mike Rabelo, in a standing position behind the opposite batter's box to receive the pitch. This method of issuing an intentional walk is no longer used in Major League Baseball.
Plate appearance
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In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04 of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or
Jimmy Rollins holds the single season record for most plate appearances, at 778
