Batting order (baseball)
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In baseball, the batting order or batting lineup is the sequence in which the members of the offense take their turns in batting against the pitcher. The batting order is the main component of a team'
Lineup card from a 2001 spring training game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves
Leadoff hitter
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In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. It can also refer to any batter who bats first in any inning.
Batting order (baseball)
…or if the opening batter must bat again for "batting around" to have occurred. In modern American baseball, some batting positions have nicknames: "leadoff" for first, "cleanup" for fourth, and "last" for ninth. Others are known by the ordinal numbers or the term #-hole (3rd place hitter would be 3-hole…
Rickey Henderson, career leader in Major League Baseball for leadoff home runs