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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It means the batter is out, unless the third strike is not caught by the catcher and the batter reaches first base safely as a result. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is usually denoted by the…

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UmpireStrike zoneCountFoul ballBat
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Slang

Olympic ringsFastballErnie HarwellCarlos Beltrán2006 NLCS
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More than three strikeouts in an inning

New York GiantsChuck FinleyAnaheim AngelsCleveland IndiansPete Richert
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Overview

BaseballSoftballStrikesAt batOut
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More than three strikeouts in an inning

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Strikeout

Nodes186
Edges185
Triples56
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010753
Components1

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Strikeout

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related to More than three strikeouts in an inning · 26
Strikeout → Anaheim Angels, April, August, Cannonball, Chicago White Sox, Chuck Finley, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Crane, Ed, If, It, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League, Major League Baseball, May, MLB, New York Giants, October, Pete Richert
related to Game (teams combined) · 14
Strikeout → California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, July, June, Matched, May, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Progression, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators
related to External links · 5
Strikeout → Career Leaders, Four Strikeouts, Inning, Records, Strikeouts
related to Slang · 5
Strikeout → Ernie Harwell, However, On, The, Typically
related to Rules and jargon · 3
Strikeout → Any, Each, That
see also · 2
Strikeout → Baseball, Major League Baseball
is a · 1
Strikeout → statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters

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batter strike strikeouts third first pitcher league inning major baseball batters one three game strikes may also catcher called struck

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Strikeoutis astatistic recorded for both pitchers and batters0.90text
Strikeoutrelated to External linksCareer Leaders0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to External linksRecords0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to External linksStrikeouts0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to External linksFour Strikeouts0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to External linksInning0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)Progression0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)San Francisco Giants0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)Philadelphia Phillies0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)June0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)Matched0.60section
Strikeoutrelated to Game (teams combined)Washington Senators0.60section

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