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Definition of Fair ball

1. Noun. (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field.

Definition of Fair ball

1. Noun. (baseball softball) A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fair Ball

Literary usage of Fair ball

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"In the case of the batsman's hitting a fair ball, nut held on first base as above referred to, «huh is caught on the fly, he is out ; or if a foul ball is ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"If a fair ball Be caught before touching the ground, no matter how held by the fielder ... Directly a striker has fairly •truck a fair ball he becomes a ..."

3. The Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base by Charles A. Peverelly (1866)
"No run nor first base can be made when a fair ball has been caught without having ... He shall be considered the striker until he has struck a-fair ball. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Л runner on first-base is forced to run to second as soon as a fair ball is batted, or, being on second with another runner on first, he is forced to run to ..."

5. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"A fair ball legally delivered by the pitcher, but not struck at by the batsman. SEC. 3. Any intentional effort to hit the ball to foul ground, ..."

6. The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys: A Guide and Text-book of Games of by Henry Chadwick (1884)
"When the batsman has fairly struck a fair ball, or " three strikes," " seven balls," or two " foul balks," have been declared by the umpire, ..."

7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"It is a fair ball when it is struck in a direction lying within the ... The actual form of play is as follows: When the batsman has struck a fair ball, ..."

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