Sentence examples for fair ball from inspiring English sources
noun
A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines
10 1 FAIR BALL, by Bob Costas.
"And a ground ball trickling -- it's a fair ball.
Quickly, he said, "No, it's a fair ball, in play.
Until 1864, even a fair ball caught after one bounce was recorded as an out.
"We got some people saying, 'Oh, that's not fair ball,' " he said.
The author recalls his college mentor. 2 6 5 FAIR BALL, by Bob Costas.
Then two fair balls in a row.
He struck out three and let only eight fair balls leave the infield.
Fair balls that didn't clear the fence but were called foul, runners who were safe but were called out — none of this is reviewable.
A ruddy hard chance, to be fair – the ball was fair blasted down the ground, Sammy flung out a hand, and though ball did hit palm it never looked remotely inclined to stick around.
Ordinarily, when a fielder deliberately throws a glove and strikes a fair batted ball, the batter and runners are awarded three bases.
