Baseball is played by bat and bowl between two teams of 9 players each. Baseball game information, rules, players, tools and all the necessary details for beginners is given here.
Baseball game information rules players tools
Baseball is an outdoor game, a popular sport in the USA and in the entire European countries. Bat, ball, gloves, helmet and shoes are some necessary equipment for baseball. The game starts when the pitcher throws the ball towards the batter.
Pitcher is a person who throws the ball and the batter hits the ball with the bat. Other players from the fielding team stand in different positions to catch the ball hit by the batter.
The main objective of the batting team is to hit the ball on the ground away from the fielding team players and score as many bases as they can. After hitting the ball, batting team batters run to score which are called bases in baseball. Running advance counter clockwise 4 bases are called runs.
Objective of the fielding team is to prohibit the betters from becoming runners. Fielding team is called the defending team which tries to prevent runners from advancing around the bases.
Base running in baseball is the act of running from base to base from the batting team members. A run is scored when a runner advances around the bases and touches the place where the player started as a batter which is called home plate in baseball.
Batters priority is to reach first base safely after hitting the ball. Batter needs to reach the base before an opponent retrieves the ball and touches the base.
Batters who reach first base without being called out can attempt to advance bases as a runner. The fielding team tries to prevent runs by making batters out through catching or base reach before them.
Baseball game rules and regulations
- Baseball is played between two teams.
- There are 9 players on each baseball team.
- Offence is called batting and base running, defence is called fielding and pitching.
- Batting and pitching is called an innings.
- Baseball consists of 9 innings, 7 innings in High School and in college, 6 innings at little league.
- The motive of the players is to score more runs than other teams.
- There are 4 bases in the ground set at the corners of the square shaped.
- Batter begins batting at home plate.
- A run is completed when the batter reaches 1st base to 2nd base to 3rd base then back to home plate.
- After 3 outs the team switches roles with each other for the next half innings.
- If the game score equals after 9 innings extra innings is played to resolve the contest.
- Foul distance from home plate is 45° angles.
- Fair territory is 90° area within the foul line and 270° area outside them is foul territory.
- Ball, bat and gloves/mitt are the basic tools of the baseball game.
- Baseball size is 9 inches (23 cm) in circumference. It has a rubber or cork centre covered with white cowhide with red stitching.
- Bat is cylindrical round in shape made of solid pieces of wood.
- Baseball bat diameter is 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) made of a hard round stick.
- Baseball bats used by adults are 34 inches (86 cm) long.
- Baseball bat height should not be longer than 42 inches (110 cm).
- Globe is made of padded leather used by fielders as a fielding tool.
Out rules in baseball
However, soccer is the most popular game worldwide. Slowly but steadily baseball is also becoming popular among youngsters. Important out rules in baseball are given below.
Strike – Batter is considered out while missing 3 pitches. When the ball is missed or left by the batter it is called strike.
Catching – Fielder makes the batsman out by catching the ball hit by the batter. Batter hits the ball and advances. The batter is considered out when the fielder collects the ball and reaches the base before the batter reaches the base.
Tagging – After hitting the ball when the batter is not in the base fielders can out the batter by touching him/her with hand, foot and gloves but the fielder must be holding the ball.