base on balls

base on balls

In baseball, the term used when a batter reaches first base after taking four pitches outside the strike zone (known as "balls"). A: "Oh, Robertson's on first?" B: "Yeah, base on balls."
See also: ball, base, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • for a start
  • hindside first
  • reach first base
  • first in, best dressed
  • be first out of the box
  • first of all
  • first off
  • first off/up
  • first refusal
  • refusal