Baseball in MathematicsVocabulary Defined

Baseball Acronyms

▪ Runs batted in( RBI) Runs produced by batter.

▪ Runs( R) Times player scores.

▪ Home Run (HR) Hitting the ball over the fence.

▪ Stolen Base( SB) Advances one base by running.

▪ Hit(H) Player is able to get on a base.

▪ Double(2B) Player gets to second base.

▪ Triple(3B) Player gets to third base.

▪ Average( AVG) Number of hits divided by number of bats.

Baseball Vocabulary

▪ Games( G) Number of games played.

▪ At Bats( AB) Number of total at bats.

▪ On Base Percentage( OBP) How often to reach base.

▪ Slugging Percentage( SLG) Measure power of hitter.

Baseball Positions

▪ First Baseman( 1B)

▪ Second Baseman( 2B)

▪ Shortstop (SS)

▪ Third Baseman (3B)

▪ Pitcher (P)

Baseball Positions

▪ Center Fielder (CF)

▪ Left Fielder (LF)

▪ Right Fielder (RF)

▪ Catcher (C)

Math Vocabulary

▪ Digit- Any number

▪ Place value- Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten th, hun. th, etc.

▪ Standard Form 1,311

▪ Word Form- One Thousand three-hundred eleven

▪ Expanded Form- 1,000+300+10+1