Baseball Interactive Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. If the ball is not pitched in the strike zone and the batter does not swing, it is called this.
  2. 4. The player who gives the signals to the pitcher to tell him what type of pitch to throw.
  3. 5. Nickname for a baseball field.
  4. 7. The first pro baseball team was the Cincinnati Red ______.
  5. 10. Most consider this to be the most important defensive player on the field.
  6. 12. A hit that gets the batter to first base.
  7. 13. The number of bases.
  8. 14. Weight, in ounces, of a baseball.
  9. 16. This player takes a position in the batter’s box.
  10. 17. ______ Cartwright wrote the rules of baseball in 1845.
  11. 19. A cross between a fast ball and a curve ball.
Down
  1. 1. They are the players who try to prevent the ball from going into the outfield.
  2. 3. The batter stands in this. It is 60 feet, 6 inches from the pitcher.
  3. 5. A hit that gets the batter to second base safely.
  4. 6. A method used to get to the base safely as a runner.
  5. 8. They are the players who are responsible for catching long fly balls.
  6. 9. When the batter swings at a pitch and misses it.
  7. 11. What baseball used to be called in England.
  8. 15. Another word for a minor league team.
  9. 18. The distance in feet between the bases.