Baseball Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Nickname for a baseball field
  2. 5. Weight in ounces of a baseball
  3. 8. What baseball used to be called in England
  4. 9. The batter stands in it. It is 60 feet 6 inches from the pitcher
  5. 10. If the ball is NOT pitched in the strike zone and the batter does not swing, it is called this
  6. 11. When the batter swings at a pitch and misses it
  7. 13. This player takes a position in the batter's box
  8. 16. A cross between a fast ball and a curve ball
  9. 17. The player who gives signals to the pitcher to tell them what type of pitch to throw
  10. 18. The number of bases
  11. 19. Wrote the rules of baseball in 1845
Down
  1. 2. They are the players who are responsible for catching long fly balls
  2. 3. The distance in feet between the bases
  3. 4. The first pro baseball team was the Cincinnati Red __________
  4. 6. They are the players who try to prevent the ball from going into the outfield
  5. 7. A hit that gets the batter to second base safely
  6. 12. A hit that gets the batter to first base safely
  7. 14. A method of touching the base without being tagged out
  8. 15. Most consider them to be the most important defensive player
  9. 18. Another word for a minor league team