gopher ball

gopher ball

noun Baseball Slang.
a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.

Origin:
1945–55
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gopher ball definition


  1. n.
    a baseball pitch that is hit as a home run. (When it is hit, the batter will go for home.) : The center fielder did a dive over the fence trying to get the gopher ball.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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