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home plate

noun

, Baseball.

the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.

home plate

baseball a flat often five-sided piece of hard rubber or other material that serves to define the area over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike and that a base runner must safely reach on his way from third base to score a run Also calledplatehomehome base

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Ruth demanded the home plate umpire inspect the ball, according to multiple writers on hand.

Again, near home plate, he turned his head at the call of the pompous man who meant to award the pennant to Belden.

The home plate should if possible be a piece of whitened rubber.

This and home plate should be buried so that they are flush with the surface of the field.

There were two men out when he grasped the ashen stick and took his stand beside the home plate.

Then came another one-base hit, and amid a wild yelling the runner from second slid in over the home plate.

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