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Baseball Rules

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many outs does a team get before their batting turn is over?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

2.

Does the home or away team bat first?

a)

Away

b)

Home

3.

How many players are on the field for one team playing defense in baseball?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

16

d)

11

4.

Who throws the ball to the person hitting the ball?

a)

Catcher

b)

Shortshop

c)

First Baseman

d)

Pitcher

5.

Who is the person that swings the bat?

a)

Umpire

b)

Coach

c)

Batter

d)

Pitcher

6.

What is the name of the person who calls a pitch a ball or a strike?

a)

Coach

b)

Catcher

c)

Announcer

d)

Umpire

7.

A pitch that is thrown that should be swung at is called a ________ ?

a)

Ball

b)

Strike

c)


Piñata

8.

How many strikes does a batter get before they are called out?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

until they hit

9.

What is a foul ball?

a)

A ball that smells bad

b)

A ball that is thrown out of bounds

c)

A ball that is hit and goes into foul territory outside the white lines

d)

A ball that is hit to a fielder

10.

If the batter hits the ball and gets to third base, that is called a __________.

a)

trio

b)


trifecta

c)

triple

d)

treadmill

11.

If the batter hits the ball and gets to first base, that is called _____?

a)

1st touch

b)

1 hitter

c)

Single

d)

Double

12.

If the batter hits the ball and gets to homeplate, that is called a

a)

Hungry Howie

b)

Homerun

c)

Run House

d)

Plate Toucher

13.

What is a baserunner?

a)

a player who is standing on a base trying to score at home plate

b)

a player in the dugout chewing sunflower seeds

c)

a player waving to his mommy in the stands

d)

a player who is pitching the ball to the batter

14.

How many pitches that are not strikes does a batter get before they get a free pass to first base?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

15.

A free pass to first base after a pitcher struggles to throw strikes is called a _______.

a)

Free Play

b)


Walk

c)

Gimme 1st

d)

UNO!

16.

Defense Situation: You are playing Right Field (RF). There are runners on first base and second base. There are 2 outs. The batter gets a base hit that gets past the second baseman and rolls out to you. You have no cut off man to cut your throw off. Where should you throw the ball to try to get a runner out?  

a)

First Base

b)

Second Base

c)


Third Base

d)

Home Plate

17.

Defense Situation: You are playing Left Field (LF). There are no runners on base. There are 0 outs. The batter gets a base hit down the left field line that gets past the third baseman. You retrieve the ball. Who is your cut off man that you should throw the ball to? 

a)

Shortstop

b)


Pitcher

c)

Third Baseman

d)

Second Baseman

18.

Defense Situation: You are playing Shortstop (SS). There is a runner on first base. There are 0 outs. The batter hits a solid ground ball to you. Where should you throw the ball to try to get the force runner out?

a)

3rd

b)

2nd baseman

c)

pitcher

d)

home plate

19.

Defense Situation: You are playing Center Field (CF). There is a runner on third base. There is 1 out. The batter hits a fly ball to you that you catch. The runner is tagging up from third base. You have no time to throw the ball to the cutoff man. Where should you throw the ball to get the runner out?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

Home plate

20.

Defensive Situation: You are pitching (P). The bases are loaded (Runners on first, second, and third base). There is 1 out. The batter hits a ground ball to you. Where should you get the force out?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

Home Plate

21.

Defensive Situation: You are playing First Base (1B). There is a runner on third base. There are 2 outs. The batter hits a ground ball to you that you catch. What should you do?

a)


throw it to third base

b)

Chase the runner to tag him out

c)

Step on first base

d)


Throw the ball to home plate

22.

Defensive Situation: There is a runner on second base. You are playing third base and a groundball is hit to you that you field(catch). The runner from second runs towards you. What should you do with the ball?

a)

Throw it to second base

b)

Step on third base

c)

throw it to first base

d)


tag the runner with the ball coming at you

23.

Offensive situation: You are a runner on first base. There are no outs (0). The next batter hits a pop fly into the air above second base. What should you do as the runner?

a)

Stay right on the bag at first

b)


run as hard as you can to get to second base

c)

run and skip second base going right to third

d)

run off the field and head for your house

24.

Offensive Situation: Two outs and you're a runner on First Base, the batter hits a pop-up. What are you supposed to do?

a)


freeze

b)


stop in the base path

c)

run to second

d)

go back to first base

25.

Offensive Situation: One out and you're a runner on 2nd Base, the batter hits a grounder towards the shortstop. What are you supposed to do?

a)


run back to second base

b)


run to third base

c)

freeze and see what the SS does

d)


sleep

26.

A count of 3 balls 2 strikes is called a (n)

a)

Bad hand

b)


Full count

c)


double play

d)

even count

27.

What do you call a pitch that gets by the catcher and it's the pitcher's fault?

a)


Wild pitch

b)

Pass ball

c)

Dropped third ball

d)

Grounder

28.

The player that is next to bat is ______________________________.

a)


out of play

b)


Sitting on the bench

c)


in the bullpen

d)


on deck

29.

A force out requires the defense to tag the runner out.


a)

True

b)

False

30.

A homerun with the bases loaded is called a ...

a)

flush

b)

hit mighty

c)

base on balls

d)


grand slam

31.

What is a double-play?

a)


Play where the batter gets a double

b)


Play where the runner is thrown out at 2nd base

c)


Play where the defense gets two outs on a batted ball.

d)


When a player gets two hits in one game.

32.

Which two games have the same rules similar to kickball ____________ / ______________.

a)

Basketball/Football

b)

Baseball/Dodgeball

c)


Baseball/Soccer

d)


Baseball/Softball

33.

Which Positions are considered the outfield?

a)


Short Stop

b)

First Base

c)

Left Field

d)


Catcher

e)


Center Field

34.

True or False: you can throw and hit a person with a ball to get them out in baseball/softball

a)

False

b)

True

35.

When a runner CHOOSES to run to the next base they must be tagged out.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Baseball score is counted by

a)

Runs

b)

Goals

c)

Points

d)

Baskets

37.

What happens when a player catches a foul ball?

a)

The batter is out

b)

The pitch throws another pitch

c)

The player gets a free walk to first base

d)

The inning is always over

38.

When a base runner goes back to the base on a fly ball with less than two outs, and runs after the ball is caught. This is called what?

a)

safe running

b)

tagging up

c)

aggressive

d)

not smart

39.

how many positions are there in baseball..?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

8

d)

10