plate appearance

collocation in English

meaningsofplateandappearance

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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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appearance
noun
uk
/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofplateandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition to a perfect fielding percentage, he was hit by a pitch in his onlyplateappearanceto give him a perfect on-base percentage.
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He did not have aplateappearancein the game, nor did he handle a chance in the field, before being replaced in the lineup.
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His first major leagueplateappearanceresulted in a walk.
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He walked in his firstplateappearance, and struck out in his first official at-bat.
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Although he did not have aplateappearance, he had three putouts behind the plate and committed one error.
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It was his first major leagueplateappearancein almost five years.
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He collected a walk in his onlyplateappearancein that game.
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He also recorded his first career hit, a 2-run single with the bases loaded in his first careerplateappearance.
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He was 6th in the league in pitches perplateappearance(4.27).
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A batter's turn at the plate is called a "plateappearance".
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In his firstplateappearanceas a pinch-hitter, he was hit by the third pitch he saw.
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In fact, they were his only official at-bats, as in every otherplateappearancethe opposing coaches, understandably, had him intentionally walked.
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His role became far more diminished in 1987 as he didn't even log his firstplateappearanceuntil the eighth game of the season.
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He holds the major league record for most games pitched without recording aplateappearance.
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He led the majors in pitches perplateappearanceduring the 2009 season, with 4.50.
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A runner may circle the bases only once perplateappearanceand thus can score at most a single run per batting turn.
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In this case theplateappearanceand at-bat are charged to the first batter.
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That was his onlyplateappearanceof the season.
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