stolen base

collocation in English

meaningsofstolenandbase

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stolen
verb
uk
/ˈstəʊ.lən/us
/ˈstoʊ.lən/
past participle ...
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base
noun
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part ...
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(Definition ofstolenandbasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But he lost thestolenbasechampion because of the lowerstolenbasepercentage.
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However, a throw is not required for astolenbase.
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He has yet to record astolenbase.
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He also had one walk and onestolenbase.
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He was successful on 32 of 39stolenbaseattempts.
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Highlights include: three 100-stolen-baseseasons, thirteen 50-stolen-baseseasons, and leading the league in stolen bases 12 times.
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He did record his 200thstolenbaseand 500th walk during that year.
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Starting at shortstop, he went 1-for-4 with astolenbase.
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As a left-handed outfielder, he won two batting titles and astolenbasetitle.
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That accounts for his entire career, in which he had exactly onestolenbase.
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He had a strong arm, and threw out 18 of 48stolenbaseattempts.
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However, during astolenbaseattempt this normal gameplay and positioning may is altered.
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He also had onestolenbase, but did not have any extra base hits.
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Scalzi collected six hits for a batting average of.333, with onestolenbase.
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He went 0 for 3, with a walk and astolenbase.
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He led the majors instolenbasepercentage (91.4%), getting caught only three times.
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He went 0-1 at the plate, collected a walk and astolenbase.
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In 13 at-bats in 1982, he hit.154 with a double and astolenbase.
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Lake went 3-for-4 with a double and astolenbasein his debut.
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He threw out 48 of 126 baserunners makingstolenbaseattempts, which is 38.1%.
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Besides, he captured fivestolenbasetitles from 19531954 through 19551956 and 19581959 to 19591960.
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He was however 100% successful in thestolenbasecategory, stealing four bases in four attempts.
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However, such a tactic was not recorded as astolenbase.
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A successful attempt by the runner is called a "stolenbase".
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He also went 35-for-35 onstolenbaseattempts, including a steal of home plate.
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