base on ballsn. Baseball pl. bases on balls Abbr. BBAn advance to first base that is awarded to a batter who takes four pitches that are balls.
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
base on balls n. First base given to a baseball batter who is pitched four balls outside of the strike zone.
He was a good judge of pitchers and often received bases on balls. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲