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double play

[ duhb-uhl pley ]

noun

Baseball.
  1. a play of continuous fielding action in which two putouts are made. : DP


double play

noun

  1. baseball a play in which two runners are put out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of double play1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences

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Cardenas got a double play to end the fifth and induced three left-handed-hitting Lancers to ground out to first base in the sixth.

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Chase Davidson had a home run and Aquinas turned four double plays.

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In his two at-bats, he grounded into a double play in the first and grounded out in the fourth.

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There are other nuances as well, such as responsibilities on bunts, double plays and relays.

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It’s a contractual double play the Dodgers have increasingly used to their advantage in recent offseasons.

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