Definition of beanball
: a pitch thrown at a batter's head
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Barney, though, didn't nearly have the role in the fallout as Chavez, who was the pitcher who delivered the get-even beanball after the dust had settled.
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Such incidents have set off countless beanballs and brawls.
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The decades-old rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is filled with beanballs, brawls and lots and lots of yelling.
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There were a few more beanballs and a few more scuffles.
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Meanwhile, as if the Kinsler controversy weren't enough, the Tigers then engaged the Yankees in a beanball war Thursday that's likely to lead to several suspensions.
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In a four-game set marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was a sedate affair decided in the fourth when the Orioles turned a two-run deficit into a 6-3 lead.
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What can baseball do about beanball wars such as the recent one between Boston and Baltimore, and would new rules need to be collectively bargained (with the Major League Baseball Players Association)?
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In a four-game set marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was a sedate affair decided in the fourth when the Orioles turned a two-run deficit into a 6-3 lead.
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First Known Use of beanball
circa 1905
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