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Definition of beanball
: a pitch thrown at a batter's head
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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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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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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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The teams had a conference call with Major League Baseball officials before the game in an attempt to end the recent spate of brushbacks and beanballs.
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Because there was a hard slide/beanball controversy 400 miles away the series before?
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First Known Use of beanball
circa 1905
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