(More fully "ball-and-strike") being or relating to the ratio of balls to strikes accumulated by a batter during a single turn at the bat; usually in "ball-(and-)strike count".
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Appleton Post-Crescent.
Definition of ball-strike in US English:
ball-strike
noun
(More fully "ball-and-strike") being or relating to the ratio of balls to strikes accumulated by a batter during a single turn at the bat; usually in "ball-(and-)strike count".
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Appleton Post-Crescent.