What is the EXACT meaning of "Strike" in baseball?

Question

I know what a strike is and what it means in the game, but what is the originating principal behind it??
Thanks

Answer 1

I know what you're asking for, but I don't think I can give you a great answer. The best way I can think of answering your question is that you are trying to make contact with the ball; you are trying to strike it with the bat. You swing and miss or do not swing at a potential good pitch, which will equal to your first attempt of striking the ball.

Ha ha ha.....not sure if that's true, but after I read this, surprises me..sounds like it's the right answer.

Answer 2

Well, do you want the definition of having three strikes to retire a batter (the one that you get if the baseball crosses the strike zone or a batter swings and misses at a pitch), or do you want the definition that the players stop playing until an agreement is made on the matter they are holding the strike for? Take your pick.

Answer 3

It is a defensive principal; a way for the pitching team to remove a player from the offense until his next turn at bat. To meet the offensive force of the team at bat, the rules provide the fielding team with ways of making outs. A putout removes the player from offensive play until his next turn at bat. The batting team's inning continues until three putouts are made; then it goes into the field and the opponent comes to bat.

A STRIKE is a legal pitch when so called by the umpire, which --
(a) Is struck at by the batter and is missed;
(b) Is not struck at, if any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone;
(c) Is fouled by the batter when he has less than two strikes;
(d) Is bunted foul;
(e) Touches the batter as he strikes at it;
(f) Touches the batter in flight in the strike zone; or
(g) Becomes a foul tip.

Answer 4

(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"

Answer 5

It means that you 'strike' at the ball but fail to obtain a 'hit'.

If you swing and miss, it's a 'strike' that missed.
If you don't swing but the throw was good (in the strike zone), it's still a strike because you failed to swing.

A 'Ball' is a pitch that you cannot 'strike' because it was not in a hittable zone (the strike zone).

Answer 6

When the over-paid, over-pampered, crybaby players think they're not getting their fair share and decide to walk and not PLAY a GAME of baseball! re:1994, etc