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25-611: [REDACTED] Look up sliding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sliding may refer to: Sliding (dance) , also floating or gliding, a group of footwork-oriented dance techniques Slide (baseball) , an attempt by a baseball runner to avoid getting tagged out Sliding (motion) See also [ edit ] Slide (disambiguation) Slider (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Sliding All pages with titles containing Sliding Topics referred to by

50-487: A ground ball hit to the third baseman, who throws to the second baseman, who then throws to the first baseman, is referred to as an "around the horn" double play. The ability to "make the pivot" on a force double play – receiving a throw from the third base side, then quickly turning and throwing to first base – is a key skill for a second baseman. The most famous double play trio—although they never set any records—were Joe Tinker , Johnny Evers and Frank Chance , who were

75-517: A particular game situation. Adult amateur players may also consider the question of whether or not the increased risk of injury will make a slide worthwhile. Players generally slide feet-first but sometimes also use a head-first technique. Strictly speaking, going headfirst into a base constitutes more of a dive than a slide, but the term "slide" is still commonly used. This alternate method has been used in Major League Baseball at least since

100-596: A rare event, such as interference or an appeal play . Per standard baseball positions , the examples given above are recorded, respectively, as: Double plays that are initiated by a batter hitting a ground ball are recorded in baseball statistics as GIDP (grounded into double play). This statistic has been tracked since 1933 in the National League and since 1939 in the American League . This statistic does not include line-outs into double plays, for which there

125-408: Is a judgement call made by the umpire , usually based upon how close the baserunner comes to the base they are approaching during the slide. If a baserunner strays too far from the base when attempting a take-out slide, the umpire may declare the slide to be an example of illegal interference and call an extra out. As a general (but not absolute) guideline, even if the baserunner clearly slides toward

150-434: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Slide (baseball) A baserunner may slide into a base in a number of different ways and for a number of perceived reasons, including to avoid a tag out , to avoid overrunning the base, and to interfere or avoid contact with the defensive player protecting the base. Players determine whether they will benefit by sliding in

175-428: Is no official statistic for a batter. The double play is a coup for the fielding team and debilitating to the batting team. The fielding team can select pitches to induce a double play — such as a sinker , which is more likely to be hit as a ground ball — and can position fielders to make a ground ball more likely to be turned into a double play. The batting team may take action — such as a hit and run play — to reduce

200-600: Is not universally accepted, and as such, some players may feel that sliding will get them to the base more quickly and will thus choose to do so despite advice to the contrary. One study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine followed seven softball and three baseball teams in Division I of the NCAA , and found the overall incidence of injuries sustained while sliding was 9.51 per 1000 slides. Softball players had about twice

225-457: Is possible that a double play might occur, and the baserunner approaching second base has already been put out, he might still try to slide toward the defensive player who intends to throw the ball to first base. If the defensive player moves away from second base as he prepares to throw the ball toward first, the baserunner may still slide directly toward the defensive player, even though that means sliding away from second base itself. This has

250-582: The National League pennant in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910, and the World Series in 1907 and 1908, turning 491 double plays on the way. They were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Source: Jim Rice : 36 (Boston Red Sox, 1984) Albert Pujols : 426 The team record for a single game is seven GIDPs, set by the San Francisco Giants on May 4, 1969, in a 3–1 loss to

275-408: The baserunner may be tagged out by the opposing defensive player covering the base , the baserunner's body being down on the ground presents the lowest-profile target for the defensive player to tag. This makes it slightly more difficult for the defensive player to apply the tag in time to put out the baserunner. Sliding helps a runner stop his forward momentum through the friction created between

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300-432: The body and the ground, thus reducing the likelihood that he will run past the base after touching it. This is important because in most cases a runner is in jeopardy of being tagged out if he loses contact with the base (the most common exception is that a batter-runner may overrun first base when initially reaching that base as long as he immediately returns to first base without attempting to advance to second base). Because

325-405: The chance of grounding into a force double play. In baseball slang , making a double play is referred to as "turning two" or a "twin killing" (a play on "twin billing", a moviehouse offering two features on the same ticket). Double plays are also known as "the pitcher's best friend" because they disrupt offense more than any other play, except for the rare triple play . A force double play made on

350-401: The defensive player and away from the base, so long as the baserunner comes close enough to the base that he is able to touch it with some part of his body during the slide, the slide will be ruled to be legal. On the flip side, the fielder will often be granted the neighborhood play under such circumstances. Particularly for younger players, proper sliding technique has been shown to protect

375-727: The double play is defined in the Official Rules in the Definitions of Terms , and for the official scorer in Rule 9.11. During the 2023 Major League Baseball season , teams completed an average 132 double plays per 162 games played during the regular season . The simplest scenario for a double play is a runner on first base with less than two outs. In that context, five example double plays are: Double plays can occur in many ways in addition to these examples, and can involve many combinations of fielders. A double play can include an out resulting from

400-405: The effect of hampering that defensive player's ability to complete the play, either directly by making physical contact with him, or indirectly by distracting him by making him fearful of such contact. A slide performed exclusively for the purpose of hampering the play of the defense is called a "take-out slide". Whether a particular instance of a take-out slide is legal within the rules of baseball

425-486: The general belief within baseball circles is that remaining upright and running all the way to the base at top speed allows a baserunner to reach the base faster than sliding. Consequently, on plays during which neither being tagged out nor being put in jeopardy by overrunning the base is at issue (e.g., when approaching first base after having batted the ball and nobody is trying to make a tag play), players are usually advised not to slide. Nonetheless, this conventional wisdom

450-400: The incidence of sliding injuries as baseball players in the study. 11% (four out of 37) of the injuries caused the player to miss more than 7 days of participation. [1] Because baseball shoes are spiked on the bottom, sliding with the spikes up increases the probability of injury to the defensive player covering the base. Knowledge of this fact can often increase the defensive player's fear of

475-512: The middle-1880s when the innovation was popularized by the St. Louis Browns of the American Association . Yet even in the majors, it remained relatively uncommon until it became popularized by Pete Rose in the 1960s. Headfirst sliding has since become a common practice for various players on all levels of professional baseball, but it is often restricted on the amateur level. On plays in which

500-417: The possible contact from an impending slide and thus increase his distraction while attempting to make a play. Double play In baseball and softball , a double play (denoted as DP in baseball statistics ) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one baserunner and fewer than two outs. In Major League Baseball (MLB),

525-405: The risk of injury from sliding increases with age. The television series MythBusters tested participants' baserunning speed with and without sliding, and found that in cases where the runner needs to stop on the base, sliding into that base instead of staying upright provided a split second of advantage, suggesting the more rapid deceleration as the key. However, when removing the need to stop,

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550-411: The runner and fielder from colliding and can prevent the runner from being hit by an errant throw. For this reason, most youth baseball leagues now advise teaching proper sliding technique at a young age and urge kids to slide feet-first into any base (except first base) whenever there is a potentially close play. This concept is somewhat more controversial in adult amateur baseball/softball leagues since

575-439: The runner must balance the need to reach a base as quickly as possible with the need to avoid overrunning the base, sliding provides a rapid means for the runner to decelerate, allowing the baserunner to run at top speed as long as possible before needing to slow down. Sliding can sometimes be used as a means of interfering with the play of the opposing defensive player who is covering the base being approached. For example, when it

600-410: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sliding . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sliding&oldid=968200533 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

625-613: The shortstop, second baseman and first baseman, respectively, for the Chicago Cubs between 1902 and 1912. Their double play against the New York Giants in a 1910 game inspired Giants fan Franklin Pierce Adams to write the short poem Baseball's Sad Lexicon , otherwise known as Tinker to Evers to Chance , which immortalized the trio. All three players were part of the Cubs team that won

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