Best ball
noun
Historical Examples
Baseball Joe, Home Run King Lester Chadwick
The Lucky Seventh Ralph Henry Barbour
Weatherby’s Inning Ralph Henry Barbour
The Armed Forces Officer U. S. Department of Defense
A Ball Player’s Career Adrian C. Anson
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