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The numbers three and four appear prominently in the game of baseball. There are three strikes for an out, three outs per half-inning (i.e., teams switch after three outs, where each first half-inning is called the "top" and the second the "bottom"), 3·3=9 innings in a game, giving 2·3^3=54 outs per game (assuming no extra innings). In addition, there are 3×3=9 players per team. Four balls are needed for a walk. There are 2·3^4=162 games in the regular season, 3^4=81 each for home and away games.

The number of bases can either be regarded as three (excluding home plate) or four (including it).


See also

Baseball Cover, Home Plate, Magic Number, Ruth-Aaron Pair, Sabermetrics

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Baseball." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Baseball.html

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