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Not to be confused with triple play. Ty Cobb, second all-time in career triples, slides safely into third base. In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A triple is sometimes called a "three-bagger" or "three-base hit". [1] For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 3B . [2] [3] Triples have become somewhat rare in Major League Baseball. It often requires a ball hit to a distant part of the field, or the ball taking an unusual bounce in the outfield. It also usually requires that the batter hit the ball solidly, and be a speedy runner. It also often requires that the batter's team have a good strategic reason for wanting the batter on third base, as a double will already put the batter in scoring position and there will often be little strategic advantage to taking the...

This article is about the baseball term. For other uses, see Inning (disambiguation). An inning in baseball, softball, and similar games is the basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames , [1] the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half). In each half, one team bats until three outs are made, with the other team playing defense. [2] A full game typically is scheduled for nine innings, although this may be shortened due to weather or extended if the score is tied at the end of the scheduled innings. Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Terminology 3 References 4 See also Gameplay Each half-inning formally starts when the umpire calls "Play" or "Play ball". A full inning consists of six outs, three for each team; and, in Major League Baseball and most other adult leagues, a regulation game consists of nine innings. The visiting team bats in the first half-inning, the top of the inning, derived from the position of the visiting team at...