AO K XBA

Beyond "BB" (base on balls) and "ERA" (earned run average), some baseball pitching abbreviations are less obvious. Today's Think Thursday mentalfloss.com Brain Game challenge asks you to identify three pitcher-related abbreviations. Good luck!

Per Major League Baseball, identify the meanings of these three abbreviations used to designate pitching statistics: AO K XBA

Here are the ANSWERS.

QUESTION:

Per Major League Baseball, identify the meanings of these three abbreviations used to designate pitching statistics:  AO, K, XBA.

ANSWERS:

AO stands for FLY OUTS (AO = air out, to avoid confusion with Foul Out)

K stands for STRIKEOUTS (K = striKeout, to avoid confusion with Save, Shutout, and other "S" terms)

XBA stands for EXTRA BASE HITS ALLOWED

Thanks for playing! Tomorrow, it's Free-for-All Friday.