List of baseball jargon

The following is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, and explanations of their meanings. See also baseball slang for slang in general usage that originated in baseball. For an exhaustive list, see The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary, by Paul Dickson.

G

;gas

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:A fastball, a pitcher's fastest pitch, "Give him (the batter) the gas"; as in stepping on the gas pedal in a car and accellerating.

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;Getting off the schneid

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:To break a scoreless or hitless or winless streak (i.e. a schneid). According to the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term "schneid" comes to baseball via gin rummy, and in turn comes from German / Yiddish "schneider", one who cuts cloth, i.e. a tailor.

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;Golden Sombrero

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:One who strikes out four times in one game is said to have gotten the Golden Sombrero.

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;golfing

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:Swinging at an obvious ball, particularly one pitched low or in the dirt. Also, golfing can be used to describe actual contact with a pitch low in the zone (he golfed that one for a home run).

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;Grapefruit League

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:The group of teams that conduct their pre-season exhibition games in Florida.

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;ground ball

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:A ball hit on the ground, i.e. bouncing repeatedly in the infield.

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