Home run facts for kids
A home run is a term in baseball for when the batter hits the ball and touches all the bases without an error being made by the team on defense. The most common way for a batter to hit a home run is to hit the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory. If the ball goes over the outfield fence but it is ruled a "foul ball", it does not count as a home run. Another way for a batter to hit a home run is to hit what is called an "inside-the-park" home run. If the batter touches all four bases after he hits the ball and it stays on the field, he scores a home run. This is an inside-the-park home run as long as no error is committed by the fielding team on the play.
Images for kids
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Sadaharu Oh, pictured here in 2006, holds the officially verified all-time world home run record in professional baseball.
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Scooter Gennett had four home runs in a 2017 game, nearly completing a home run cycle.
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Graph depicting the yearly number of home runs (blue line), and stolen bases (pink line) per MLB game from 1900 to 2008.
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The Polo Grounds left field foul line with guide rope, as seen from upper deck, 1917
See also
In Spanish: Home run para niños
