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CHEAP HOME RUN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chinese homer
1, record 1, English, chinese%20homer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chinese home run 2, record 1, English, chinese%20home%20run
correct
- cheap home run 1, record 1, English, cheap%20home%20run
correct
- cheap homer 3, record 1, English, cheap%20homer
correct
- chop-suey homer 3, record 1, English, chop%2Dsuey%20homer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Chinese homer": An expression used widely in the 1950's to describe a cheap home run. The term is a carry-over from the days long past when Chinese labor was vastly underpaid, and it was most commonly used in connection with New York's Polo Grounds (since demolished), where the distances along the foul lines were 257 feet in right field and 279 in left field [instead of the now standard 325 feet]. 1, record 1, English, - chinese%20homer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup de circuit facile
1, record 1, French, coup%20de%20circuit%20facile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- circuit facile 1, record 1, French, circuit%20facile
correct, masculine noun
- coup de circuit du pauvre 2, record 1, French, coup%20de%20circuit%20du%20pauvre
masculine noun
- circuit du pauvre 2, record 1, French, circuit%20du%20pauvre
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coup permettant le tour des buts avec retour au marbre, effectué sur un terrain aux limites réduites par rapport aux terrains standards. Les terrains construits depuis le 1er juin 1958 doivent avoir une distance de 325 pieds (100 mètres) entre le marbre et la clôture ou l'estrade la plus près (la longueur donc de la ligne de jeu), et une distance minimale de 400 pieds (120 mètres) du marbre à la clôture du champ centre. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20circuit%20facile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «homer» et «home run» sont des synonymes ayant «coup de circuit» et «circuit» comme synonymes équivalents. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20circuit%20facile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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