A play in which two base runners each steal or attempt to steal a base.
〔棒球〕双重偷垒
Example sentencesExamples
None of the times I stole home was on the back end of a double steal.
The past four seasons, Piniella's Mariners teams led the American League in stolen bases, attempted steals, steals of third and double steals.
The A's scored on a double steal, which should have been an out at home.
He'd scoot home on the back end of a double steal or with the pitcher in the windup.
They're seldom tempted with runners on first and third to attempt a double steal, which once accounted for many thefts of home by even less gifted runners.
Definition of double steal in US English:
double steal
noun
Baseball
A play in which two base runners each steal a base.
〔棒球〕双重偷垒
Example sentencesExamples
The past four seasons, Piniella's Mariners teams led the American League in stolen bases, attempted steals, steals of third and double steals.
None of the times I stole home was on the back end of a double steal.
The A's scored on a double steal, which should have been an out at home.
They're seldom tempted with runners on first and third to attempt a double steal, which once accounted for many thefts of home by even less gifted runners.
He'd scoot home on the back end of a double steal or with the pitcher in the windup.