Baseball has two teams of 9 players. The fielding team’s positions are made up of a pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and three outfielders at left field, center field and right field. Games last for 9 innings of which both teams get to bat once. Once a batting order is picked, then it cannot be changed throughout the game. If the batter manages to hit the ball from the pitcher, they must make an effort to at least get to first base. ... A batter gets up to three strikes before getting out. A strike is deemed when a batter swings for a ball and misses it. ... When on base, the batter can run to the next base at any point. Players can be dismissed by either a 'strike out' (referring to a batsman missing the ball three times), 'force out' (when a player fails to make the base before the ball) 1.00 Objectives of the Game, the Playing Field, Equipment. 2.00 Definition of Terms. 3.00 Game Preliminaries. 4.00 Starting and Ending the Game. 5.00 Putting the Ball in Play, Dead Ball and Live Ball (in Play). 6.00 The Batter. 7.00 The Runner. 8.00 The Pitcher. 9.00 The Umpire. 10.00 The Official Scorer.