凡ぼん退たい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

going down in order; three-up, three-down

Baseball term for an inning where the batting side is retired without any runner reaching base; often used in the phrase 三者凡退 (three batters retired in order).

• 初しょ回かいを三さん者しゃ凡ぼん退たいに抑おさえた。

  He retired the side in order in the first inning.

• エースは三さん者しゃ凡ぼん退たいの好こうスタートを切きった。

  The ace got off to a great start with a 1-2-3 inning.