A List Of Baseball Abbreviations We Use And What They Mean

AL-American League

ALCS-American League Championship Series-best-of-seven games to determine which AL team goes to the World Series (playoff round of two teams in each league)

ALDS-American League Divisional Series-two rounds of best-of-five to determine which two teams go to the ALCS (playoff round of four teams in each league)

DH-Designated Hitter-a batter who bats instead of the pitcher

ERA-Earned Run Average-the number of runs a pitcher allows the other team to score per nine innings

MLB-Major League Baseball

MLBPA-Major League Baseball Players Association-players union

NL-National League

NLCS-National League Championship Series-best-of-seven games to determine which NL team goes to the World Series (playoff round of two teams in each league)

NLDS-National League Divisional Series-two rounds of best-of-five to determine which two teams go to the NLCS (playoff round of four teams in each league)

RBI-Runs Batted In-when a batter gets a hit that allows another runner to score

WHIP-Walks and hits per innings pitched-how many times a pitcher allows a batter from the other team to get a walk or a hit