159 ways to hit the ball

Puck, 1913.  Artist: Crawford, Will

The following list appears in Zack Hample's Watching Baseball Smarter (2008).  The author provides no citation, and as a search for the list name returns nothing, I assume for now it is his own compilation, a wonderful testament to the human need for novelty (and penchant for cataloging).  

159 WAYS TO HIT THE BALL 

Squib, squirt, nub, chop, 

Drive, line, send, pop. 

Lift, loft, lace, lash, 

Scald, slice, serve, slash. 

Slap, swat, belt, smack,

Loop, bloop, bounce, whack. 

Fist, flare, muscle, mash, 

Deliver, doink, unload, smash. 

Rifle, plaster, pepper, jack, 

Rip, rope, deposit, crack. 

Push, pull, clobber, knock, 

Bash, tag, tattoo, sock. 

Flick, drag, crush, crank, 

Tomahawk, poke, scorch, spank. 

Shoot, punch, hammer, stroke, 

Fly, sky, rocket, smoke. 

Golf hook, slam, rap,

Dribble, whistle, cork, tap. 

Cream, juice, punish, drill, 

Maul, whip, pummel, kill. 

Shellac, ram, crunch, slip, 

Strike, nick, powder, tip. 

Roll, skip, inside-out, 

Guide, place, blister, clout. 

Uncork, nail, volley, rake, 

Cue, foul, top, take. 

Wallop, clock, sting, pound, 

Paste, launch, tee, ground. 

Elevate, zap, dink, club,

Skim, starch, wattle, drub. 

Jerk, jolt, hack, chip, 

Thunder, lather, lambaste, clip. 

Float, nudge, squeeze, squeak, 

Buzz, tear, deaden, sneak. 

Bang, blast, yank, dunk, 

Flip, fight, slug, plunk. 

Rock, scoop, hoist, drop, 

Park, spray, power, plop. 

Work, put, rattle, thump, 

Curl, sizzle, bludgeon, dump.

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