Home Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball term
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Home base
gptkbp:color White
gptkbp:dimensions 17 inches wide
8.5 inches sides
12 inches back
gptkbp:function Marks where runs are scored
Marks where the batter stands
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:hasRule Pitch must cross to be a strike
Runner must touch to score
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Home Plate
gptkbp:inventedBy 19th century
gptkbp:location At one corner of the baseball diamond
gptkbp:material Rubber
gptkbp:relatedTo Catcher
Batter's box
First base
Pitcher's mound
Second base
Third base
gptkbp:shape gptkb:Pentagon
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Baseball
Softball
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gusev_Crater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5