I can't speak for poison ball and goal ball, but stool ball was named for the milkmaid's stool originally used in the game as a sort of home base. The pitcher, or bowler, would throw the ball and try to hit the stool, while the batter would try to hit the ball away from the stool.
stool ball is a cricket game but with a basket ball.
a baseball
Baseball is not called softball. The game of softball is called softball because the ball used is softer than a baseball.
Because it was origanly called baseball and they needed a ball so they called it a baseball!!
because you use bases. and a ball.
Well, I think they called baseball, because for base.... their are bases in the game, and for ....ball, their playing with a ball.
A ball that is used for a sport that's called baseball For more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball
A foul ball
they played stool ball
A passed ball is given to the catcher if he misses a pitch or fails to keep it from getting away from him. When the pitcher is at fault, it is called a wild pitch.
Ball
You step on bases and there is a ball that you throw, therefore it's called baseball.