1.   Already this season, nine balls have cleared the fence and gone to sleep with the fishes.

2.   Although the ball cleared the fence, Ventura was credited with a single and only one run scored.

3.   But the ball cleared the crossbar.

4.   Contrary to legend, Slaughter said, the ball did not clear the stadium roof.

5.   He had one goal disallowed against Italy when the referee ruled that the entire ball had not cleared the goal line.

6.   He was halfway down the first-base line when he realized the ball cleared the fence.

7.   In spite of the cold and wind, the ball cleared the wall easily, a solo homer.

8.   Mariner coaches said they had never seen a ball clear the dark blue monster, even in batting practice.

9.   Never mind that the ball cleared the left field fence and ended his longest home run drought of the season.

10.   That ball never cleared the fence but rattled around in the Astrodome long enough for Womack to score an inside-the-park home run.