ball game vs center field

ball game

noun
  • A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game. 

  • A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over. 

  • Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic. 

  • Any game played with a ball. 

  • A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame. 

center field

noun
  • The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher. 

  • The defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast. 

  • A central role in some activity that requires speed. 

How often have the words ball game and center field occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )