What do the numbers mean iN (1 4) and (1 6)? Since we've come this far, let's take this opportunity to learn what the numbers mean in the two types of bonds we discussed: (14) and (16). Yeah, I was wondering about that, but I was kind of afraid to ask... This may seem a little out of the blue, but...do you like baseball? Um, I guess so. My dad is a big fan, so I see a lot of games on TV. Numbering the bases on the field makes the game much easier to understand, right?