base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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Young and Wells, who broke out of a 3-for-18 postseason slump, had singles leading off the first and Marlie Giles’ two-out base hit gave Alabama a 1-0 lead.
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Daily News, 29 May 2026
Two innings later, Woods Richardson issued two more walks, which came back to hurt him when Chicago produced three two-out base hits.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Aaron is the only player in history with 700 homers, 3,000 base hits, 2,000 RBIs and 2,000 runs scored.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Leadoff man Keoni Wun got on base with an infield single and then went from first to third on Ryan Williams’ base hit to right-center.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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Daily News, 29 May 2026
Two innings later, Woods Richardson issued two more walks, which came back to hurt him when Chicago produced three two-out base hits.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Aaron is the only player in history with 700 homers, 3,000 base hits, 2,000 RBIs and 2,000 runs scored.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Leadoff man Keoni Wun got on base with an infield single and then went from first to third on Ryan Williams’ base hit to right-center.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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