extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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A couple of extra-base hits, and now one hitter sees one of his teammates use it.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The only players in franchise history who reached 500 extra-base hits quicker were Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The win came on the backs of Pablo López, who threw seven innings of one-run ball, Byron Buxton, who had a pair of extra-base hits, including his first home run of the season, and Harrison Bader, who hit his team-leading third blast of the year.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
Both of the extra-base hits Mayer tallied were smoked, with his double coming 109.8 mph off the bat and the home run measured at 105.2 mph and 415 feet.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The only players in franchise history who reached 500 extra-base hits quicker were Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The win came on the backs of Pablo López, who threw seven innings of one-run ball, Byron Buxton, who had a pair of extra-base hits, including his first home run of the season, and Harrison Bader, who hit his team-leading third blast of the year.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
Both of the extra-base hits Mayer tallied were smoked, with his double coming 109.8 mph off the bat and the home run measured at 105.2 mph and 415 feet.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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