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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Freeman went 4 for 14 with no extra-base hits in four games against the Padres.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
He was selected to the Midsummer Classic again this season after a torrid performance in March and April (.362 batting average, 13 extra-base hits, 23 RBIs) that Bates credited to his ability to attack off-speed pitches.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
The aggressiveness also returned, with Michael Kopech unapologetically throwing inside to a flattened Fernando Tatis Jr.
Then there was, of course, the brilliant bullpen work, eight Dodgers pitchers combining to hold the Padres to five singles and two extra-base hits.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Gordon has a seven-game hitting streak with extra-base hits in six of the seven games.
—Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
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Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
He was selected to the Midsummer Classic again this season after a torrid performance in March and April (.362 batting average, 13 extra-base hits, 23 RBIs) that Bates credited to his ability to attack off-speed pitches.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
The aggressiveness also returned, with Michael Kopech unapologetically throwing inside to a flattened Fernando Tatis Jr.
Then there was, of course, the brilliant bullpen work, eight Dodgers pitchers combining to hold the Padres to five singles and two extra-base hits.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Gordon has a seven-game hitting streak with extra-base hits in six of the seven games.
—Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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