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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Obviously, the run doesn’t happen without Machado’s extra-base hit.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The game’s only extra-base hit bounced out of Smith’s glove in the fifth inning, a consequence of not reacting quickly enough to the slice of a line drive off a right-handed hitter’s bat.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Drury came into Saturday ranked first in the Cactus League with 10 extra-base hits, tied for second with the seven doubles and second with 32 total bases.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Seven different players had at least one extra-base hit and seven scored at least one run.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The game’s only extra-base hit bounced out of Smith’s glove in the fifth inning, a consequence of not reacting quickly enough to the slice of a line drive off a right-handed hitter’s bat.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Drury came into Saturday ranked first in the Cactus League with 10 extra-base hits, tied for second with the seven doubles and second with 32 total bases.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Seven different players had at least one extra-base hit and seven scored at least one run.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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