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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Consolino gave up one extra-base hit, a triple in the sixth inning.
—Jack Leo, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
Harper had the Phillies’ only extra-base hit, a double in the first inning, as Gavin Williams (11 strikeouts in eight innings) and Cade Smith blanked them.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 May 2026
The Gators used three pitchers, committed two critical errors and repeatedly struggled to prevent extra-base hits as Texas Tech built its lead.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee twice robbed Benge of extra-base hits with leaping catches at the wall in the first and sixth.
—CBS News, 22 May 2026
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Jack Leo, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
Harper had the Phillies’ only extra-base hit, a double in the first inning, as Gavin Williams (11 strikeouts in eight innings) and Cade Smith blanked them.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 May 2026
The Gators used three pitchers, committed two critical errors and repeatedly struggled to prevent extra-base hits as Texas Tech built its lead.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee twice robbed Benge of extra-base hits with leaping catches at the wall in the first and sixth.
—CBS News, 22 May 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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