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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The Dodgers were gifted a runner on third base in the bottom half of the first inning against Nola when Brandon Marsh dove for a Mookie Betts base hit and turned it into a triple.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Every base hit, every walk, every strike, every ball.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
For as long as baseball has existed, a hard line drive that makes it through the infield and touches the outfield grass has almost always resulted in a base hit.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Every base hit, every walk, every strike, every ball.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
For as long as baseball has existed, a hard line drive that makes it through the infield and touches the outfield grass has almost always resulted in a base hit.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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