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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Busch has five extra-base hits, including two home runs, and 13 RBIs off lefties this year.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
One of them had an extra-base hit (a double).
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The Royals got five extra-base hits in a four-run sixth.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
Second extra-base hit of the day.
—Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
One of them had an extra-base hit (a double).
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The Royals got five extra-base hits in a four-run sixth.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
Second extra-base hit of the day.
—Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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