at bat
noun
plural at bats
baseball
: a turn at batting
had three hits in five at bats
Note: For the purposes of calculating a player's batting average and slugging percentage, an official at bat is charged for each turn at batting except when the player walks, hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly, is hit by a pitched ball, or is interfered with by the catcher.
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Additionally, Canady has recorded 34 RBIs, 30 hits, six doubles, and 11 home runs in her 101 at bats.
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Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Jackson beat out an infield single against future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton in his first at bat.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
In the nine games since, Soto has scraped together just four hits in 34 at bats.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.
2015 — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester sets a new record for most hitless at bats to begin a career with 58 at bats without a hit.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Jackson beat out an infield single against future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton in his first at bat.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
In the nine games since, Soto has scraped together just four hits in 34 at bats.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.
2015 — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester sets a new record for most hitless at bats to begin a career with 58 at bats without a hit.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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“At bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20bat. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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