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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Betts has notched only three base hits, none for extra bases, in 23 at-bats with five strikeouts.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
No matter, the top four hitters went 1-for-15 on the evening, the lone hit a ninth-inning base hit by Smith.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The reigning National League MVP’s fourth extra base hit of the game tied a World Series record set by Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox in 1906.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
After a force out, Max Muncy and Kiké Hernandez jumped on hanging sliders for base hits, driving in one run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
No matter, the top four hitters went 1-for-15 on the evening, the lone hit a ninth-inning base hit by Smith.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The reigning National League MVP’s fourth extra base hit of the game tied a World Series record set by Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox in 1906.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
After a force out, Max Muncy and Kiké Hernandez jumped on hanging sliders for base hits, driving in one run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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