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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About that first inning ... Kansas City Royals infielder Maikel Garcia got things started with a solid base hit through the middle against the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Rather than ruling it an error or a base hit, the second base umpire, Adam Hamari, called an infield fly.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Jake Cronenworth followed with a base hit, putting the potential tying run in the on-deck circle with Machado at the plate, but Estrada fielded a hard grounder off the bat of Machado that started an inning-ending double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Razorbacks got within 6-2 on a base hit by Cylie Halvorson that was coupled with a throwing error on the Bulldogs, along with an RBI groundout by Lauren Camenzind.
—Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Later, Waters made a diving grab to rob Rangers outfielder Evan Carter of a base hit.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
Morgan's game-winning base hit in extra innings of Game 5 in the National League Division Series will live forever.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
Belt and Guerrero went back-to-back and Toronto took a 7-4 lead in the seventh inning after Dalton Varsho hit a two-out RBI single and later scored when Hernandez misplayed Alejandro Kirk’s base hit.
—Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Other teams, however, have refused to trade their big swings for more humble base hits, effectively increasing strikeout rates for the league as a whole.
—Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Rather than ruling it an error or a base hit, the second base umpire, Adam Hamari, called an infield fly.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Jake Cronenworth followed with a base hit, putting the potential tying run in the on-deck circle with Machado at the plate, but Estrada fielded a hard grounder off the bat of Machado that started an inning-ending double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Razorbacks got within 6-2 on a base hit by Cylie Halvorson that was coupled with a throwing error on the Bulldogs, along with an RBI groundout by Lauren Camenzind.
—Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Later, Waters made a diving grab to rob Rangers outfielder Evan Carter of a base hit.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
Morgan's game-winning base hit in extra innings of Game 5 in the National League Division Series will live forever.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
Belt and Guerrero went back-to-back and Toronto took a 7-4 lead in the seventh inning after Dalton Varsho hit a two-out RBI single and later scored when Hernandez misplayed Alejandro Kirk’s base hit.
—Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Other teams, however, have refused to trade their big swings for more humble base hits, effectively increasing strikeout rates for the league as a whole.
—Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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