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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Sugano allowed a career-high five extra-base hits and needed 91 pitches, and threw just 51 strikes.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Lowe, the fifth-longest-serving Ray with seven years and 57 days of service time, left ranked among the franchise leaders in numerous categories including homers (157, third); runs (415, sixth); extra-base hits (295, sixth) and doubles (126, eighth).
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
The three-time All-Star outfielder, who played 17 major league seasons, is the Angels’ leader in games played (2,013), hits (2,368), runs batted in (1,292), doubles (489), total bases (3,743), extra-base hits (796) and grand slams (eight).
—Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Sheets has five doubles and two home runs over his past seven games, his most extra-base hits in a seven-game span in his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Lowe, the fifth-longest-serving Ray with seven years and 57 days of service time, left ranked among the franchise leaders in numerous categories including homers (157, third); runs (415, sixth); extra-base hits (295, sixth) and doubles (126, eighth).
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
The three-time All-Star outfielder, who played 17 major league seasons, is the Angels’ leader in games played (2,013), hits (2,368), runs batted in (1,292), doubles (489), total bases (3,743), extra-base hits (796) and grand slams (eight).
—Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Sheets has five doubles and two home runs over his past seven games, his most extra-base hits in a seven-game span in his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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