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
Michael MartinezExamples of extra-base hit in a Sentence
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After watching Ohtani swing a cricket bat during a rain delay Sunday, then return to the field and collect a pair of extra-base hits when the game resumed, Outman decided to do the same Monday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Garcia saved a potential extra-base hit and a run from scoring.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Hercules doesn’t have a home run and has recorded just 23 extra-base hits this season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Oneil Cruz: The 25-year-old flashed his potential over 87 games last season, belting out 17 home runs and logging 34 total extra-base hits in 331 at-bats.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Neto has three hits this spring, and all are extra-base hits.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 29 Feb. 2024
McArthur surrendered six extra-base hits including a two-run homer to Guardians catcher Bo Naylor.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Most of the Giants’ offense, however, came on a two-RBI single from Casey Schmitt, driving home Luis Matos and David Villar, whose back-to-back doubles amounted to the Giants’ only extra-base hits.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Last season, Vaz hit .279 with 124 hits, 32 extra-base hits, 51 RBIs and a .373 on-base percentage.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Garcia saved a potential extra-base hit and a run from scoring.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Hercules doesn’t have a home run and has recorded just 23 extra-base hits this season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Oneil Cruz: The 25-year-old flashed his potential over 87 games last season, belting out 17 home runs and logging 34 total extra-base hits in 331 at-bats.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Neto has three hits this spring, and all are extra-base hits.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 29 Feb. 2024
McArthur surrendered six extra-base hits including a two-run homer to Guardians catcher Bo Naylor.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Most of the Giants’ offense, however, came on a two-RBI single from Casey Schmitt, driving home Luis Matos and David Villar, whose back-to-back doubles amounted to the Giants’ only extra-base hits.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Last season, Vaz hit .279 with 124 hits, 32 extra-base hits, 51 RBIs and a .373 on-base percentage.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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