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

Despite 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

Examples of extra-base hit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And his 19 extra-base hits led all players around the league. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

In that span, the lefty has slugged 44 extra-base hits, including 24 home runs, while recording 17 steals in that 63-game stretch. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

He's tied for third in the major leagues with 26 hits this month, and also ranks among National League leaders this month in extra-base hits, RBIs, total bases, doubles and runs. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The Dodgers logged just two other extra-base hits, a double from Will Smith to lead off the fourth, and an RBI double from Mookie Betts in the ninth. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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