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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Cam Smith is 8-for-30 with five extra-base hits and 12 strikeouts.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Just one — the Northwestern home run that broke the streak — was an extra-base hit.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Those five have so far combined for only one extra-base hit.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
He was named National League rookie of the month after rapping out 17 extra-base hits.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Just one — the Northwestern home run that broke the streak — was an extra-base hit.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Those five have so far combined for only one extra-base hit.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
He was named National League rookie of the month after rapping out 17 extra-base hits.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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