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

Just one — the Northwestern home run that broke the streak — was an extra-base hit. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 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

With Australia needing one run to advance, Chris Burke walked with one out in the bottom half and Lee robbed Rixon Wingrove of an extra-base hit with a sliding, backhand catch in the right-center gap. —Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026

So far through Japan’s undefeated first three games Yoshida is 5 for 10 with three extra-base hits, four scored and six runs batted in. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extra-base hit

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