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

But instead of a game-tying extra-base hit, there was more heartache for the Sox when center fielder Byron Buxton made a tremendous diving catch. —Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025

Michael Busch drove an elevated fastball into the seats, the first extra-base hit Sasaki had surrendered all season. —Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

Fraser’s first extra-base hit in conference play provided Arkansas a 4-3 lead. —Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025

Miguel Rojas has one walk, no extra-base hits, no runs and no RBIs. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extra-base hit

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