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

In between, Story collected a double, his first extra-base hit since April 29, and was rewarded with cheers. —Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026

While two of his three strikeouts came on the changeup, four of his five hits — including three extra-base hits (two doubles and a triple) — came against the pitch. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026

Isbel saved a couple of extra-base hits with terrific plays in center field. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026

Isbel made a diving backhand catch in left-center to rob Pérez of an extra-base hit with a runner on in the eighth. —CBS News, 9 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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