sac fly

noun

ˈsak-ˈflī 

plural sac flies

baseball, informal

: sacrifice fly

The Cardinals ended the scoring on Lonnie Smith's bases-loaded sac fly in the eighth.

—Jim Kaplan

Examples of sac fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

José Caballero added an RBI single in the seventh and scored on Grisham’s sac fly as the Yankees scored more than four runs for the first time in 13 games. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Cruz, who also gave up an RBI single to Anthony Seigler and a game-tying sac fly to Tsung-Che Cheng, made sure to take responsibility for his part in the loss. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Myles Straw delivered a late sac fly, capitalizing on an RBI situation. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Caminero produced a sac fly, but Richie Palacios grounded into a double play, made possible with a standout play by second baseman Nasim Nunez on the turn. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

sac short for sacrifice entry 1

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sac fly

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny