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
Michael Martinez
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Alabama has now scored seven runs in 11 innings of the tournament despite having only one extra-base hit. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 25 May 2022 The Astros desperately need Altuve back as Aledmys Diaz and Niko Goodrum combined to go 6-for-44 (.136) with just one extra-base hit and two RBIs while playing second base in Altuve’s absence. Matt Young, Chron, 2 May 2022 Duran, who entered the at-bat hitting .304, got his first extra-base hit off a left-handed pitcher all season to stun the Tigers. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022 The Sox struck out 10 times and managed one extra-base hit Tuesday. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021 Ryan Mountcastle hit his 24th extra-base hit since June 1, a total that leads the league. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2022 Marte’s hit drove in Ellis, who led off with a double to center for the team’s first extra-base hit against Wade Miley. Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022 On Wednesday, the only extra-base hit in four innings against McKenzie came from utility infielder Brandon Drury. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022 The second extra-base hit from Haase — batting out of the nine-hole — extended the Tigers' lead to 3-0 in the seventh inning off righty reliever David Phelps, as Reyes followed Haase's double with a single into right field to score him. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2022 See More
Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 25 May 2022 The Astros desperately need Altuve back as Aledmys Diaz and Niko Goodrum combined to go 6-for-44 (.136) with just one extra-base hit and two RBIs while playing second base in Altuve’s absence. Matt Young, Chron, 2 May 2022 Duran, who entered the at-bat hitting .304, got his first extra-base hit off a left-handed pitcher all season to stun the Tigers. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022 The Sox struck out 10 times and managed one extra-base hit Tuesday. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021 Ryan Mountcastle hit his 24th extra-base hit since June 1, a total that leads the league. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2022 Marte’s hit drove in Ellis, who led off with a double to center for the team’s first extra-base hit against Wade Miley. Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022 On Wednesday, the only extra-base hit in four innings against McKenzie came from utility infielder Brandon Drury. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022 The second extra-base hit from Haase — batting out of the nine-hole — extended the Tigers' lead to 3-0 in the seventh inning off righty reliever David Phelps, as Reyes followed Haase's double with a single into right field to score him. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above