base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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While a Red, Rose made base hit number 4,192, passing the great Ty Cobb.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In late August, Lindor and good friend Javier Baez, whom the Mets acquired weeks earlier from the Chicago Cubs, began flashing a thumbs-down sign upon getting base hits in response to fans who booed the team throughout a disappointing season.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The base hit didn't mean anything to the Rangers in the standings given they're already eliminated from playoff contention.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Sep. 2024
Wilmer Flores was not credited with a base hit or any RBIs on the ball off his bat that opened the scoring but provided a pair of singles for his fourth multi-hit game of the season, the second of which came after the Pirates swapped in a right-handed reliever for the left-handed Pérez.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In late August, Lindor and good friend Javier Baez, whom the Mets acquired weeks earlier from the Chicago Cubs, began flashing a thumbs-down sign upon getting base hits in response to fans who booed the team throughout a disappointing season.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The base hit didn't mean anything to the Rangers in the standings given they're already eliminated from playoff contention.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Sep. 2024
Wilmer Flores was not credited with a base hit or any RBIs on the ball off his bat that opened the scoring but provided a pair of singles for his fourth multi-hit game of the season, the second of which came after the Pirates swapped in a right-handed reliever for the left-handed Pérez.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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