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
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The buzz: Almost nobody sold at the trade deadline like the Rays, who shipped out Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes — who was 5-for-12 with three extra-base hits against his ex-team in April — and Amed Rosario, among others, in July.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Mullins dazzled on both sides, making a leaping grab at the warning track to rob Manny Machado of an extra-base hit in the eighth and driving in two runs of his own in Baltimore’s six-run third.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
With two outs, the Giants scored two runs on three consecutive extra-base hits: a double by Michael Conforto, an RBI triple by Hill and an RBI double by Jorge Soler.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 28 July 2024
Manaea kept his opponents 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and gave up just one extra-base hit.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Mullins dazzled on both sides, making a leaping grab at the warning track to rob Manny Machado of an extra-base hit in the eighth and driving in two runs of his own in Baltimore’s six-run third.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
With two outs, the Giants scored two runs on three consecutive extra-base hits: a double by Michael Conforto, an RBI triple by Hill and an RBI double by Jorge Soler.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 28 July 2024
Manaea kept his opponents 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and gave up just one extra-base hit.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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