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 Orioles in 2024 ranked second in home runs (235), third in extra-base hits (530) and slugging percentage (.435), fourth in runs (786) and RBIs (759) and seventh in hits (1,391) and batting average (.250).
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Julio Rodríguez, the dynamic rookie center fielder who had Seattle’s only extra-base hit, flied out to end the season.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
This was accompanied by six extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple and three home runs), six RBI and six runs scored.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Altuve deposited the eighth off the left-field wall for a double, the second extra-base hit in Houston’s past 74 plate appearances.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Julio Rodríguez, the dynamic rookie center fielder who had Seattle’s only extra-base hit, flied out to end the season.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
This was accompanied by six extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple and three home runs), six RBI and six runs scored.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Altuve deposited the eighth off the left-field wall for a double, the second extra-base hit in Houston’s past 74 plate appearances.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 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 17 Dec. 2024.
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