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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Chapman issued a leadoff walk to Robert, who stole second base to get into scoring position and then came home to score the winning run on Baldwin’s base hit.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The literal base hit, a double, plated Ben Rice before Oswaldo Cabrera scored on newcomer Cody Bellinger’s sac fly.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
A couple of extra base hits, and now one hitter sees one of his teammates use it.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The 32-year-old reached another milestone on Thursday night, recording his 500th extra base hit in his 999th career game.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The literal base hit, a double, plated Ben Rice before Oswaldo Cabrera scored on newcomer Cody Bellinger’s sac fly.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
A couple of extra base hits, and now one hitter sees one of his teammates use it.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The 32-year-old reached another milestone on Thursday night, recording his 500th extra base hit in his 999th career game.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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