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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Then, after the Red Sox rallied for five runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead, Giolito gave up three more extra-base hits, including a game-tying triple by Zach Neto and a go-ahead double by Schanuel.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
The Crusaders are averaging six runs a game this season, clubbing 85 extra-base hits, including 18 home runs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Acuña did it most recently, with 80 extra-base hits and 73 steals for the 2023 Braves.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
The Crusaders are averaging six runs a game this season, clubbing 85 extra-base hits, including 18 home runs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Acuña did it most recently, with 80 extra-base hits and 73 steals for the 2023 Braves.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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