big fly
noun
baseball, informal
: home run
Throughout the 1987 season, batters hit a big fly once every thirty-two at bats, a ridiculous increase over 1986, when batters homered once every thirty-seven at bats.—
David Vincent et al., The Midsummer Classic: the Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game, 2001
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“Big fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20fly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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