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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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
In 2024 Refsnyder hit .283 with 28 extra-base hits including 11 home runs, 40 RBIs and a .830 OPS (129 OPS+) in 93 games for the Red Sox.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
More news: Dodgers' Freddie Freeman Praises Fans, Family After Historic Grand Slam
Freeman went 4 for 14 with no extra-base hits in four games against the Padres.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
In 2024 Refsnyder hit .283 with 28 extra-base hits including 11 home runs, 40 RBIs and a .830 OPS (129 OPS+) in 93 games for the Red Sox.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
More news: Dodgers' Freddie Freeman Praises Fans, Family After Historic Grand Slam
Freeman went 4 for 14 with no extra-base hits in four games against the Padres.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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 Nov. 2024.
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