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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His 38 extra base hits rank fifth in MLB behind only Judge, Ohtani, Gunnar Henderson and Bobby Witt Jr., and his 150 total bases rank eighth in MLB across all positions.
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
Pete Rose, 83, has more base hits (4,256) than anyone but has been kept from Cooperstown due to his ties to baseball betting.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 20 June 2024
Taff also notched nine extra base hits, 19 RBIs and a 1.215 OPS.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Dylan Carlson sent a base hit to the right side to score Walker.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
Pete Rose, 83, has more base hits (4,256) than anyone but has been kept from Cooperstown due to his ties to baseball betting.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 20 June 2024
Taff also notched nine extra base hits, 19 RBIs and a 1.215 OPS.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Dylan Carlson sent a base hit to the right side to score Walker.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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