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

Despite 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

Examples of extra-base hit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And for an offense that managed just one extra-base hit in the series, coming in the final inning, that leaves behind an unfilled filling for an offensive unit that produced so many scoring opportunities in the regular season. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The numbers, however, weren’t great, with Ohtani going 5-for-21 with eight strikeouts and just one extra-base hit. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

And his 19 extra-base hits led all players around the league. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

He's tied for third in the major leagues with 26 hits this month, and also ranks among National League leaders this month in extra-base hits, RBIs, total bases, doubles and runs. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extra-base hit

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