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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Steven Kwan led off with a base hit and José Ramírez drew a walk before Chase DeLauter's grounder off opener Anthony Kay moved the runners to second and third. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Bogaerts, Ethan Salas and Luis Campusano hit consecutive one-out singles, with Campusano’s base hit to right driving in Bogaerts. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 After Miguel Vargas lined a base hit to left to lead off the fourth, Murakami drove a first-pitch elevated sinker 440 feet into the right-field stands for his first postseason home run. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Kody Clemens and Brooks Lee followed Bell’s knock with base hits of their own and the Twins toppled the Atlanta Braves 6-4 to complete a stunning sweep. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for base hit

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of base hit was in 1870

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base hit

noun
: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach base safely with no error made and no base runner forced out
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