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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Spencer Torkelson singled off Sam Hentges (1-4) after Lee's base hit scored automatic runner Riley Greene for a 2-1 lead. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 In the second inning, Witt robbed Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman of a potential base hit to lead off the frame. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 Joey Ortiz followed with another base hit that drove in Jake Bauers, who had walked leading off the inning. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Arizona’s Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo opened the game with base hits. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for base hit

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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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