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noun Baseball.

a fair ball enabling the batter to reach base without the commission of an error in the field or the making of a force-out or fielder's choice on another base runner.

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Origin of base hit

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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How to use base hit in a sentence

Balls up the middle or through the hole in right were base hits for a century — until organizations decided to swallow them up with defensive shifts.
Baseball has always been about numbers. Analytics are changing how we view its milestones.|Barry Svrluga|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
If the ring is thrown over one of the "base-hit" or "two-bagger" pegs, it shows the number of bases secured.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Chance was up first in the ninth and he pushed a base hit to right field.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
A hit which gains him a single base only is called a "base hit."
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller

He was flabbergasted for a while,” replied Joe, “but he finally called it a two-base hit and let it go at that.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
This advice was heeded, and as a result the next man got to first and on another one-base hit managed to reach third.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield

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