one-base hit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of one-base hit
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The first man up went out on a pop fly, the second on a foul, and although the third managed to reach second base on what should have really been a one-base hit, the fourth man up knocked an easy one to first which ended their hopes.
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Then came another one-base hit, and amid a wild yelling the runner from second slid in over the home plate.
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This advice was heeded, and as a result the next man got to first and on another one-base hit managed to reach third.
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Cheered as he strode to the mound, Hubbell proceeded to yield a walk and a one-base hit.
From Time Magazine Archive
A one-base hit is secured when the large blade and the end of the handle touch the board as in Fig.
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