one-base hit

[ wuhn-beys ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. single ( def 24 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-base hit¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

This advice was heeded, and as a result the next man got to first and on another one-base hit managed to reach third.

From Project Gutenberg

Then came another one-base hit, and amid a wild yelling the runner from second slid in over the home plate.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Tom came to the bat, and was lucky enough to make a clean one-base hit.

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