one-base hit

American  

[wuhn-beys] / ˈwʌnˌbeɪs /

noun

Baseball.

1. single.

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Etymology

Origin of one-base hit

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Cheered as he strode to the mound, Hubbell proceeded to yield a walk and a one-base hit.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward

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

From The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College by Stratemeyer, Edward

A strike and two balls, and he made as clean a one-base hit as had his elder brother.

From The Rover Boys at School by Stratemeyer, Edward

A one-base hit is secured when the large blade and the end of the handle touch the board as in Fig.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.