total bases
Americanplural noun
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani became the first player in 23 years and only 19th in MLB history to reach 400 total bases in a season.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
Accumulating 400 total bases in a season doesn’t have the panache of, say, batting .400.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024
His New York Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig eclipsed 400 total bases a record five times, and fellow Hall of Famers Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein and Rogers Hornsby each accomplished it twice.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024
Babe Ruth set the record of 457 total bases in 1921 and accumulated 417 in 1927, the year he hit 60 home runs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024
His 131 total bases topped the big leagues and he was third in OPS at 1.024 behind the Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Houston’s Kyle Tucker.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
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