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total bases

American  
[bey-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

plural noun

Baseball.
  1. the number of bases reached by a batter as a result of base hits.


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Ohtani has a lot of climbing to ascend the top of the total bases career list.

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

Jim Rice posted 405 total bases in 1978 and Larry Walker, playing home games in the thin air of Coors Field, had 409 in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

Who among active players has the most total bases?

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