Base hit
a fair ball enabling the batter to reach base without the commission of an error in the field or the making of a force-out or fielder’s choice on another base runner.
historical examples
chance was up first in the ninth and he pushed a base hit to right field.
pitching in a pinch christy mathewson
a hit which gains him a single base only is called a “base hit.”
outdoor sports and games claude h. miller
should he make more than one base hit, the player on the base advances as many bases as the batter has made.
school, church, and home games george o. draper
schlei made a base hit on the next pitch and scored both men.
pitching in a pinch christy mathewson
a steal is made when a base-runner gets from one base to another without the -ssistance of a base hit or an error.
base-ball john m. ward
he now occasionally makes a base hit if the opposing pitcher is very bad; and his nine wins more than one-half of its games.
letters to his children theodore roosevelt
his greatest fault was that he would not run out on a base hit, but on the contrary would walk to his base.
a ball player’s career adrian c. anson
for instance, he never likes to hear a player hum a tune on the bench, because he thinks it will keep him from getting a base hit.
pitching in a pinch christy mathewson
often i have p-ssed a man to get a supposedly poor batter up and then had him bang out a base hit.
pitching in a pinch christy mathewson
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