sacrifice hit

Wherever a state has become great or a cause victorious, wherever a hero--a Socrates or a Christ--has appeared among men, there has been the willingness, when necessary, to make the "sacrifice hit."

From The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work by Allan Hoben

Socrates, an old Greek, made a sacrifice hit when he was put to death in prison with poison, because he wanted to make the young men of Athens wiser.

From Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls by Howard J. (Howard James) Chidley

Martin Luther made a sacrifice hit when he went to Worms, although he feared the Pope would kill him.

From Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls by Howard J. (Howard James) Chidley

Another good effort for a sacrifice hit is to bunt the ball so that it may roll towards third base, out of reach of the baseman or pitcher.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Henry Chadwick

"Oh! yes," says one boy, "I know; a fellow who makes his sacrifice hit."

From Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O by Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett) Reed