sacrifice hit
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"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
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
The Charlestonian second baseman made a sacrifice hit that advanced the catcher to third.
From The Dozen from Lakerim by Rupert Hughes
Of course the object of the batsman who succeeds him would be to send the runner home the best way he can, either by a base hit or a sacrifice hit.
From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Henry Chadwick
Then came a sacrifice hit by Spud, that advanced the runner to third, and on another one-base hit, this run came in amid a wild cheering by the Brill followers.
From The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds by Edward Stratemeyer
