sacrifice hit

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Then, on a sacrifice hit, he advanced to second.

From The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward

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 Chidley, Howard J. (Howard James)

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 Chadwick, Henry

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 Chidley, Howard J. (Howard James)

Another step in advance was made by the committee when they officially recognized a sacrifice hit as a factor in team work at the bat.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 by Chadwick, Henry