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 Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett)

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

This is a very erroneous idea of the true intent of a sacrifice hit.

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

The batter up tried a sacrifice hit, but the ball rolled down well towards the pitcher, who landed it at first in a twinkling.

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

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 Hoben, Allan