sacrifice hit

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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

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

It also shows, as far as sacrifice hit figures can show, which batsman did the best team-work batting.

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

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 Stratemeyer, Edward