safe hit

Mullin of Detroit and Hamilton of St. Louis added their names to the list of hurlers who have held opponents without a safe hit in nine innings.

From Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 by

Make a safe hit and bring Jack in,” said Gif Garrison.

From The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine by Edward Stratemeyer

The ball struck on fair ground and bounded very high, and was a safe hit.

From The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey

You held those fellows down and never gave them a single safe hit!

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Burt L. Standish

One safe hit to the outfield was all they needed, and they sent a pinch-hitter to the bat to bring in the fellows that were dancing about on the bases.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield