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)

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

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

If you are, I suppose you know what is meant by a sacrifice hit.

From Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls by Chidley, Howard J. (Howard James)

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)