sacrifice hit
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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
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)
The Charlestonian second baseman made a sacrifice hit that advanced the catcher to third.
From The Dozen from Lakerim by Hughes, Rupert
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
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
