Editing Home run (section)

{{Short description|Four-base hit resulting in a run by the batter in baseball}}
{{Other uses}}
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[[File:20060825 Barry Bonds follow through.jpg|right|thumb|Barry Bonds holds the [[List of lifetime home run leaders through history|all-time]] home run record in [[Major League Baseball]]]]
[[File:WBC2006 Sadaharu Oh.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Sadaharu Oh]], pictured here in 2006, holds the officially verified all-time world home run record in professional baseball.]]
In [[baseball]], a '''home run''' (abbreviated '''HR''') is scored when the [[Baseball (ball)|ball]] is hit in such a way that the [[batting (baseball)|batter]] is able to circle the bases and reach [[home plate]] [[safe (baseball)|safely]] in one play without any [[error (baseball)|errors]] being committed by the [[Defense (sports)|defensive]] team. A home run is usually achieved by hitting the ball over the [[outfield]] fence between the [[foul pole]]s (or hitting either foul pole) without the ball touching the [[Baseball field|field]].

[[Inside-the-park home run]]s where the batter reaches home safely while the baseball is in play on the field are infrequent. In very rare cases, a fielder attempting to catch a ball in flight may misplay it and knock it over the outfield fence, resulting in a home run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-history-jose-canseco-head-home-run|title=This Day in Texas Rangers History: Jose Canseco's Head Produces Home Run and All-Time Blooper|last=Halicke|first=Chris|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=26 May 2020|access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>

An [[official scorer]] will credit the batter with a [[hit (baseball)|hit]], a [[Run (baseball)|run]] scored, and a [[run batted in]] (RBI), as well as an RBI for each [[Base running|runner on base]]. The pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit and a run, with additional runs charged for each base-runner that scores.

Home runs are among the most popular aspects of baseball and, as a result, prolific home run hitters are usually the most popular among fans and consequently the highest paid by teams—hence the old saying, "Home run hitters drive [[Cadillac]]s, and singles hitters drive [[Ford Motor Company|Fords]]" (coined, circa 1948, by veteran pitcher [[Fritz Ostermueller]], by way of mentoring his young teammate, [[Ralph Kiner]]).<ref>Johnson, Vince. [http://www.mediafire.com/view/874f1i1aijix138/.png "Once Over Lightly"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 7, 1949. Retrieved December 2, 2018. "Once, while Kiner was trying futilely to place his hits, old Fritz Ostermueller came through with a sage observation. 'Ralph,' he said, 'the right-hand batters who hit to the right field are driving Fords. The right-hand batters who hit over the fence in left are driving Cadillacs.' Kiner, by the way, is driving a Cadillac."</ref><ref>Kiner, Ralph; Peary, Danny. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/04/sports/backtalk-the-view-from-kiner-s-korner.html "BackTalk; The View From Kiner's Korner"]. The New York Times. April 4, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2018. "Another quote that has been attributed to me is, 'Home-run hitters drive Cadillacs and singles hitters drive Fords.' That was actually first said by my Pirates teammate, pitcher Fritz Ostermueller."</ref><ref name="Corbett">{{Sabrbio|b65aaec9|Ralph Kiner|Warren Corbett|July 16, 2011}}</ref>

Nicknames for a home run include "homer", "round-tripper", "four-bagger", "big fly", "goner" "dinger", "long ball", "jack", "quadruple",{{cn|date=April 2025}} "moon shot", "bomb", "tater", and "blast", while a player hitting a home run may be said to have "gone deep" or "gone yard".<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Landers |title=The 26 best nicknames for a home run, ranked |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/ranking-the-26-best-nicknames-for-a-home-run-c294721188 |website=MLB.com |date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>