Editing Extra-base hit

{{Short description|In baseball, a hit that allows the batter to advance beyond first base}}
{{sabermetric | formula = <math>XBH = 2B + 3B + HR</math>}}
In [[baseball]], an '''extra-base hit''' ('''EB''', '''EBH''' or '''XBH'''<!--ref for XBH only--><ref name="MLB abbrevs">{{cite web|title=Baseball Basics: Abbreviations|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/baseball_basics/abbreviations.jsp|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=April 20, 2014}}</ref>), also known as a '''long hit''', is any [[hit (baseball)|base hit]] on which the [[batting (baseball)|batter]] is able to advance past first base without the benefit of a fielder either committing an [[error (baseball)|error]] or opting to make a throw to retire another [[baserunning|base runner]] (see [[fielder's choice]]). Extra-base hits are often not listed separately in tables of [[baseball statistics]], but are easily determined by calculating the sum total of a batter's [[double (baseball)|double]]s, [[triple (baseball)|triple]]s, and [[home run]]s.<ref name=career/> Extra-base hits are particularly valuable because they ensure that there will be no runners on base that will be [[Force out|forced]] to advance on the next [[fair ball]].

Another related statistic of interest that can be calculated is "extra bases on long hits". A batter gets three of these for each home run, two for each triple, and one for each double. Thus, leading the league in "Most extra bases in long hits" is a significant accomplishment in power hitting.

The statistic Extra-Base Hits Allowed (for example by a pitcher or by the fielding team in general) is denoted by the abbreviation '''XBA'''.<ref name="MLB abbrevs" />

==Major League Baseball leaders==
[[File:Hank Aaron 1960.png|thumb|right|200px|Hank Aaron holds the record for most extra-base hits, at 1,477.]]

===Career===
{{Further|List of Major League Baseball career extra base hits leaders}}
The record for most career extra-base hits is 1,477, held by [[Hank Aaron]].<ref name="career">{{cite web|title=Career Leaders & Records for Extra-Base Hits|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/XBH_career.shtml|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=April 20, 2014}}</ref> Among players with at least 1,000 career hits, [[Mark McGwire]] is the only one to have had at least half of his hits go for extra bases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batting Season Finder: For combined seasons, in the regular season, requiring Hits >= 1000 and Extra Base Hits >= 0.50 × Hits, sorted by descending Extra Base Hits. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/8M8ej |access-date=March 24, 2024 |work=Stathead.com}}</ref>

===Season===
There have been 15 instances of a player recording 100 extra-base hits in a single season; [[Lou Gehrig]], [[Chuck Klein]] and [[Todd Helton]] are the only players to have achieved this twice, with Helton the only one to do so in consecutive seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batting Season Finder: For single seasons, in the regular season, requiring Extra Base Hits >= 100, sorted by ascending Season. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/otMvs |access-date=March 24, 2024 |work=Stathead.com}}</ref>

The top 5 are as follows: (totals are current through the end of the 2016 season)<ref name="singleseason">{{cite web|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Extra-Base Hits|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/XBH_season.shtml|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2015}}</ref>

#[[Babe Ruth]] (1921) – 119
#[[Lou Gehrig]] (1927) – 117
#[[Barry Bonds]] (2001) – 107
#[[Chuck Klein]] (1930) – 107
#[[Todd Helton]] (2001) – 105

===Single game===
The modern-era record for most extra-base hits by one batter, in one game, is five, held by 15 different players, including [[Lou Boudreau]], [[Joe Adcock]], [[Willie Stargell]], [[Steve Garvey]], [[Shawn Green]], [[Kelly Shoppach]], [[Josh Hamilton]], [[Jackie Bradley Jr.]], [[Kris Bryant]], [[José Ramírez (infielder)|José Ramírez]], [[Matt Carpenter (baseball)|Matt Carpenter]], [[Alex Dickerson]], [[Luis Urías]],<ref name="5XBH game">{{cite web |title=Batting Game Finder: For single games, in the regular season, requiring Extra Base Hits >= 5, sorted by descending Date. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/MIvz9 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Stathead.com}}</ref> [[Adolis García]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Art |date=2023-04-23 |title=Adolis Garcia Bombs Way Into Texas Rangers, MLB Record Books |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/adolis-garcia-texas-rangers-major-league-baseball-records-home-runs-total-bases-oakland-athletics-recap#:~:text=Per%20Stathead%2C%20El%20Bombi's%20five,Brewers'%20Luis%20Ur%C3%ADas%20in%202021. |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> and most recently [[Shohei Ohtani]]. Adock, Green, and Hamilton did so while hitting [[List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders|four home runs]].<ref name="5XBH game" /> In the postseason, [[Albert Pujols]], [[Hideki Matsui]], [[Bob Robertson]], [[Frank Isbell]] and [[Enrique Hernández (baseball)|Enrique Hernández]] have all recorded four extra-base hits in a game.<ref>{{cite web|first=David |last=Schoenfield |date=October 11, 2011 |title=Pujols awesome; Brewer rotation in trouble |work=[[ESPN.com]] |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/17453/pujols-awesome-brewer-rotation-in-trouble|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref>

===Consecutive games===
[[Paul Waner]] (1927) and [[Chipper Jones]] (2006) jointly hold the longest hitting streak for extra bases. Both players recorded extra-base hits in 14 consecutive games.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

==Team records==
The Boston Red Sox recorded 17 extra-base hits in a 29–4 victory against the St. Louis Browns in 1950.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Batting Game Finder: For single games, from 1901 to 2024, in the regular season, requiring Extra Base Hits >= 15, sorted by descending Extra Base Hits. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/8C0hu |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Stathead.com |publisher=}}</ref> In the postseason, the team single game record for extra-base hits is 13, by the New York Yankees against the Red Sox in game 3 of the [[2004 ALCS]].<ref name="Team Postseason XBH">{{cite web |title=Team Batting Game Finder: For single games, from 1901 to 2024, in the postseason, requiring Extra Base Hits >= 9, sorted by descending Extra Base Hits. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/2FrrA |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Stathead.com |publisher=}}</ref> Two teams have 9 extra-base hits in a World Series game, namely the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (in game 7 vs the Washington Senators) and the 2007 Boston Red Sox (game 1, vs the Colorado Rockies).<ref name="Team Postseason XBH"/>

The 2003 Boston Red Sox had 649 extra-base hits, the most by one team in a single season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040109&content_id=626676&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022908/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040109&content_id=626676&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2017|title=Red Sox announce 2004 Major League coaching staff|publisher=Boston Red Sox|date=January 9, 2004|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Team+hitting&game_type=%27R%27&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code=%27MLB%27&sectionType=st&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1502059280350&sortColumn=xbh&sortOrder=%27desc%27&extended=1&timeframe=&playerType=QUALIFIER&sportCode=%27mlb%27&split=&team_id=&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=|title=MLB Team Hitting Statistics|work=MLB.com|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Slugging average]]
*[[Total bases]]

==References==
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{{Baseball statistics}}

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