moon shotn.2
/ˈmuːn ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈmun ˌʃɑt/ Baseball.
A type of hit characterized by its great height; esp. one which sends the ball over the left-field fence, scoring a home run.
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1961 Sports Illustr. 1 May 9 [Moon] developed a swing, called the Moonshot, which is a little bit of a golf shot, and which enables him to hit the ball to left field with power instead of pulling it to right field, as most left-handed hitters do.
1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Sept. d1 Willie came right out the chute in the first inning and hit a two-run moon shot.
1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) iv. 89 Dave Kingman, who has caught on with the club as a designated hitter this year, bombed a moon shot up onto the left-field embankment.
1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Sunday Mag.) c23 There is Big B, the Ruth-shaped Bantus slugger, whacking a moonshot homer that nearly collides with the EI tracks beyond the right-field fence.
2001 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 19 Feb. 5 c Eddie hit towering moon shots. As many homers as he hit, I would be willing to bet he also led the league in balls caught at the fence.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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