单词 | pinch hit |
释义 | pinch hitn. Baseball. A hit made by a substitute batter. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > types of hit skyscraper1842 single1851 grass trimmer1867 safe hit1867 roller1871 sacrifice1880 triple1880 two-bagger1880 sacrifice hit1881 pop-up1882 pop fly1884 fungo1887 bunt1889 safety1895 bunting1896 drive1896 hit and run1899 pinch hit1905 Texas leaguer1905 squeeze1908 hopper1914 scratch hit1917 squib1929 line-drive1931 nubber1937 lay-in1951 squeeze bunt1952 comebacker1954 moon shot1961 gapper1970 sacrifice fly1970 sacrifice bunt1974 1905 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 26 Apr. 10/3 The principal reason [for Atlanta's defeat]..was the lack of pinch hits when pinch hits were necessary. 1927 Amer. Speech 2 256/1 A ‘pinch-hit’ is a hit at a critical moment. 1966 N.Y. Times (Internat. ed.) 22 Apr. 12/1 California's Joe Adcock hit a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the eleventh inning. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 24 June 1- d/3 With one out, Kautzmann delivered a pinch-hit single to left field to drive in Art LaGaly with the lead run. 1991 M. Mantle My Favorite Summer i. 8 I was hurt with a bad leg and managed to play in only three games—two starts, plus one pinch-hit appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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