1996 -- Seattle's Alex Rodriguez set a major league record for a shortstop with his 88th
extra base hit in an 8-5 win over Kansas City.
On an
extra base hit, they will look back at the runner three different times -- (1) immediately after their first step to the outfield, (2) when the ball passes the outfielder, and (3) just as the outfielder reaches to pick up the ball.
It was Lidbury's third career hit and second
extra base hit (the other was a home run).
Also getting
extra base hits for the Grenadiers were Jaimie Klicka (2B) and Morgan Leach (2B).
Chicago's
extra base hits as a percentage of total hits--26 percent in 1963, 24 percent in 1964, and 27 percent in 1965--was below the league norm of 29 percent each year.
In Serna's absence, freshman outfielder Aaron Jones has hit leadoff and is batting .444, but he also has two of Oregon's three home runs and four of the 17
extra base hits by the Ducks.
It's a hitter's slugging average, which measures how many
extra base hits he gets.
As the Cardinals' lineup included the same LHB both before and after the RF screen was installed, the change in
extra base hits by LHB should be due to the screen.
He also had a double to reach 1,000 career
extra base hits.
The Cougars used a walk and a pair of
extra base hits to strike twice in the fourth.
Wodatch started all 32 games this season for the AmCats and batted an impressive .345, including 15
extra base hits. He had 13 rbis, 11 walks and was the team leader in slugging, hits, runs scored and doubles.