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US
/ˈætˈbæt/
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NOUN
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(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
he was at bat when it happened
he got four hits in four at-bats
How To Use at-bat In A Sentence
- What followed was the most controversial at-bat of the game.
- This Duncan rookie has been smashing the ball at a rate of one round-tripper every 4.6 at-bats. Ladies and Gentlemen, the next Mickey Mantle
- Lugo projects to have good at-bats against left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales because Lugo is a good high ball hitter and Morales tends to make most of his mistakes up in the strike zone. Scout's take: Boston Red Sox lineup analysis
- In his first at-bat, the touted slugger reached on an infield hit.
- He had 25 hits in his first 67 at-bats and was errorless in 15 starts (14 at second base, one at shortstop).
- In my first at-bat, I hit one right back to the pitcher, Don Drysdale, who fielded the ball and threw me out.
- In three at-bats he hit into two double plays and one triple play to account for seven outs.
- Still, Jeter has used it for his at-bat song of late, as well as Philadelphia has no equivalent swat stars, with many of a citys tip bent carrying languished for years upon you guessed it Jay-Zs old label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Archive 2009-10-01
- Slow Out of the Gate Derek Jeter's 3-for-18 start this season for a .167 batting average matches the worst 18-at-bat stretch to begin any of his 16 full seasons with the Yankees. Have Pitchers Figured Out Jeter?
- He was lifted in the sixth inning after getting four at-bats, almost exactly the kind of acclimation Maddon hoped to get for Baldelli. USATODAY.com