three-hitter
1
5.1
A baseball game in which a pitcher allows only three hits
- noun
- /θriː ˈhɪtər/
- Jargon
:
tres hits
- Winning pitcher Greg Mead celebrated his victory after delivering a solid three-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
- a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts
- pitched a three-hitter
- threw a three-hitter
Examples
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Pocatello's number-three hitter slapped a sharp liner to left that landed in front of Nelson.
Fiction book (2000) -
Wallace pitched a remarkable game, allowing only three hits in a three-hitter against their rivals.
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Lisa Millonzi had an outstanding performance on the mound, achieving a three-hitter with no earned runs.
Synonyms
1
6.3
A baseball game in which a pitcher allows only three hits
is written in words rather than as a numeral with a hyphen
How Many Hits
five-hitter
1
8.4
- Jargon
1
8.4
four-hitter
1
8.2
- Jargon
1
8.2
three-hitter
1
5.1
- Jargon
1
5.1
two-hitter
2
7.8
- Jargon
2
7.8
one-hitter
2
8.2
- Jargon
2
8.2
no-hitter
20
6.7
- Jargon
20
6.7
Surface Forms
three-hitter singular
three-hitters plural
Morphology
Etymology
Three-hitter comes from the number three ('three') and hitter, from hit ('a time a batter hits the ball'). In baseball this name points to a game where the pitcher allows only three hits, so a three-hitter means the pitcher gave up just three hits.