Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word HITTER

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Definitions of HITTER

1. One who or that which hits.
2. (slang) An assassin for hire; a hitman.
3. (baseball) One who comes up to bat.

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Examples of Using HITTER in a Sentence

• A 15-time All-Star, Smith accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases during his career, and won the National League Silver Slugger Award as the best hitter at shortstop in 1987.
• Snead's nicknames included "The Slammer", "Slammin' Sammy Snead", and "The Long Ball Hitter from West Virginia", and he was admired by many for having a "perfect swing", which generated many imitators.
• In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter.
• The American League was usually regarded as the less "traditional" league during the 20th century, a reputation most exemplified by the introduction of the designated hitter rule in 1973, which encouraged AL managers to largely abandon "smallball" tactics.
• George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
• A two-time All-Star, Olerud was a patient, productive hitter throughout his career, winning the American League batting title in 1993, and finishing as runner-up for the National League batting title in 1998.
• Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, who holds the record for most pinch-hit home runs in Major League Baseball (MLB) history with 23.
• Mo Vaughn, First baseman and Designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and New York Mets, 1995 Major League Baseball MVP.
• George Shuba, Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter, remembered for breaking down the league color barrier by shaking hands with Jackie Robinson.
• The Pacific League has used the designated hitter (DH) rule since 1975, while the Central League has not used the DH outside of interleague play where a Pacific League team is the home team and in the 1985 Japan Series.
• A tremendous power hitter, Foxx retired with the second most home runs, behind only Babe Ruth, and fifth-most runs batted in (RBI).
• Michael John Sweeney (born July 22, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman.
• He won the Silver Slugger Award four times: three as an American League (AL) outfielder (1988, 1990, 1991), and once as a designated hitter (1998).
• The Triple Crown reflects the ability of a hitter to excel in three important ways: to hit safely a high percentage of the time (batting average); to hit the ball long distances (home runs); and to produce when runners are on base, driving them home to score (RBI).
• 1 May – Nolan Ryan pitchers his seventh career no hitter with a 3–0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
• 215 hitter, is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude, the "Mendoza Line", meaning a batting average of.
• As a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times.
• He was not a great hitter and was a slow baserunner, but he had a strong, accurate throwing arm and sound baseball instincts.
• In leagues without a designated hitter, sacrifice bunts are most commonly attempted by pitchers, who are typically not productive hitters.
• A starting pitcher who is replaced by a pinch hitter in the final half inning of a game will still be credited with a complete game.

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