Dictionary definition: sacrifice fly

Article: The sacrifice fly is a fairly mundane statistical ...
The National Pastime;  January 1, 2004 ;     672 words ...THE SACRIFICE FLY is a fairly mundane statistical category to most fans ... runner had to score for a batter to receive credit for a sacrifice fly. From 1908 to 1925 a sacrifice fly could be awarded when there was either zero or one out ...

Article: CHIEFS TAKE A TUMBLE; WITH PLAYOFF HOPES WANING, DURHAM SCORES ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  August 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Michel Hernandez as the Bulls stole ... of an RBI single from Riggans and a sacrifice fly by Hernandez. They were the first ... Pete Orr put up another run with a sacrifice fly that brought home Desmond. But Sonnanstine ...

Article: A's continue to excel in extra innings Dye's sacrifice ...
Oakland Tribune;  June 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Thursday night. Jermaine Dye hit a sacrifice fly that scored Eric Byrnes without a play ... Byrnes, who also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. "When we come ... many scoring chances after Byrnes' sacrifice fly scored Kotsay in the first. Kotsay ...

Article: Sacrifice Fly Puts Braves Over Astros 6-5
AP Online;  August 6, 2004 ;     635 words ... ... Giles (22) watches his pinch-hit sacrifice fly as Houston Astros catcher Brad Ausmus ... Aug. 5, 2004, in Houston. Giles' sacrifice fly scored the Braves' J.D. Drew ... Phillip) Pinch-hitter Marcus Giles' sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead run in the ...

Article: Barmes' sacrifice fly gives Rockies 5-4 win
AP Online;  July 7, 2009 ;     639 words ... ... fueled eighth-inning rally with a sacrifice fly, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a ... Barmes followed with the tie-breaking sacrifice fly. Alan Embree (2-2) picked up the ... against the Rockies. Chris Ianetta's sacrifice fly started the Rockies' three-run fourth ...

Article: Wiscasset advances on sixth-inning sacrifice fly
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  June 4, 2003 ;     595 words ... ... Wiscasset advances on sixth-inning sacrifice fly Byline: From staff reports Edition ... a one-hitter and Kirsten Benn's sacrifice fly provided the winning run as Wiscasset ... in the fourth, but Williams had a sacrifice fly as Wells scored two in the fifth for ...

Article: DIVISION CHAMPIONS GET PAST GARCIA, M'S SACRIFICE ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... and in the eighth, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Lee Stevens, breaking a 2-2 tie ... load the bases, setting up Stevens' sacrifice fly. Garcia worked seven innings, allowing ... triple, and scored on a one-out sacrifice fly by Alex Rodriguez. A walk and a single ...