run batted in

[ ruhn bat-id in ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. a runner advanced to home for a score by a particular player at bat, as when they get a hit or a walk with the bases loaded: a category important in individual offensive statistics. : R.B.I.

Word History and Origins

Origin of run batted in¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Chisholm started all five games and batted .238 with five hits, one home run, one run batted in and three runs scored.

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Just one for 10 in the previous three games, Betts was four for six with four runs batted in and three runs scored.

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His production hasn’t slowed in the playoffs — he’s added two homers and seven runs batted in.

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In the Dodgers’ two losses, the slugger is one for eight with four strikeouts and no runs batted in.

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Critics point out that Rose’s hits were mostly singles and doubles and that his runs batted in total, 1,314, was sorely lacking.

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