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Definition of Extra innings
1. Noun. Overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball.
Definition of Extra innings
1. Noun. (baseball) Additional innings needed to break a tie. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extra Innings
Literary usage of Extra innings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Henry Newbolt, Charles Hanbury-Williams (1901)
"... frequently at fault; and in the Surrey match Hayes, Abel, Mr. Crawford, and
Stedman had an extra innings each, whilst Lees was presented with a couple. ..."
2. Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes (1895)
"If the score be even, extra innings are played. Players go to the bat in regular
sequence, as their names appear on the score- book at the commencement of ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"The outer stands quivered with indignation at the sudden turn of fortune, and
then gave themselves up to secret hopes of extra innings. ..."
4. The Woman's Book of Sports: A Practical Guide to Physical Development and by Jahial Parmly Paret (1901)
"When the score is tied at the end of the ninth inning, extra innings are played
until one side is ahead in runs at the end of an even number of innings. ..."
5. News Writing, the Gathering, Handling and Writing of News Stories by Matthew Lyle Spencer (1917)
"... the best team win in extra innings. That ninth round saw three Detroit pitchers,
Dame Fortune, Herr Billiken, Mr. Providence and all the gods of Olympus ..."
6. Pharmaceutical Patent Issues: Interpreting Gatt: Congressional Hearings by Orrin G. Hatch (2000)
"Just as the umpire added extra innings to help the home team, now Congress,
through a mistake, has added extra time to help the patent holder. ..."
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