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In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

Singles are not usually tabulated separately in a player's records, although a player's total number of singles can easily be determined by subtracting doubles, triples and home runs from hits. Tony Gywnn was a great singles hitter.

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 In [[baseball]], a '''single''' is the most common type of [[hit (baseball)|base hit]], accomplished through the act of a [[batting (baseball)|batter]] safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see [[error (baseball)|error]]) or another [[baserunning|runner]] being put out on a [[fielder's choice]].
-Singles are not usually tabulated separately in a player's records, although a player's total number of singles can easily be determined by subtracting [[double (baseball)|doubles]], [[triple (baseball)|triples]] and [[home run]]s from hits.
+Singles are not usually tabulated separately in a player's records, although a player's total number of singles can easily be determined by subtracting [[double (baseball)|doubles]], [[triple (baseball)|triples]] and [[home run]]s from hits.  Tony Gywnn was a great singles hitter.
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