A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RBI

Sun, 18 Jan '26
One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth
Thu, 15 Jan '26
Stat for Aaron Judge
Fri, 5 Sep '25
Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short
Mon, 5 May '25
Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"
Wed, 9 Apr '25
Diamond stat
Sun, 30 Mar '25
Stat achieved after a bases-loaded walk
Wed, 26 Mar '25
Slugger's stat
Sun, 12 Jan '25
Result of a hit single, maybe
Tue, 7 Jan '25
High stat for a heavy hitter
Wed, 18 Dec '24
One of 1,000 for Darryl Strawberry, for short
Wed, 23 Oct '24
Stat for a successful squeeze play
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Slugger's stat
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Slugger's stat
Sun, 9 Jun '24
One of four for a grand slam
Thu, 21 Mar '24
Hitter's stat, for short
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Diamond stat
Thu, 29 Feb '24
Baseball stat
Sun, 10 Dec '23
19-Down for a cleanup hitter
Sun, 30 Jul '23
One of a record 2,297 for Hank Aaron
Fri, 19 May '23
One of a record 2,297 for Hank Aaron, for short
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Softball stat
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Metric for a Met, for short
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Softball stat
Sun, 16 Oct '22
One of 2,297 for Hank Aaron, for short
Fri, 9 Sep '22
1 of 2,297 for Hank Aaron
Wed, 27 Jul '22
Box score stat
Mon, 7 Mar '22
Slugger's stat, for short
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Slugging stat
Mon, 13 Sep '21
Slugger's stat
Sun, 16 May '21
Reward for a big hit, say
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Diamond stat
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Diamond stat
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Diamond stat
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Slugger's stat
Sat, 9 Jan '21
Result of a clutch hit, maybe, for short
Tue, 5 Jan '21
Slugger's stat