"on the day"

[Michael Sheehan]

 Baseball commentators use a construction that sounds odd to many ears: "Smith had three singles ON the day." FOR the day seems more traditional. Can anyone shed light on this, especially its origin? Even the editor of the Baseball Almanac drew a blank on this.







Michael J. Sheehan


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