earned run

noun

: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error before the fielding team has had a chance to make the third putout of the inning

Examples of earned run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Since signing a four-year, $44 million free-agent contract this offseason, all that matters to Hicks are earned runs and innings pitched. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024 Wilson was named the winner of the Brewers' Unsung Hero Award last season after recording a 2.58 earned run average while filling a variety of roles in the bullpen. Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 Ohtani finished the 2023 season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched). Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 Advertisement Ohtani finished his season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched). Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 In his only appearance against the Rangers, in 2022, the righthander allowed one earned run on one hit in three innings out of the bullpen. Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023 He’s allowed 47 earned runs and 122 hits in 142 innings. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023 Lance Lynn, acquired from the White Sox at the trade deadline, has allowed 18 earned runs over 15 innings in his last three starts and struck out three. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 Verlander — also a three-time Cy Young award winner who’d been acquired from the Mets at the deadline to round out a playoff staff — pitched seven innings, allowing one earned run and striking out six. Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of earned run was in 1871

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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

earned run

noun
: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error
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