- unearned run
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a run scored as the result of defensive errors. Cf. earned run.
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unearned run
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unearned run — ☆ unearned run n. Baseball a run scored against a pitcher that is the result of a fielding error: it is not included in calculating EARNED RUN AVERAGE: cf. EARNED RUN … English World dictionary
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Run average — In baseball statistics, run average (RA) refers to measures of the rate at which runs are allowed or scored. For pitchers, the run average is the number of runs earned or unearned allowed per nine innings. It is calculated using this… … Wikipedia
unearned — adjective Date: 13th century 1. not gained by labor, service, or skill < unearned income > 2. scored as a result of an error by the opposing team < an unearned run > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unearned — un|earned [ ʌn ɜrnd ] adjective 1. ) not resulting from work that you have done: rich landowners living on their unearned wealth 2. ) in baseball, an unearned run is a point that is scored because the other team makes a lot of mistakes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Run (baseball) — In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded. A player may score by hitting a home run or by any… … Wikipedia
Earned run — In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i.e., the run scored as a result of normal pitching, and not due to a fielding error or a passed ball). Any runner(s) who tags his base and reaches home plate is… … Wikipedia
earned run — noun a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑unearned run • Hypernyms: ↑run, ↑tally * * * Baseball. a run yielded by a pitcher in which no error by the pitcher or the pitcher s teammates and no… … Useful english dictionary
earned run — ☆ earned run n. Baseball a run scored against a pitcher that is not the result of a fielding error: cf. UNEARNED RUN … English World dictionary
Earned run average — In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. The ERA tells the average number of runs a pitcher would surrender over the course of a full game had he been kept in for… … Wikipedia
