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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
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Starting pitcher Madi Doty allowed five hits and one earned run through 10 innings of work in the series.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Krings went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on just two hits with three strikeouts.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
Since tossing six shutout innings on May 1, Stripling has allowed 17 earned runs across 15 1/3 innings (9.98 ERA) in his last four starts.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
The junior right-hander from Eastlake High School allowed four hits and one earned run over 6 1/3 innings with one strikeout.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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earned run
noun
: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error
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