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box score
noun
: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form
broadly
: total count : summary
Examples of box score in a Sentence
reading the box scores in the newspaper
Recent Examples on the Web
Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by a box score.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The group combed through decades of Negro Leagues box scores, and Thorn estimated that 72% of Negro Leagues records from 1920-1948 were included.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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There are too many characters on hand to focus on, although a sort of narrator appears in the form of Franny (Cliff Blake), an aging, die-hard fan who keeps box scores and dishes out quotes from legends like Yogi Berra.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
from its arrangement in a newspaper box
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
box score
noun
: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players
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