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
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reading the box scores in the newspaper
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Continue reading here Clippers-Magic box score ANGELS From the Associated Press: Kyren Paris hit a tying triple in the seventh inning and Nolan Schanuel gave the Angels their first lead with a grounder in the 10th in a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Most guys with his box score slash line would be automatically penciled into the starting lineup, but for the sake of the team, Beasley has embraced the duty of being the first guy to come off the bench.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For decades, fans relied primarily on the statistics that graced box scores and baseball cards to evaluate players.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Tre Harris: Prospect Profile From a box score perspective, Harris looks great.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Most guys with his box score slash line would be automatically penciled into the starting lineup, but for the sake of the team, Beasley has embraced the duty of being the first guy to come off the bench.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For decades, fans relied primarily on the statistics that graced box scores and baseball cards to evaluate players.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Tre Harris: Prospect Profile From a box score perspective, Harris looks great.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for box score
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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