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earned run

[ urnd ruhn ]

noun

Baseball.
  1. a run yielded by and charged to a pitcher in which no error, interference, or other misplay by any player was involved. : ER


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Origin of earned run1

An Americanism first recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

In October, he appeared in all four World Series games during Chicago’s sweep of Houston, giving up three hits and two earned runs with seven strikeouts and two walks over five innings pitched.

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Freshman Carlos Acuna was impressive for six innings for Birmingham, striking out seven and giving up two earned runs.

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That couldn’t have worked any better: Lugo and Wacha each finished among the top 10 in earned run average in the American League, and the duo combined to pitch 373 innings.

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Valenzuela, who died at the age of 63 on Tuesday, did not pitch well in Game 3 in Los Angeles, giving up four earned runs and nine hits, walking seven and striking out six.

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Three Yankee starters hurled complete-game wins, with each giving the Dodgers only one earned run.

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