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

Word History and Origins

Origin of earned run¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Snell walked off the mound for the final time in frustration, having been charged with 10 earned runs in 17 ⅔ innings over his last three starts.

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So while his 2.45 earned-run average and six earned runs given up in four July appearances led the team’s starters, all he had was a loss and three no decisions to show for it.

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Tyler Glasnow gives up only four hits and an earned run over six innings, but Milwaukee pitchers hold the Dodgers to three hits in the Brewers’ 2-0 win.

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The outing marked Glasnow’s first time completing six innings since April 13 against the Chicago Cubs, and was his first such start yielding only one earned run since June of last year.

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On Monday, he gave up three earned runs and five hits across five innings, striking out five and walking two.

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