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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From Gary Klein: Matthew Stafford does not play a role in the Rams’ draft process.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Mikolas’ start Saturday (in which the Cardinals lost 4-1) wasn’t much to write home about, at least from a box score perspective.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There are no stats on a box score, for example, for getting around screens.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Although snow did cause the team’s home opener to be postponed a day in 2003 and 2018.
Since 1989 — when box scores for Major League Baseball games began to include weather conditions at the ballpark at the time of the first pitch — the Cubs have a 17-19 record in their home openers.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Mikolas’ start Saturday (in which the Cardinals lost 4-1) wasn’t much to write home about, at least from a box score perspective.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There are no stats on a box score, for example, for getting around screens.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Although snow did cause the team’s home opener to be postponed a day in 2003 and 2018.
Since 1989 — when box scores for Major League Baseball games began to include weather conditions at the ballpark at the time of the first pitch — the Cubs have a 17-19 record in their home openers.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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