earned run

noun

: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error before the fielding team has had a chance to make the third putout of the inning

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Seeking his first win in seven starts since July 17, Minnesota’s Bailey Ober allowed one earned run and two hits while striking out five. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Cameron has allowed just seven earned runs in his last seven starts. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The right-hander has given up just one earned run over his past 19 innings, spanning three starts. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Despite struggling with his command for a second consecutive outing, Perez held the Washington Nationals to two runs (one earned run) over five innings in Miami’s 4-2 series-clinching win at loanDepot park. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for earned run

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First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of earned run was in 1871

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earned run

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: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error
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