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

Examples of box score in a Sentence

reading the box scores in the newspaper

Recent Examples on the Web

That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time. —Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025

The defensive box score will take the traditional box score stats and invert them to attribute the statistics to the defensive player involved. —Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

Hufanga fills up box score: Of all the Broncos' free-agent gets, safety Talanoa Hufanga had the most impactful debut -- which was a mixed blessing. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025

Though the team only had 14 fastbreak points according to the official box score, Golden State’s willingness to run and play in semi-transition allowed the visitors to create open looks. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its arrangement in a newspaper box

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for box score

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

box score

noun

: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players