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

Of the eight Wolverines to make it into the championship box score, five were transfers. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Few players in college basketball filled up a box score quite like Steinbach did as a freshman. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Imagine taking a screenshot of that box score, traveling back in time and showing it to someone from before the start of the season. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Against a Minnesota Lynx team full of players who don’t care which one gets the credit, Dallas offered little resistance to a full box score on Tuesday night at Target Center. — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026

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