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

And the line from a baseball box score showed that one player, who started the game at Ebbets Field playing first base for the host Brooklyn Dodgers, was hitless in three official at-bats. —Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024

Continue reading here Dodgers box score MLB scores MLB standings ANGELS José Caballero homered, Tampa Bay scored two runs on a wild pitch in the first inning, and the Rays wrapped up their road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Wednesday. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Continue reading here Angels-Marlins box score KINGS (Darcy Finley / NHLI via Getty Images) From the Associated Press: Cole Perfetti scored twice and Kyle Connor contributed a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets ended a six-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Kings on Monday. —Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024

That’s not to say that people stopped betting on baseball, or that the game even stopped catering to gamblers’ interest: box scores still came out, talk of betting lines was still tolerated. —Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024

Continue reading here Lakers box score NBA scores NBA standings Enjoying this newsletter? —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

That includes box scores with information on a team’s free-throw percentage, turnovers, and assists. —James Pollard, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024

That includes box scores with information on a team's free-throw percentage, turnovers and assists. —James Pollard, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024

Continue reading here Galaxy box score KINGS From Helene Elliott: The Kings’ season-high 50 shots on net produced merely two goals Saturday, both scored during power plays. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from its arrangement in a newspaper box

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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