Definition of strikeout
: an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes
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As a junior, May hit .435 and went 8-1 with a 1.55 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings to lead his team to an undefeated season in the Metro Classic.
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Duffy, 29, has a career record of 45-45 with a 3.78 ERA and 678 strikeouts in 779 career innings.
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Last season there were 40,104 strikeouts, about 22 percent of plate appearances.
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Her 8-3 record comes with a 1.59 ERA and 120 strikeouts.
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His pitching goals are always the same: one strikeout per inning, no walks, and keep it around 90 pitches.
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Tidd fashioned an 11-2 record with an 0.38 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 54 innings.
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The senior captain, who has committed to play at Fairfield, won five games last year with a 1.50 ERA and 73 strikeouts.
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Bradley put up dominant stats last season as a setup man for Fernando Rodney with a 1.73 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 73 innings.
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First Known Use of strikeout
1887
strike out
Definition of strike out
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: to enter upon a course of action
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: to set out vigorously
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: to make an out in baseball by a strikeout
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: to finish bowling a string with consecutive strikes;
specifically
: to bowl three strikes in the last frame
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: fail 2c
of a baseball pitcher
: to retire (someone) by a strikeout
Examples of strike out in a Sentence
their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership
struck out all references to indecent matters
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Olenek, who plays outfield and second base, is the toughest player in the league to strike out with 142 at-bats and only 10 strikeouts heading into a home non-conference game today vs. Arkansas State.
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Entering the game in relief, in the first inning with none out, City’s Frank Schap proceeds to strike out 19 in an 11-2 win at Marston, a private boys school in Baltimore.
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Gilbert was able to strike out Stapp and got Jay Charleston to ground out to get out without allowing any damage.
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Critics say letting kids strike out on their own can expose them to serious dangers, from criminals to cars.
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Critics say letting kids strike out on their own can expose them to serious dangers, from criminals to cars.
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Critics say letting kids strike out on their own can expose them to serious dangers, from criminals to cars.
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Critics say letting kids strike out on their own can expose them to serious dangers, from criminals to cars.
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Feeling the residual pain of striking out on 2/2 meals Yuudai gets supremely emotional when asked, yet again, about his goals.
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First Known Use of strike out
1707
STRIKEOUT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of strikeout for English Language Learners
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baseball : an out in baseball that occurs when a batter gets three strikes
STRIKEOUT Defined for Kids
Definition of strikeout for Students
: an out in baseball that results from a batter getting three strikes during a turn at bat
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