box score

noun

, Sports.

1. a record of the play of a game, especially a baseball or basketball game, in which, on separate sides of the record, the players on each team are listed in a column by name and position, with additional rows of columns, each headed by the abbreviation of the type of information to be given for each player.

Word History and Origins

Origin of box score¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

The Chargers led 20-0 at halftime, with 21-minute, 13-second time of possession that was not, in fact, a box score typo.

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Heyward’s contributions don’t always show up in the box score.

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Foster said he decided to kick a field goal after Hawaii called a timeout, though the box score indicated that the Bruins called the timeout.

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It is easy now to identify the most famous name from the baseball box score dated July 11, 1914.

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An inscription under the statue features the box score from that game.

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