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earned run

American

[urnd ruhn] / ˈɜrnd ˈrʌn /

noun

Baseball.

a run yielded by and charged to a pitcher in which no error, interference, or other misplay by any player was involved. ER

Etymology

Origin of earned run

An Americanism first recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Ohtani has now gone 28 ⅔ innings without allowing an earned run, dating back to last season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

With the Giants last season he went 4-11 with a 3.85 earned run average with 137 strikeouts in 152 innings pitched.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He didn’t allow an earned run that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Clayton Kershaw scatters six hits and gives up one earned run, and the Dodgers’ offense finally shows life in a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

This is followed by two steals, sending the runner to third, and a single base hit sends him home, and by the combined play an earned run off the pitching is unjustly earned.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Chadwick, Henry

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