putout

American  

[poot-aut] / ˈpʊtˌaʊt /

Or put-out

noun

Baseball.

• putouts
  plural

1. the retirement of a batter or base runner. PO

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• putouts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of putout

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase put out

Example Sentences

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putout putouts

Incidentally, Sasaki’s ninth-inning shutdown was aided by a brilliant in-the-hole putout by shortstop Betts, and that’s just one more way the Dodgers can beat you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

The Tigers pulled off an ultra-rare 3-9 putout in the fourth inning.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

With Voth on in relief, after Marcell Ozuna cracked his first of two homers, Ozzie Albies hit a sharp grounder to Bell, who stepped on first for an unassisted putout.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022

But he finished the ninth with a strikeout and a putout at first to earn his first save.

From Fox News ● Sep. 12, 2021

A fine putout for the leading commercial family of this state!

From More Portmanteau Plays by Stuart Walker

Betts, meanwhile, twice led the American League in fielding average and putouts as the Boston Red Sox’s right fielder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

With his 11 putouts, Molina reached the high-water mark of 14,870 putouts over his 18 seasons.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

Gallo leads A.L. right fielders in putouts and ranks second in outfield assists, with nine.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

He served three innings as a catcher and had one error, one assist and four putouts.

From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2020

Rangers CF Ian Desmond had 10 putouts, a club record for an outfielder in a nine-inning game.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2016