putout
noun
the retirement of a batter or base runner. PO
putouts
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pluralof putout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For all of her hitting prowess, she has also been stellar on defense, posting a 0.925 fielding percentage with 22 putouts, 40 assists, two double plays and only five errors in 67 total chances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
He went 0 for 2 as a reserve in the game with three putouts.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
He served three innings as a catcher and had one error, one assist and four putouts.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2020
Salkeld had no putouts or assists in the game.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
In the 1860s, the English-born sportswriter Henry Chadwick, who grew up watching cricket, started using metrics like hits, at-bats and putouts to measure how baseball players were performing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016
