earned run

Other forms: earned runs

Definitions of earned run
  1. noun
    a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team
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    antonyms:
    unearned run
    a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team
    type of:
    run, tally
    a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
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