Unearned Run (Noun)
Meaning
A run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The shortstop's error led to an unearned run for the visiting team in the top of the fifth inning.
- The pitcher was charged with two earned runs and one unearned run after the two errors by his teammates.
- A fielding error by the first baseman resulted in an unearned run for the opposing team in the close game.
- In the bottom of the eighth, the home team scored an unearned run due to a mistake by the center fielder.
- The official scorer ruled the run as an unearned run since the runner would not have scored if not for the mistake by the left fielder.