box score
noun
: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form
broadly
: total count : summary
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reading the box scores in the newspaper
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Jokić grew up about two hours outside of Belgrade and was 17 when Ražnatović read a box score in the newspaper that said Jokić had 29 points and 26 rebounds in a game for a small club in a low-level Serbian league.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Staying healthy and being available every day has played a key role in his success, physical and mental resiliency that isn’t necessarily reflected in a box score.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Continue reading here Clippers-Magic box score ANGELS From the Associated Press: Kyren Paris hit a tying triple in the seventh inning and Nolan Schanuel gave the Angels their first lead with a grounder in the 10th in a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Jokić grew up about two hours outside of Belgrade and was 17 when Ražnatović read a box score in the newspaper that said Jokić had 29 points and 26 rebounds in a game for a small club in a low-level Serbian league.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Staying healthy and being available every day has played a key role in his success, physical and mental resiliency that isn’t necessarily reflected in a box score.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Continue reading here Clippers-Magic box score ANGELS From the Associated Press: Kyren Paris hit a tying triple in the seventh inning and Nolan Schanuel gave the Angels their first lead with a grounder in the 10th in a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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