putout
Definition
Noun: 1. A defensive play in baseball or softball that results in an out: A "putout" is a statistic credited to a fielder who directly records an out of a batter or baserunner. This is distinct from an out made by a pitcher via a strikeout.
Usage
A "putout" is a term specific to baseball and softball statistics. It is recorded when a fielder tags a runner, catches a batted ball before it touches the ground, catches a thrown ball while touching a base to force a runner out, or is the nearest fielder to a runner called out for interference.
Examples
- Noun:
- The shortstop fielded the ground ball and threw to first base for the putout.
- Her 12 putouts at first base led the league for the season.
- The catcher was credited with a putout after tagging the runner trying to score.
Advanced Usage
- Crediting a putout: In official scoring, a putout is assigned to the fielder who physically records the out. On a strikeout where the catcher drops the third strike but tags the batter, the catcher is credited with a putout.
- Team putouts: The total number of defensive outs recorded by a team in a game.
Variants and Related Words
- Put out (phrasal verb): This is the action from which the noun "putout" is derived. A fielder a runner.
- The first baseman put out the runner with a great stretch.
- Assist (n): A related statistic credited to a fielder who helps record a putout by touching the ball.
- Out (n): The general result of a defensive play; a putout is one way to achieve an out.
Synonyms
- Out (in the specific context of a fielder's action): "The fielder recorded the out."
- Defensive out: Emphasizes it was achieved by the fielding team.
Related Phrases
- To record a putout: The formal action of being credited with a putout.
- The pitcher helped his own cause by recording a putout on a bunt.
- Putout percentage: A statistical measure of a fielder's reliability in converting chances into outs.
Noun
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an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
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the first baseman made 15 putouts
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