putout

Thân thiện

The first baseman catches a line drive for the final putout of the inning.

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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
   • the first baseman made 15 putouts