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The statistic reporting the number of runs that were recorded without the benefit of an error
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Earned Run Average — (ERA) ist eine Statistik im Baseball, welche angibt, wie viele gegnerische Runs (Punkte) ein Pitcher durchschnittlich in neun Innings zulässt. In die Berechnung gehen aber nicht alle Runs ein, die dieser Pitcher abgegeben hat, sondern nur die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Earned run average — (ERA) ist eine Statistik im Baseball, welche angibt, wie viele gegnerische Runs (Punkte) ein Pitcher durchschnittlich in neun Innings zulässt. In die Berechnung gehen aber nicht alle Runs ein, die dieser Pitcher abgegeben hat, sondern nur die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
earned — ([ e]rnd), adj. 1. Gained as a result of effort or action; used especially of income; as, earned income. Contrasted with {unearned}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing team; used in the phrase earned runs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
earned run average — earned′ run′ av erage n. spo a figure used to indicate the effectiveness of a baseball pitcher, obtained by calculating the average number of earned runs scored against the pitcher for every nine innings pitched Abbr.: ERA,era • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
earned run average — ☆ earned run average n. Baseball the average number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher for each nine innings pitched … English World dictionary
Earned run — In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i.e., the run scored as a result of normal pitching, and not due to a fielding error or a passed ball). Any runner(s) who tags his base and reaches home plate is… … Wikipedia
Earned run average — In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. The ERA tells the average number of runs a pitcher would surrender over the course of a full game had he been kept in for… … Wikipedia
earned run average — Baseball. a measure of the effectiveness of a pitcher, obtained by dividing the number of earned runs scored against the pitcher by the number of innings pitched and multiplying the result by nine. A pitcher yielding three earned runs in nine… … Universalium
earned run average — noun a statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched. Syn: ERA See Also: earned run, earned runs … Wiktionary
earned run average — noun Date: 1947 the average number of earned runs per game scored against a pitcher in baseball determined by dividing the total of earned runs scored against him by the total number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine … New Collegiate Dictionary
