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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Stats are tracked and box scores are kept, but those numbers are pointless.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Watching Cardoso play in China was a bit of a struggle — there aren’t a ton of legal ways to watch those games, which means most fans mostly had to keep tabs on the center through highlight reels and reading box scores.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Stats are tracked and box scores are kept, but those numbers are pointless.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Watching Cardoso play in China was a bit of a struggle — there aren’t a ton of legal ways to watch those games, which means most fans mostly had to keep tabs on the center through highlight reels and reading box scores.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Both his box score and on-off numbers are incredible.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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