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

Examples of box score in a Sentence

reading the box scores in the newspaper

Recent Examples on the Web

Continue reading here Clippers box score NBA scores NBA standings Enjoying this newsletter? —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025

Doug Christie took a look at the second-half box score Wednesday night inside Ball Arena and paused for 10 seconds. —Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025

Young players command higher transfer fees given their untapped potential, and MLS’s roster rules are curated in such a way that clubs prioritize higher-upside box score contributors in the U-22 Initiative and their TAM-level signings. —Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

The team is in the thick of another run to the playoffs and there is nothing in the paper, not even in box scores. —Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its arrangement in a newspaper box

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for box score

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

box score

noun

: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players