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
Example Sentences
reading the box scores in the newspaper
Recent Examples on the Web Look at Nick Lodolo's pitching line in the box score and there was plenty to celebrate. 
The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022 Love made several plays that didn’t show up in the box score, including a 17-yard completion to Doubs in the first half that was erased because of a holding penalty. Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Bueckers was UConn’s leading scorer against the Cardinal, but the team’s box score was well-rounded, with contributions on both ends of the floor from every player who contributed significant minutes. New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022 Spurs coach Gregg Popovich took one glance at Dejounte Murray’s box score after Mondays’ 123-120 victory in Houston and feigned disgust. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Mar. 2022 Ross threw 104 pitches, according to his team’s GameChanger box score, as Arlington (12-13-1, 4-3) won its fourth straight district game after an 0-3 start. Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2021 After his awful shooting night, Jared Butler sat in a chair in the corner of the Cox Pavilion, stared at a box score, and muttered — half to himself and half to an assistant coach standing nearby. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022 The box score of the week came from Fenway Park, where the Blue Jays embarrassed the Red Sox in a 28-5 win that featured Raimel Tapia's unlikely inside-the-park grand slam. David Brandt, Chron, 25 July 2022 The box score showed the tightrope Graham Ashcraft walked during his start against the National League East-leading New York Mets. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022 See More
The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022 Love made several plays that didn’t show up in the box score, including a 17-yard completion to Doubs in the first half that was erased because of a holding penalty. Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Bueckers was UConn’s leading scorer against the Cardinal, but the team’s box score was well-rounded, with contributions on both ends of the floor from every player who contributed significant minutes. New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022 Spurs coach Gregg Popovich took one glance at Dejounte Murray’s box score after Mondays’ 123-120 victory in Houston and feigned disgust. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Mar. 2022 Ross threw 104 pitches, according to his team’s GameChanger box score, as Arlington (12-13-1, 4-3) won its fourth straight district game after an 0-3 start. Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2021 After his awful shooting night, Jared Butler sat in a chair in the corner of the Cox Pavilion, stared at a box score, and muttered — half to himself and half to an assistant coach standing nearby. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022 The box score of the week came from Fenway Park, where the Blue Jays embarrassed the Red Sox in a 28-5 win that featured Raimel Tapia's unlikely inside-the-park grand slam. David Brandt, Chron, 25 July 2022 The box score showed the tightrope Graham Ashcraft walked during his start against the National League East-leading New York Mets. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from its arrangement in a newspaper box
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above