box scores

Sports page numbers

A box score is a statistical summary of a sports game, presented in tabular form.

It records each player's performance in key categories—runs, hits, and errors in baseball; points, rebounds, and assists in basketball.

The name comes from the boxed grid format.

Sports pages traditionally feature box scores alongside game reports: I always check the box scores to see how my favorite players performed.

Related
  • runsMoves fast on foot
  • hitsBlows or successes
  • rowsSide-by-side sequences
  • batterUncooked cake mixture
  • at batsOfficial plate appearances

statistics · columns · scorecards · baseball · strikeouts · pitcher · pitching duel · innings · sabermetrics · Moneyball · batting averages · record-keeping · lineup · player · home runs · outs · points · recap

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Opposites
narrative vs. statistical summary

box scoresplay-by-play

Real-time event narration

game narratives · color commentary · sports journalism · feature articles · sports columns

granularity of game coverage

box scoresplay-by-play

Real-time event narration

live commentary · live broadcast · live coverage · real-time updates · live blogs

SUMMARY vs. NARRATIVE

box scoresplay-by-play

Real-time event narration

running commentary · game recap

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