unearned run

n. Baseball

A run scored as a result of a fielding error, not counted in figuring a pitcher's earned run average.

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Noun

unearned run - a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team

run, tally - a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"

earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team

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