putout

1 8.2

An out made by a fielder when they catch a fly ball or tag a runner

noun
/ˈpʊtˌaʊt/

Specialized

: putout

I'm sure Elias has a different number, and in our case, our player-by-player and team stats don't even match up on error, putout, or assist totals.
putouts and assists

Examples

In the field, she had 27 putouts and 36 assists.
The final out: Hideki Matsui grounded to first baseman Jeff Bagwell, who threw to Wagner for the putout.
He also led the league's shortstops in fielding percentage, assists, putouts, and double plays.

Synonyms

out

vsputout

Jargon

530 7.5

An event where a batter or runner is removed from play in baseball

is a defensive fielding retirement specifically not including strikeouts

pick-off

vsputout

Specialized

5 7.5

A play where the pitcher or catcher throws quickly to tag a runner off base

is a defensive retirement by fielding not caused by a strikeout

force out

vsputout

Jargon

1 7.2

A baseball out that happens when a fielder holding the ball touches the base a runner must reach

is the general defensive retirement by fielding rather than by a strikeout

throwout

vsputout

4.6

A play where a fielder throws the ball to put a runner out

is any defensive retirement achieved by fielding rather than by a strikeout

Surface Forms

putout singular

putouts plural

Morphology

putout = put + out (semi-transparent) = put + out

Formed from the phrasal verb 'put out' (put + out); the connection is visible, but the specific baseball noun sense is specialized and not obvious to learners without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Putout comes from the everyday words put and out, which together mean 'to remove from play'. In baseball a fielder 'puts out' a batter or runner by making the out, so a putout is the out the fielder records.