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put·out

 (po͝ot′out′)
n. Abbr. PO Baseball
A play made by one or more fielders that causes a batter or a base runner to be ruled out.
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Noun1.putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"
out - (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
force out, force play, force-out, force - a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
fielder's choice - a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
sacrifice - (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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Tony Kemp started at second base and recorded 8 assists and 5 putouts. He became the first Cubs second baseman with at least 8 assists and 5 putouts in a game since Ryne Sandberg (8 assists, 5 putouts) at Houston on July 24, 1992, at Houston.
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Defensively, Bernard, on the mound, made all the plays for the A's, while Wolfe played an outstanding second base for the Cards with two putouts and four assists.
He also finished second among NL first basemen with 1,459 total chances and 1,324 putouts, third with 127 assists, 125 double plays and 159 games, and fifth with a .995 fielding percentage (eight errors) en route to being named the Padres Most Valuable Player for the third straight year and fourth time overall (2006, 2008-10).
She was a four-year starter at Willamette from 1992-95, hitting over .300 as a junior and senior and ranking third in school history in chances (713) and putouts (501) before graduating with a degree in Exercise Science/Sports Medicine.
He would go on to 15 consecutive All-Star games from 1960-74, was named American League Most Valuable Player in 1964 and World Series Most Valuable Player in 1970, and set major league career third baseman records for games, putouts, assists, chances, double plays and fielding percentage.
The author uses that information, along with Hartnett's frequent league leadership in putouts, assists, and fielding percentage to advance Hartnett's superiority over Dickey and Cochrane as an all-round player.
In 2002 she caught the third most runners stealing bases in the school's history and was two putouts away from the school record.
Similarly, the standard fielding percentage is a poor measure of defensive performance because it only records putouts, assists and errors on balls that the fielder reaches, giving no credit to a fielder with greater range or better positioning instincts.
Knoblauch, who played in Minnesota from 1991-97, played his first game in left field in his former home stadium and heard boos as he made three putouts.
No wonder he retired with the records for putouts, assists, and chances accepted by an outfielder, all the while batting .345 lifetime.