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Definition of Strikeouts
1. strikeout [n] - See also: strikeout
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strikeouts
Literary usage of Strikeouts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"As the roster of strikeouts mounted to its formidable zenith, Mother Carey
enlivened the funeral rites with his quaint verbal taunts, and the infectious ..."
2. Sbir Program Diversity and Assessment Challenges by Charles W. Wessner (2004)
"He asked him whether he would want to improve his SBIR program through "more
singles, more home runs, or fewer strikeouts." Mr. Williams had said he would ..."
3. Outing (1893)
"... out thirteen men to Harvard's nine ; and even here the number of pop-up and
foul flies compensates the Harvard pitcher for his lack of strikeouts. ..."
4. The Book of Athletics by Paul Withington (1914)
"In recording strikeouts the figure 2 is not sufficiently specific, so the letter
K is used with it. The direction of a safe hit is told by a small figure ..."
5. A Red Triangle Girl in France (1918)
"Our pitcher used to be on the New York Giants not so long ago and he made twenty-one
strikeouts. The other team had a second baseman from the Red Sox and a ..."
6. Have the U. S. Supreme Court's 5th Amendment Takings Decisions Changed Land by Daniel Pollak (2001)
"As in the original, deletions of the previous draft language are indicated with
strikeouts, while underlining indicates text added by the Planning ..."
7. The Story of the 139th Field Artillery: American Expeditionary Forces by Robert Lowry Moorhead (1920)
"Corporal Frank Collman, Hq. Company, held the record for greatest number of
strikeouts for any pitcher in the league. April 26th Colonel Moorhead returned ..."
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