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Run: The score made by an offensive player who has rounded the bases and returned to home plate.

Earned Run: A run scored on a hit, walk or steal, without benefit from a defensive error on the play.

Bump And Run: (also 'chip, chip and run, chip and roll') a shot that is designed to roll (run) farther than it flies (usually, but not always, from near the green)

Run Out Of The Gun: Running the ball out of the shotgun formation, which is primarily a pass formation.

Run Batter In (RBI): Statistics which shows how often a player has made it possible for his/her team mates to score while at bat. A player who has 30 RBI’s has caused 30 runs to be score. A batter is not credite . . . View Full Definition

Pitch And Run: A lofted shot that is also intended to release/run/roll

Earned Run Average (ERA): The number of earned runs (runs scored without the benefit of an error) that pitcher allows, multiplied by nine (the number of innings in a regulation game) and divided by the actual number . . . View Full Definition

Rune: In a writing system designed to be scratched or carved on a flat surface such as wood or stone, the individual letters are known as runes. Typically, these markings have few or no curves, ci . . . View Full Definition

Runway Visual Range (RVR): It is the maximum distance at which the runway, or the specified lights or markers delineating it, can be seen from a position above a specified point on its center line. This value is norma . . . View Full Definition

Hit And Run: Play-action situation in which the batter must swing at the pitch while the base runner attempts to steal the base.