three true outcomes

English

Noun

three true outcomes pl (plural only)

  1. (baseball) The three results of a plate appearance that do not involve the fielders: home runs, walks, and strikeouts.
    • 2002 April 18, Perry, “Re: To all you Oakland A's fans...”, in rec.sport.baseball‎ (Usenet):
      Me three. I never have quite understood all the "three true outcomes" fetish around here. I mean, I know that building an offense around walks and 3-run jacks embodies the Sabermetric Virtues, and especially in today's conditions that's the way to win, but man, it sure leads to some slow, boring games.
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