/ Dictionary / Index E earned run: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: earned' run' Pronunciation: [key] — Baseball. Baseball. a run yielded by a pitcher in which no error by the pitcher or the pitcher's teammates and no passed ball by the catcher was involved. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. earned income earned run average Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language