/ 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: abscond Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today?s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language