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163rd game

163rd game noun: a one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.

Noun

163rd game (plural 163rd games)

  1. A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.
    • Much to the surprise of both the Red Sox and the Yankees, the Yankees lost. The Red Sox, however, did not. ¶ As a result, baseball's two best teams would be facing each other in a 163rd game. The winner would take on the Kansas City Royals in the league championship series, the prelude to the World...2008, Richard Bradley, The Greatest Game, Free Press, →ISBN, page x
    • The win-loss percentage is simply the number of games won divided by the total number of games played (the total number of games played is 162 at the end of the regular season). If two teams are tied at the end of the regular season, a 163rd game will be scheduled to break the tie.2016, Dan Formosa, Paul Hamburger, Baseball Field Guide, 3rd edition, New York: The Experiment, →ISBN, page 18

Examples of 163rd game in a sentence

  • The Red Sox, however, did not. ¶ As a result, baseball's two best teams would be facing each other in a 163rd game.2008, Richard Bradley, The Greatest Game, Free Press, →ISBN, page x:
  • That meant a 163rd game was needed to decide who would go to the playoffs.2023, Luke Hanlon, Tampa Bay Rays, Minneapolis: Abdo Publishing, →ISBN, page 29:

Forms of 163rd game

plural163rd games

Origin of 163rd game

One game beyond the customary length of the Major League Baseball season, 162 games.

Questions about 163rd game

What does 163rd game mean?
163rd game means a one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.
How do you use 163rd game in a sentence?
The Red Sox, however, did not. ¶ As a result, baseball's two best teams would be facing each other in a 163rd game.
What part of speech is 163rd game?
163rd game is a noun.
What is the plural of 163rd game?
The plural of 163rd game is 163rd games.

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