It stands for a strike out in baseball
Called third strike.
It could mean a strike out by a called third strike, but that is usually signified by a reverse K.
A 'K' is a strikeout where the batter swung at strike three. A 'k' is a strikeout where the batter did not swing at strike three.
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K - Abbreviation for Strike Originally it was struck out, k is the last letter in struck.
K is a strike out.
Just about every abbreviation used in baseball box scores, to this day, was developed by Henry Chadwick in the late 1800s. This includes his use of the letter 'K' for strike out. He never said WHY he made that choice, but that letter does appear in striKe out.
a K is a strikeout where the batter swings at the third strike. a backwards K strike is where the batter is called out without swinging at the third strike
A 'K' is a strikeout where the batter swung and missed at the third strike. A 'k' is a strikeout where the batter took a called third strike.
A straight K is used by scorers to indicate a strike out by swinging. An upside down K is used to indicate a called third strike strike out.