Noun
the batting turn of a cricket player or team
Source: WordNetI think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room. David Cone
I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings. Dennis Eckersley
I want to be the guy that can go out there and go at least seven, eight innings every time out. Stephen Strasburg
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. Edmund Wilson
We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in. Jesse Jackson
My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched. Bruce Sutter