[pley-bahy-pley] 
| 1. | pertaining to or being a detailed account of each incident or act of an event, as in sports: a play-by-play broadcast of a baseball game. |
| 2. | a detailed and sequential description of a sports contest or other event, as by a sportscaster, usually as it is taking place. |
| play-by-play (plā'bī-plā') adj. Being or giving a detailed running account of the action of an event, especially a sports event, as it occurs. n. A detailed commentary of an event as it unfolds. |