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1. Orlando Cepeda nickname, for
his clubhouse music taste
6. Nickname of Dennis of Oakland
relief pitcher fame
11. Traynor of Pirates (initials)
12. Broke Babe's all-time home run
record
13. Brooklyn Dodgers centerfielder
of the ‘50s (initials)
15. Cardinals outfielder/first
baseman from 1941-1963
(initials)
17. Younger and smaller of Waner
brothers (initials)
19. Yanks catching legend before
Yogi (initials)
20. "The Crab," longtime doubleplay combo with Joe Tinker
(initials)
21. Got highest pct. of Hall votes in
history
23. __ Louis, home of Stan the
Man
25. Willie May's position (abbr.)
26. Dave Winfield and Phil Niekro
both had stints here (abbr.)
27. Longtime Detroit outfielder
during ‘50s and ‘60s (initials)
29. Yankees legendary manager
during the ‘50s (first name)
33. Smokey Joe of Negro Leagues
(initials)
34. Hall of fame umpire, Hubbard's
first name
36. Longtime Cardinals legend,
played in more than 2000
games as a player, as a
coach, and as a manager
37. Phillies fans would even do this
to Mike Schmidt
38. Dominant lefty for the ‘60s
Dodgers (initials)
39. Hanlon, 19th century innovative
manager
41. MacPhail, AL president (19741984)
42. Winningest pitcher of 1890s
with Boston Beaneaters
(initials)
43. Tommy Lasorda's job
44. Longtime Braves knuckleballer
(initials)
45. Gary Carter's first team (abbr.)
46. New York Giants slugger at
Polo Grounds
48. Last National Leaguer to hit
.400 in 1930 (initials)
50. Joe Morgan's team during ‘70s
(abbr.)
51. Fisk's first team (abbr.)
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53. Box score abbreviation for 10
down
55. League of Ted Williams
56. Even Hall of Famers have
committed this
58. Yankees centerfielder during
‘50s and ‘60s (initials)
59. Award that Joe D., Mickey, and
Yogi each won three times
61. Nellie of the ‘50s White Sox
(initials)
62. Yankees catcher from 19461963 (initials)
64. Ross "__" Youngs
66. Baltimore Orioles manager
(initials)
67. "Cocky," played 2B for Philly
Athletics and White Sox from
1906-1928 (initials)
70. Negro League pitcher, acted as
long reliever to Satchel Paige
for many years (initials)
72. Negro Leaguer, Lloyd's initials
73. Rice, made 1925 World Series
famous catch (initials)
74. Brewers HOF’er, inducted with
George Brett
76. Tris, career doubles leader
(initials)
78. Manager of Reds and Tigers
championship teams
79. Nestor, HOF umpire inducted in
1999
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2. Pennock's initials, Yankees
pitcher during 1920s dynasty
3. Phil Niekro's team (abbr.)
4. Hit 755 home runs (initials)
5. Most hall-of-famers likely spent
little time in this league
6. Visitors bat in this half of the
inning
7. Only pitcher to win back-toback MVP awards (initials)
8. Roush, unique Cincinnnati
Reds HOF’er of 1920s
9. Initials for 29 across
10. Nolan Ryan's third team
14. Babe Ruth's middle name
16. State where Ozzie played
18. World Series for short
19. Indians pitcher from 19361956, fastest pitcher of his
time (initials)
20. Owner of first National League
hit, played into his fifties
(initials)
22. Willie McCovey's nickname
24. The Georgia Peach's initials
25. Winningest pitcher of all time
(first name)
26. Number of MVP Awards Ernie
Banks won
28. George Brett's team (abbr.)
30. 19th century Rusie's initials,
arguably the fastest pitcher ever
31. Harmon Killebrew was this
before a Twin
32. Niagara Falls Delahanty's first
name
33. Star Yankees centerfielder
from 1936-1951 (first name)
35. Bob ___, Cleveland Indians
‘50s pitcher
37. Playoff entry
40. "Big ___" Brouthers, 19th
century slugger
41. Durocher of Cardinals' Gas
House Gang
44. Pitcher, had eight 20 win
seasons in the '70s for Orioles
45. Rollie Fingers’ team (abbr.)
47. 3-time Cy Young winner with
the Mets (first name)
49. Ty Cobb had this type of hit
295 times
50. Anson
51. The Sultan of Swat (initials)
52. Nolan had 5714 of these
(abbr.)
54. Hubbard's job
56. Elmer, led AL in SB in 1904,
'06, and '07 on Naps (initials)
57. Initials for 74 across
60. Had 45 complete games in
1902 for Boston, most post1900 (initials)
61. Catfish Hunter's birth state
63. Herman, smart Cubs player of
‘30s (initials)
65. Plank, early 20th century lefty
(initials)
67. Bob Gibson had a 1.12 in this
stat in 1968
68. 3-time catching MVP in '50s
before tragic car accident (first
name)
69. Willis, early 20th century
pitcher
71. Stan the Man's team (abbr.)
73. Ageless Negro League pitcher
(initials)
74. Pirates slugger, led league in
homers 7 times in his 10 year
career (initials)
75. Hanlon, 19th century Orioles
manager (initials)
77. Initials for 78 across
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