Baseball Crossword
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- 4. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998?
- 6. How many balls did it take to walk a batter before 1880?
- 7. Who won the World Series in 2010?
- 8. What Pittsburgh Pirate had exactly 3,000 career hits before dying?
- 12. What was pitcher Dock Ellis the first major leaguer to wear in his hair on the field?
- 14. What is the ruling when you bunt foul with two strikes?
- 16. Who is the only player to be named MVP of both the MLB All-Star game and the NFL Pro-Bowl?
- 18. How many seasons saw Hank Aaron blast 50 or more homers?
- 20. What player holds the career record for stealing home plate?
- 21. What’s the most home runs hit by one player in a single major league game?
- 22. How many 40 home run seasons did Sammy Sosa have?
- 24. In what city was game 3 of the World Series postponed due to an earthquake?
- 26. What team won the 2002 All-Star Game?
- 29. Against what team did Babe Ruth hit his first home run?
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- 1. What hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1875?
- 2. What NL pitcher won the Cy Young award 4 years in a row from 1992-1995?
- 3. What major league baseball team has fans dubbed “Cheese Heads”?
- 5. What player holds the record for most World Series home runs?
- 9. Who holds the record for career home runs hit?
- 10. If the ball bounces out of the park on one bounce, how many bases does the runner get to advance?
- 11. What retired basketball player tried out for the Chicago White Sox?
- 13. How many seasons did Lou Gehrig play every inning of every game?
- 15. What team plays in Tampa Bay?
- 16. Who was the first Major League player to hit four home runs in a single game?
- 17. Who was the winningest pitcher to not win a Cy Young?
- 19. Who was the first player to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record?
- 23. What former Giants star is the godfather of Barry Bonds?
- 25. Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph?
- 27. If the ball hits the foul pole, what is the ruling?
- 28. What establishments were 90 percent of the viewers watching the first televised World Series from?