Civil War & Baseball
Across
- 2. "For its one, two, three strikes _____________"
- 3. War that popularized the sport
- 5. Another way to say "run to base"
- 7. Not allowed in baseball
- 8. Word for a "pitcher" in Civil War era baseball
- 10. Word for the "field" in Civil War era baseball.
- 11. These were not worn in Civil War era baseball
- 12. Number of strikes allowed per batter
- 14. Civil War general who is rumoured to have "invented" baseball
- 15. What the striker must stand on in Civil War era baseball
- 16. In Civil War era baseball, these people could help the umpire make decisions.
- 19. City of the first Major League Baseball team
- 21. Name for the batter in Civil War era baseball
- 22. Nickname for baseball after being played for over 150 years
Down
- 1. "Baseball is a ___________."
- 4. The first baseball club
- 6. The way the ball must be pitched in Civil War era baseball
- 9. The record of the Cincinnati Redstockings in their first season
- 13. Word for "opponent" in Civil War era baseball
- 17. The first Major League Baseball team
- 18. Number of times the Reds have won the World Series
- 20. Number of innings in modern-day baseball
- 23. Word for a Civil War era baseball "team"