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Sports Trivia
-- (10 Across) Noted for his hitting, and a popular player with the fans of his time, baseball hall of fame member, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, played every position during his 23 year major league career. His career stats include a .310 lifetime batting average and 2304 hits. Orator Jim was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
-- (29 Across) The Arizona Diamondbacks franchise was only four years old when they won their first World Series Championship. Led by pitching aces Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, the D-backs defeated the New York Yankees in a seven-game series to take the title.
-- (18 Down) To date, Affirmed is the last thorougbred to win racing's Triple Crown.
-- (27 Down) Mel Hein never missed a game in his 15-year NFL career and played both offense and defense for the New York Giants. For obvious reasons, Hein was nicknamed Old Indestructible.
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Exclusive Sports Puzzle #04
Edited by V A Benge
In the crossword puzzle below, all clues and answers pertain exclusively to sports.
For links to our puzzles containing sports mixed with general knowledge clues in standard American crosswords, visit our Sports Puzzle Index.
If you enjoyed this puzzle, try Exclusive Sports Crossword 01 and Exclusive Sports Crossword 02 and Exclusive Sports Crossword 03.
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