Baseball Lingo Puzzle
Edited by Vicki A Benge
Jargon from the game of baseball is the theme of this interactive crossword. If you need a hint, scroll to the bottom of the page for the list of words used as answers.
KENTUCKY CROSSWORDS
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Baseball History Bit
Baseball historians postulate, with good reason, that the 1927 New York Yankees is the greatest team in baseball history. The 1927 lineup, known as Murderer's Row, posted a .307 team batting average, thanks to Tony Lazzeri's .309 BA, Bob Meusel's .337 BA, Earle Combs and Babe Ruth, both at .356, and Lou Gehrig with a whopping .373 batting average.
Ruth hit 60 home runs that season and Gehrig belted 47, while knocking in a league-leading 175 RBI. Combs led the league in hits with 231.
To complement the bats on Murderer's Row, the pitching staff boasted six double-digit winners, led by Waite Hoyt, (22-7, 2.64 ERA).
The Yankees easily swept the Pirates to win the 1927 World Series.
Solution words for the puzzle above: ace, app, back door slider, bag, balk, breaking ball, bush, can of corn, caught, cellar, cheese, closer, diamond, dinger, dish, donut, era, fireman, fungo, hill, hld, ibb, leather, lips, nail down, oba, ofa, pickle, rbi, ribbie, rope, rubber game, run down, sac, save, seeing eye single, setup, southpaw, tater, touch 'em all, twin killing, whip, yakker.