The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Play ball — baseball crossword, that is
ACROSS
1 “It’s the end of __”
6 Bob who was a pitcher in the 1948 World Series and a manager in the 1978 World Series
11 “SOS” band
15 Concerning
19 Relief pitchers’
successes
20 Yankees and Orioles,
for short
21 Down __ Street (over the middle of home plate, in slang)
22 “Scat, cat!”
23 97-Across pitcher who was the MVP of the 2019 World Series
26 Univ. of Maryland
baseballer
27 Whole bunch
28 Actress West
29 Kind of display for some modern TV screens, for short
30 Foul __ (parts of
baseball fields)
31 Award presented to the team that wins the World Series
38 Willie Mays in 1951 and Sammy Sosa in 1989 40 __ collateral ligament (elbow part often injured by pitchers)
41 See 67-Down
42 Typical
43 Grace’s last name on
“Will & Grace”
44 Alisyn Camerota’s
TV channel
45 __ grays (uniform a baseball team wears when not playing at home)
49 Manager who led the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and ’11
52 Player who was in the most World Series (14)
54 U.S. prez during the 1945 through ’52 World Series
55 Abrasive stuff once used to scuff baseballs for doctoring pitches
56 Prefix with caching
57 Boaster’s reply to a
boast
58 Homer hitter’s
gait
59 On base, in baseball lingo
62 Sams who was a star of 1940s-’50s women’s baseball
63 Church recess 66 Nickname for the
World Series
70 __ Martin
(cognac)
71 Davis who played catcher Dottie Hinson in “A League of Their Own”
73 Team that has won eight World Series, most recently in 2014
74 Barak of Israel
76 Pitch the ball to
aggressively
78 German for “never”
79 Padre’s winning rival in the 1984 World Series
81 Ecol. watchdog
84 Nickname for
Reggie Jackson
86 Like the World Series playoff format
89 German article
90 Toys __ (chain of kids’ stores)
91 Greasy who played in the 1919 World Series
92 City near Venice
93 __ of corn (easily caught fly ball, in slang)
94 Make a dash for, as
a base
95 School where Bill and Hillary Clinton met 97 Team that won the 2019 World Series
103 __ rain delay (batter who takes a long time preparing to swing, in slang)
104 Brain division
105 The “M&M Boys” Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, e.g.
106 “Conan” network
109 March 15, e.g.
110 Philadelphia stadium where three-fifths of the 2008 World Series was held
116 Catch after a short hop, as a baseball
117 Privy to
118 Jamie who pitched for the Phillies in the 2008 World Series at 45 years old
119 Phillie Christenson who pitched in the 1980 World Series
120 Rabbit __ (baseball player easily distracted by noise, in slang)
121 Grows older
122 Hit hard, as a baseball
123 Phillie Brett who pitched in the 2008 World Series
DOWN
1 What a baseball coach is to the manager: Abbr.
2 Big mil. alliance
3 Two balls and two
strikes, e.g.
4 D.C. VIP
5 Wood for a baseball
bat
6 Hawaiian porches
7 “That’s someone __
problem!”
8 Player on the team that won the World Series in 1969 and ’86
9 Hockey great Bobby
10 Covert org.
11 Leisurely walker
12 Trevor who pitched in the 2016 World Series
13 Avian tune
14 “Life of Pi” director
Lee
15 Player on the team that won the World Series in 2017 and lost it in ’19
16 Ram or ewe
17 Holy Hebrew text
18 Cry to a toddler who’s made a booboo
24 Supermodel who hosted Fox’s “More to Love”
25 Sub detection device
30 LeRoy Neiman’s paintings of baseball scenes, e.g.
32 All right
33 Beer company for which the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium is named
34 Foam-filled
35 Afflictions
36 Most draft-eligible
37 Africa’s northernmost capital
38 Babe who was a 12-time homer champ
39 Bears, in Barcelona 43 Prefix that can mean “gold” or “hearing”
44 __ Field (Denver stadium where half of the 2007 World Series was held)
45 Pete Rose’s career
4,256 hits, e.g.
46 “__ Ben Jonson!”
(literary epitaph)
47 German poet Achim
von __
48 __ cutter (sharply hit grounder that doesn’t rebound)
50 “I __ the opinion
that ...”
51 Touch again, as a
base in baseball
52 Pro votes
53 Physique, informally
56 Dress like for a
costume party
58 Certain pair in
bridge
59 Clearasil treats it
60 Diner sandwich, in
brief
61 San __ Padres (1998 World Series losers) 63 “Baseball is __ of inches”: Branch Rickey
64 __ dish (lab item)
65 College baseball’s
__ Hall Pirates
67 With 41-Across, hits a hard drive that gets caught
68 Forest den
69 Julia Child, e.g.
72 Make a move
75 Actress Andress
77 Holy Islamic text
79 Letter-shaped
opening for a bolt
80 Suffix with
Brooklyn
81 Villain’s gaze
82 Alejandro who pitched in the 1988 and ’95 World Series
83 From the top
85 Making an error, in
baseball lingo
86 Jamie or Jordie of
the NHL
87 “I could __ horse!”
88 “Last Exit to Brooklyn” director Uli __
91 Eduardo who hit a three-RBI homer for the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series
93 Baseball’s Reds, on
scorecards
94 Brooklyn team that lost the 1916 and ’20 World Series
95 1983 Lionel Richie
hit
96 Ever and __
97 Chicago __ Sox (2005 World Series winners)
98 “Three’s Company” actress Lindley
99 Mascara mess
100 Lock fasteners
101 From head __
102 “In all
probability ...”
107 “It’s c-c-cold!” 108 “The __
the limit!”
110 Covert org.
111 Nero was one:
Abbr.
112 “... __ thousand
times ...”
113 Method: Abbr. 114 J-N linkup
115 __ dirt
(home plate, in slang)