BASEBALL CHAMPIONS MAIN EVENT: Baseball’s Championship Series

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“It’s the end of __” Bob who was a pitcher in the 1948 World Series and a manager in the 1978 World Series “SOS” band Concerning Relief pitchers’

successes

20 Yankees and Orioles,

for short Down __ Street (over the middle of home plate, in slang)

“Scat, cat!” 97-Across pitcher who was the MVP of the 2019 World Series

Univ. of Maryland

baseballer

27 Whole bunch

28 Actress West

29 Kind of display for some modern TV screens, for short 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 __ collateral ligament (elbow part often injured by pitchers)

See 67-Down Typical Grace’s last name on

“Will & Grace”

44 Alisyn Camerota’s

TV channel __ grays (uniform a baseball team wears when not playing at home) Manager who led the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and ’11 Player who was in the most World Series (14) U.S. prez during the 1945 through ’52 World Series

55 Abrasive stuff once used to scuff baseballs for doctoring pitches Prefix with caching Boaster’s reply to a

boast

Homer hitter’s

gait

On base, in baseball lingo

Sams who was a star of 1940s-’50s women’s baseball Church recess Nickname for the

World Series __ Martin

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Davis who played catcher Dottie Hinson in “A League of Their Own”

Team that has won eight World Series, most recently in 2014

Barak of Israel Pitch the ball to

aggressively German for “never” Padre’s winning rival in the 1984 World Series Ecol. watchdog Nickname for

Reggie Jackson Like the World Series playoff format German article Toys __ (chain of kids’ stores) 91

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Greasy who played in the 1919 World Series

City near Venice __ of corn (easily caught fly ball, in slang)

Make a dash for, as

a base School where Bill and Hillary Clinton met Team that won the 2019 World Series __ rain delay (batter who takes a long time preparing to swing, in slang) Brain division The “M&M Boys” Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, e.g. “Conan” network March 15, e.g. 103 104 105 106 109 110 116

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Philadelphia stadium where three-fifths of the 2008 World Series was held Catch after a short hop, as a baseball Privy to Jamie who pitched for the Phillies in the 2008 World Series at 45 years old

Phillie Christenson who pitched in the 1980 World Series Rabbit __ (baseball player easily distracted by noise, in slang) Grows older

Hit hard, as a baseball Phillie Brett who pitched in the 2008 World Series

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What a baseball coach is to the manager: Abbr. Big mil. alliance Two balls and two

strikes, e.g.

4 D.C. VIP

5 Wood for a baseball

bat Hawaiian porches “That’s someone __

problem!” 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

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Player on the team that won the World Series in 2017 and lost it in ’19

Ram or ewe Holy Hebrew text Cry to a toddler who’s made a booboo Supermodel who hosted Fox’s “More to Love” Sub detection device LeRoy Neiman’s paintings of baseball scenes, e.g.

32 All right

33 Beer company for which the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium is named Foam-filled 16 17 18

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36 Most draft-eligible 37 Africa’s northernmost capital

Babe who was a 12-time homer champ Bears, in Barcelona Prefix that can mean “gold” or “hearing”

__ Field (Denver stadium where half of the 2007 World Series was held)

Pete Rose’s career

4,256 hits, e.g. “__ Ben Jonson!”

(literary epitaph) German poet Achim

von __

__ cutter (sharply hit grounder that doesn’t rebound) 38

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“I __ the opinion

that ...” Touch again, as a

base in baseball Pro votes Physique, informally Dress like for a

costume party Certain pair in

bridge Clearasil treats it Diner sandwich, in

brief

San __ Padres (1998 World Series losers) “Baseball is __ of inches”: Branch Rickey

__ dish (lab item) 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 Suffix with

Brooklyn

81 Villain’s gaze

82 Alejandro who pitched in the 1988 and ’95 World Series From the top Making an error, in

baseball lingo Jamie or Jordie of

the NHL

“I could __ horse!” “Last Exit to Brooklyn” director Uli __ Eduardo who hit a three-RBI homer for the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series Baseball’s Reds, on

scorecards 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) 51

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