It’s a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame!
◆◆ · By Ben Koster · Published 2024-09-15T20:15:47.287Z
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Across
- 1AThis puzzles theme
- 13AStuffed shirts
- 14A1964 AL rookie of the year Tony, et al.
- 15AWhat an egregious fielding error may leave on a ballplayer’s face (literally, at some ballparks)
- 16AAnti-ICBM plan
- 18AThe guy playing first according to a classic comedy routine
- 21AAdding SLG to this makes OPS
- 24ABlyleven, for one.
- 28AThey have a swinging time at the ballpark
- 33A"Lumber" collector in a park
- 34APrez after Bubba
- 36AWhat batter Ed does after seeing 4 balls
- 39ATaxing subject
- 42ARetired third baseman and World Series Champion Gary
- 43AEasy catch in the outfield, with “pop”
- 45A5th overall draft pick Garbe for theme team in 1999
- 47ACommon stat used to evaluate 24-Across
- 48AAnother word for wet?
- 49A___-la-la
- 50AFormer Milwaukee and KC manager Ned
- 53ANoun modifier: Abbr.
- 55ASurrounding glow
- 56APrego alternative
- 57AGrounds crew job after rain returns?
- 60AEuropean Union
- 61ADiamond stat.
- 62AFancy mushroom
- 63APitching practice accessory
- 65ACoup ___ grace
- 66ACatch red-handed
- 67ACompete in a bee
- 69ABeloved pudgy utility player Newman with two Word Series rings (1987, 1991)
- 70APreposition
- 71AAmbidextrous
- 73AEgyptian amulet
- 74APerform
- 76AOf Minnesota, e.g.
- 79AAlternative to delayed gratification, perhaps (3 wds)
- 83ANumber of ears that Van Gogh died with
- 85ADefendant's story
- 86AType of gum unlikely to being a ballplayer’s favorite
- 87ALAX posting
- 89AKey ingredient of a “farmer blow”
- 90AWhat a runner must do to advance after a fly ball out
- 91ABeatles song/album “Let it __”
- 92A"Ars gratia ___" (MGM motto)
- 94AMoo ___ gai pan
- 95AOff. of Cong. and Legis. Affairs
- 96AClosest star to Earth
- 97AMade more credible, as a rumor
- 99ABallgame spoiler
- 100ABaseball : diamond; Boxing : _________
- 101APostal code for Graceland location
- 102AFormer first baseman for theme team in 2022 Miguel
- 104AJeff Lynne’s prog/rock/pop group
- 106AS-V connection
- 107ALead-in to Paso, Capitan, and Cajon
- 108AIRS payments
- 111ABiblical king
- 113AElement #2's symbol
- 114AGeorge Jetson’s Rosie is one
- 117ARolling Stones song/album “Let it __”
- 120ARoger Maris hit 61 of these in 1961
- 123AStudio warning sign
- 125AHomophone of 129-Across
- 126A44th president
- 127AHouston big leaguer
- 128ALucy van ___ ("Peanuts" character)
- 129AAL pitcher Chris who has played for both Sox
- 130AFree pass to first base
- 131ASlaughter in Cooperstown
- 132AMusicians Barrett and (the artist once known as) tha Kyd
Down
- 1DNYC sports venue
- 2DBeethoven's "Minuet ___"
- 3DWith 4-Down, word before “Nanette” in title of 1925 play wrongly thought to have caused the “Curse of the Bambino”
- 4DSee 3-Down
- 5DSpielberg’s 1982 film alien
- 6DBaseless infield position
- 7DWhen doubled it’s just average
- 8DRailway that’s way over your head
- 9DAmbidextrous
- 10DAn NHLer from CO
- 11DThe L in UNLV
- 12DHallucinogenic initials
- 15D2002 AL saves leader with nickname “Everyday”
- 17D"Goodnight" girl of song
- 18DBud Abbott’s left fielder
- 19DElement #2's symbol
- 20DSurgery area in a hosp.
- 21D“Lady parts” dr., with -gyn
- 22DUndergraduate degree
- 23DShort physical training
- 24DTitle of 1957 Sinatra film if his Joey Evans character was named after irascible Tigers outfielder Cobb
- 25DInfo. Tech. chi, stated another way
- 26DAtlanta-based cable channel
- 27DThe Centennial State, on an envelope
- 29DQB’s goal on the gridiron
- 30DChemical element Europium
- 31DBox score stat
- 32DThesaurus entry: Abbr.
- 33DDugout storage unit, if followed by “ck”
- 35DLabel given to a club’s #1 hurler
- 37DVienna's "blue" river
- 38DShuffle these letters to get something weird
- 40DMan-mouse connector
- 41DFabricated
- 43DImpulse
- 44DFirst MLB Hall of Famer who was primarily a DH
- 45DInjury prone speedster and centerfielder for theme team
- 46DBook before Amos
- 49DKC Royals batter George Brett’s favorite byproduct of pine, most notably in a 1983 on-field incident
- 51DAvg.
- 52DBody art, for short
- 54DMLB pitcher known as “Senor Smoke”
- 56DHalford or Zombie
- 58D___ Van Winkle
- 59DTime before a football is hiked?
- 62DMediterranean island nation
- 64DThe opposite of “el pro” when weighing different options?
- 66D___ Pensacola (Blue Angels' home base)
- 68DNewton introduced three of them regarding motion in 1687
- 70DSocietal no-no
- 72DFirst name of smart guy physicist from 68-Down
- 75DA walk off solo shot leaves the losing team with this (3 words)
- 77DLou Gehrig’s disease
- 78DSmall bell sound
- 80DNeighbor of Scot.
- 81D"___ boy!"
- 82DTurkey day: Abbr.
- 84DKitchen extension?
- 88DIs unwell
- 91DSingles achieved without a full bat swing
- 92DIn search of
- 93DMLBs Mariners play here
- 96DOaxacan OK
- 98DGenetic initials
- 100D1977 AL MVP Carew nickname “Sir ______”
- 103DU-shaped river bend
- 104DAmbulance destination, often
- 105DAerial stunts
- 109DWhere Napoleon was exiled
- 110DCircus barker
- 111DHefty sandwich
- 112DCupid, to the Greeks
- 115DRam's remark
- 116DCruet contents
- 118DJFK's kid brother
- 119D"Well, la-di-___!"
- 120DVery short laugh
- 121DSugar suffix
- 122DOne of the Rockies: Abbr.
- 124DMun. official