1975
Batter Up!
April 1975


“Batter Up!” Friend, Apr. 1975, 22

Batter Up!

Crossword puzzle

Across

2. A baseball is hit with this.

3. The immortal Babe ________.

4. Los Angeles’s most famous baseball team.

7. The winning team always has more ________.

8. After four balls, the player walks to first ________.

9. All-time great New York Yankee catcher.

10. A home run with bases loaded is called a grand ________.

12. If you don’t win, you ________.

14. A group of players makes up a ________.

16. An official who rules on baseball plays.

Down

1. To swing at a good pitch and miss the ball is called a ________.

5. Three ________ and the team retires.

6. The major league pennant winners play in the world ________.

8. A high and outside pitch.

11. This team’s home base is Shea Stadium in New York.

13. One too many may lose a ball game.

15. To be a good player you must obey all ________.

Answers:

  • Across—(2) bat, (3) Ruth, (4) Dodgers, (7) runs, (8) base, (9) Berra, (10) slam, (12) lose, (14) team, (16) umpire. Down—(1) strike, (5) outs, (6) series, (8) ball, (11) Mets, (13) errors, (15) rules.