Baseball Catchers Crossword Puzzle #004

All of the words used in this puzzle relate to baseball catchers. The majority of words are catcher's names (first, last, nickname, or a combination of first and last); while others are familiar baseball terms. Alternate clues have been provided in some cases. If you are stumped just go to the FEEDBACK menu option below and send me an e-mail requesting the solution.



Across

1. Oriole from the 1880's or a "fast paced Uncle"
5. Delbert (1945-1961) or a "steamed dish"
7. ___ Cousineau (Bos-N 1923-1925) or a "poor grade"
9. ___ Daily (Bro-N 1890-1896) or a "swindle"
10. Tom (1890 Spiders) or "search for water"
11. One-year career Athletic (1953)
16. Jeff ___ (Oriole 1991-1994)
17. Ernie ___ (Cardinal 1922-1926)
19. "Dutch" ___ (Reds 1957- 1960)
21. A Dodger Rookie 2002 or "Betsy"
23. Mike ___ (Phillies 1912) or "lend money"
24. Hall-Of-Famer with a way with words
27. ___ Westrum (NY Giant notable catcher)
28. Pete the Pirate (1953) or "Heavy Sodium"
29. King of the jungle
30. Caught all of his 827 games for the Cardinals (1987-1998)
31. ___ Rice (Cin 1944-1945)
32. Bailey or Taubensee

Down

1. ___ Pauxtis (Cin-N 1909) or "Spanish Yes"
2. WS catcher with Bal 1989 & Det 1994
3. KC catcher & Fla Manager (1993- 1996)
4. "Porky", a 4-game career with Chi-N 1946
5. Joe ___ (Cin 1952) or "Martini's partner"
6. Nathan (no relation to Mel) Pit

1974-1980
8. Tom ___ (Cal Angels 1965-1975)
12. A one-game career (Cin 1922) or a "skating maneuver"
13. 2002 Rookie Wil
14. Keith ___, (Pit 1996-2002)
15. Charles Sebastian ___ (Phi-N 1902- 1914)
18. Ralph Foster Perkins or pitcher Young
20. 2002 White Sox Rookie
21. Ed ___ (Phi-a 1883-1884) or a "field, aftermath"
22. ___ Sutcliffe (1884-1892)
25. Alfred ___ Fuhrman (Phi-A 1922) or "Stan's partner"
26. ___ Thomas (Phi-A 1909-1915) or a "retirement account"
30. ___ Schwert (NY-A 1914-1915) or a "circle ratio of 3.14159+"
Web page crossword created by Chuck Rosciam.



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