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Teach
12-27-2013, 06:51 AM
Four-letter Words. No F-Bombs here. Just baseball four-letter answers.

A. __ __ __ __ Last name of former Red Sox pitcher, first in media guide.

B. __ __ __ __ German beer; former Sox, Cubs, Giants pitcher

C __ __ __ __ Outfielder with Yankees during Mantle era.

D __ __ __ __ Last name Red Sox shortstop, his brother also played for Sox

E. __ __ __ __ First name of first black pitcher for Red Sox

F. __ __ __ __ Old-time Philadelphia A's first baseman; it wasn't his day off.

G. __ __ __ __ First name of former Red Sox outfield, Geiger

H. __ __ __ __ First name of famous knuckleball pitcher

I. __ __ __ __ Came up with Red Sox, also played for Milwaukee, nickname

J. __ __ __ __ Famous arm surgery named for pitcher's last name.

K. __ __ __ __ Third baseman, originally from Swifton, Arkansas

L. __ __ __ __ First name of former Indians first baseman, Easter

M __ __ __ __ Last name, "submariner" who killed Ray Chapman

N __ __ __ __ Last name former Red Sox pitcher of late-60s-early 70s

O __ __ __ __ First name Tigers infielder

P __ __ __ __ Served as bench coach for Chicago Cubs, former pitcher

Q __ __ __ __ comm Stadium in San Diego

R __ __ __ __ Red Sox broadcaster, former second baseman

S __ __ __ __ First name Hillenbrand

T. __ __ __ __ Nickname of Cleveland Indians outfielder, played for Sox

U __ __ __ __ People who officiate baseball games (plural)

V. __ __ __ __ European-born outfielder with Philadelphia Athletics

W. __ __ __ __ Red Sox relief pitcher, 1950s, last name (first name Murray)

X. __ __ __ __ What's used, besides MRIs, to determine broken bones

Y __ __ __ __ "The Walking Man," Washington Senators third-baseman

Z __ __ __ __ Nickname of Red Sox outfielder of the late-40s, early 50s

Ocala Mike
12-27-2013, 08:20 AM
Very quickly, Teach, and just the ones I know at first gance:

Cerv
Fain
John
Luke
Qual
Umps
Xray
Yost

cj's dad
12-27-2013, 09:08 AM
A=Aase (Don)

G=Gary ?

H=Hoyt (Wilhelm)

K=Kell (George)

L=Luke

Y=Yost (Eddie)

Teach
12-27-2013, 09:40 AM
If you're interested, I'll give you a few more minutes and then post the answers. The ones submitted by cj's dad and Ocala Mike were correct.

Teach
12-27-2013, 09:52 AM
Aase

Beck

Cerv

Drew J.D. and Stephen

Earl "Whip" Wilson

Fain Ferris (Bueller's Day Off)

Gary

Hoyt

Izzy Alcantara

John

Kell

Luke

Mays

Nagy

Omar Infante

Pole as in Dick Pole

Qual

Remy

Shea

"Trot"

Umps

Valo as in Elmer Valo, Czech-born

Wall

X-Ray

Yost

"Zeke" Zarilla