| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ONEHITTER | Game that's close to perfect |
| PAGETURNER | Something that's hard to close? |
| ETON | Kind of blue that's close to green |
| SHORTPORCH | Outfield wall that's unusually close to home plate |
| FIFTYFIRSTSTATE | Country that's an extremely close American ally, so to speak |
| SAL | Losing pitcher to Don in his World Series perfect game |
| LARSEN | Only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series |
