| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SCORE | Hit a 3-pointer |
| SCORES | Hits a 3-pointer |
| TAPON | Hit lightly, as with a pointer |
| BOGGS | His 3,000th hit was a homer |
| DEREKJETER | His 3,000th hit was a home run |
| HOMERUN | Epic poet with a Parisian-style hit (4,3) |
| BOGGS | Hall of Famer whose 3,000th hit was a homer |
| WADEBOGGS | Besides Derek Jeter, only Major Leaguer whose 3,000th hit was a homer |
| AGEE | First of three Mets to hit a lead-off home run in a World Series Game 3 (he did it in '69, Garrett in '73, and Dykstra in '86) |
