| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MANTLE | Runner-up to Maris in '61 |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in 1978 |
| GREELEY | Runner-up to Grant in 1872 |
| HOGAN | Runner-up to Snead in Masters. |
| ADLAI | Runner-up to Ike in 1952 and 1956 |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in every 1978 Triple Crown race |
| CUBA | Runner-up to Japan in the first World Baseball Classic |
| SHAM | Runner-up to Secretariat in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in all three legs of the 1978 Triple Crown |
