| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VISITOR | Team batting first |
| leadoff | the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning |
| inning | a term of batting for a team |
| NOHIT | Hold a team to a .000 batting average |
| OLIVA | Batting crown winner his first two seasons |
| STAN | First name of 1950 National League batting champ. |
| MAUER | Joe .., first A.L. catcher to win a batting title (2006) |
| lead | to be the first player in the batting order or the first batter in an inning |
| ALOU | Either of the first two runners-up to Rose for the 1968 N.L. batting title |
