Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Nov 22, 2024 | 49D | Slugger with 609 career home runs | Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 5, 2024 | 25A | Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music | Natan Last | Fagliano |
Mon May 27, 2024 | 66A | Slugger Sammy (13) | Christopher Youngs | Fagliano |
Sun Dec 25, 2022 | 54A | Slugger Sammy (13) | John Martz | Shortz |
Fri Nov 4, 2022 | 53D | Slammin' Sammy (2) | Juliet Corless | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 2022 | 57D | Slugger with 609 homers | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Thu Mar 10, 2022 | 6A | Slammin' Sammy ___ | John Westwig | Shortz |
Tue Nov 16, 2021 | 55A | Slugger Sammy in the 1998 home run chase | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Tue Aug 17, 2021 | 20A | Baseball's Slammin' Sammy (4) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Tue Jun 15, 2021 | 22D | Onetime Cubs slugger Sammy | Owen Travis | Shortz |
Sun Oct 11, 2020 | 51D | Only player with three 60+ home run seasons | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Sun Sep 22, 2019 | 27D | Sammy with 609 career home runs | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sat Nov 24, 2018 | 37A | He hit his 600th home run in 2007 | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2018 | 1D | Sammy on a 1998 cover of Newsweek | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 56D | Baseball's "Slammin' Sammy" (4) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Mar 7, 2018 | 28D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Wed Feb 21, 2018 | 61D | Baseball's Slammin' Sammy (4) | Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Fri Jan 12, 2018 | 5D | One of Sports Illustrated's two Sportsmen of the Year in 1998 | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 2016 | 49D | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Sat Dec 24, 2016 | 19A | Fifth player to hit 600 homers | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 15, 2016 | 69A | Cubs slugger with 609 home runs | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Sep 5, 2016 | 30A | Baseball's Slammin' Sammy (4) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 2015 | 121A | Member of the 600 home run club (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon May 11, 2015 | 57D | Sammy who was the 1998 N.L. M.V.P. | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jun 2, 2014 | 32A | Cubs slugger Sammy (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jun 16, 2013 | 92D | Major-leaguer with three 60+ home run seasons | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Tue May 7, 2013 | 23A | Seven-time All-Star Sammy | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Sep 29, 2012 | 44A | He was traded between Chicago teams in 1992 | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Jun 29, 2012 | 25D | Six-time Silver Slugger winner | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jun 3, 2012 | 13D | 1998 home run race participant | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue May 15, 2012 | 51D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Thu Jun 30, 2011 | 34A | Cub #21 of the 1990s-2000s | David Poole | Shortz |
Wed May 18, 2011 | 55D | Slugger Sammy (13) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Jan 25, 2011 | 1D | Member of the 600 home run club (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Dec 9, 2010 | 44A | 1998 Roberto Clemente Award winner | Byron Walden and Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Fri Nov 12, 2010 | 1D | 1997-99 N.L. strikeout leader | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Mar 3, 2010 | 33D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri Nov 13, 2009 | 34D | Honoree of a 1998 New York ticker-tape parade | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Wed Nov 11, 2009 | 15A | McGwire's friendly home-run rival | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2009 | 39A | Dominican-born player in the 600 club | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Fri Sep 4, 2009 | 42D | Hitter of 66 in '98 | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Wed Jul 29, 2009 | 10A | Baseball star in Senate steroid hearings | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Sun May 3, 2009 | 81D | McGwire rival, once | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sat May 31, 2008 | 36D | Sportsman of the Year co-winner of 1998 (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Fri Apr 25, 2008 | 24A | Future star athlete who debuted with the Rangers in 1989 | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sun Jan 6, 2008 | 72D | Sportsman of the Year co-winner of 1998 (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Jan 3, 2008 | 67A | First batter to hit a home run against every Major League Baseball team | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Fri Dec 21, 2007 | 28A | Member of the 500 Home Run Club | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 25, 2007 | 9D | Dominican-born player with more than 600 homers | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2007 | 22A | 600-homer club member | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2007 | 123A | Sports Illustrated 1998 co-Sportsman of the Year | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2007 | 36A | Three-time 60-homer man | Curtis Yee | Shortz |
Thu Nov 16, 2006 | 4A | Dominican-born baseball star | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Sun Oct 22, 2006 | 48D | Diamond cutter? | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Fri Aug 25, 2006 | 10A | Athlete feted with a New York City ticker-tape parade in 1998 | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2006 | 34A | Slugger Sammy (13) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Tue Oct 18, 2005 | 14A | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. from Chicago | Jay Leatherman | Shortz |
Fri Jun 24, 2005 | 42A | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Sat Jun 11, 2005 | 23A | Hitter from San Pedro de MacorĂs | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Mar 14, 2005 | 64A | Slugger Sammy (13) | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 2005 | 53D | Sluggin' Sammy | Richard Leva and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sat Jan 8, 2005 | 52D | Dominican slugger | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Thu Oct 21, 2004 | 16A | Sports Illustrated's 1998 co-Sportsman of the Year | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 2004 | 20A | Cubs' sluggin' Sammy | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Jan 27, 2004 | 46A | Wrigley Field slugger | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Oct 17, 2003 | 51A | 1998 National League M.V.P. (2) | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sat Oct 4, 2003 | 39D | Cub of note | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Sep 15, 2003 | 3D | Slugging Sammy | Sheldon Benardo | Shortz |
Fri Apr 18, 2003 | 52D | Wrigley Field star | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 6, 2003 | 58D | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Feb 16, 2003 | 53A | Cub with a club (2) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Thu Feb 13, 2003 | 62A | 1998 National League M.V.P. (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Feb 3, 2003 | 3D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Sheldon Benardo | Shortz |
Thu Sep 19, 2002 | 59A | Swinging Sammy | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Mar 4, 2002 | 1D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed Jan 30, 2002 | 32D | Cub with a club (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Jan 14, 2002 | 34A | McGwire's onetime home-run rival | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Wed Jan 9, 2002 | 69A | One of Maris's overtakers (2) | Susan Harrington Smith | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2001 | 117D | 1998 baseball M.V.P. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2001 | 30A | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2001 | 36A | One of Maris's overtakers (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Mar 28, 2001 | 18D | Slugger Sammy (13) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 2000 | 118A | Slammin' Sammy (2) | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Mon Nov 6, 2000 | 33A | Cubs slugger Sammy (2) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2000 | 114D | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sat Mar 25, 2000 | 30A | Chicago diamond cutter? | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Dec 30, 1999 | 45D | 1998 N.L. M.V.P. (6) | Alan Jay Weiss | Shortz |
Wed Nov 24, 1999 | 37A | Slugger Sammy (13) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Mon Mar 1, 1999 | 18A | Slugger Sammy (13) | Ed Early | Shortz |