| 100% | CENTRAL | 7 | Division of baseball's N.L. or A.L. |
| 56% | EAST | 4 | A.L. or N.L. division |
| 54% | BESTOFFIVE | 10 | A.L. or N.L. Division Series format |
| 51% | WARD | 4 | Division of a city or hospital |
| 51% | LANE | 4 | Division of a pool or track |
| 51% | AMER | 4 | The "A" of N.A. or S.A.: Abbr. |
| 50% | CENTRAL | 7 | N.F.C. or A.F.C. division |
| 50% | FACULTY | 7 | A division of learning or subject in university |
| 50% | SCENES | 6 | Divisions of an improv show or a movie |
| 50% | CHI | 3 | N.L. or A.L. team |
| 48% | OUTERWEAR | 9 | L.L. Bean offering, or a feature of the asterisked answers |
| 48% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | Baseball position ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |
| 48% | LABEL | 5 | Where S, M, L or XL may appear on a tee |
| 48% | GMS | 3 | A.L. or N.L. V.I.P.'s |
| 47% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Supposed inventor of baseball ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 47% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| 47% | SET | 3 | Division of a volleyball match ... or a type of pass in volleyball |
| 47% | SCORES | 6 | Numbers during a baseball game or a synonym of "many" |
| 47% | LEAGUE | 6 | The "L" in N.L. or A.L. |
| 46% | LIDS | 4 | Retail chain that sells baseball caps, or a synonym of "caps" |
| 46% | SIZE | 4 | What S, M, L, or XL indicates on a clothing tag |
| 46% | LABEL | 5 | Where S, M or L appears on a shirt |
| 46% | INNINGS | 7 | Sections of a baseball or cricket game |
| 46% | BLUEJACKETS | 11 | N.H.L. team from Ohio … or a description of 93-Across? |
| 46% | MINUET | 6 | It's done in the form of an S or a Z |
| 45% | STL | 3 | Home of baseball's Cardinals, on a scoreboard |
| 45% | OAKLAND | 7 | Home of baseball's A's |
| 44% | DIV | 3 | N.L. East or A.F.C. West |
| 44% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Baseball rarities nowadays ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 44% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. city |