| 100% | BUNTS | 5 | Offensive plays in baseball where the batter intentionally holds the bat loosely and taps the ball into play |
| 34% | ALLEY | 5 | ___-oop, offensive play in basketball where the scoring player catches the ball in mid-air |
| 30% | HOMERUN | 7 | Baseball play where a batter can circle the bases and reach the home plate safely: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 28% | SERVE | 5 | Put the ball in play |
| 27% | MLB | 3 | Where the LAD and NYY play |
| 27% | RANGE | 5 | Where the deer and the antelope play |
| 27% | OHIO | 4 | Where the Reds and the Browns play |
| 26% | INFIELD | 7 | Where the majority of the plays occur in baseball |
| 26% | CRICKET | 7 | Bat-and-ball sport played in the West Indies |
| 26% | CANTINA | 7 | Where Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes play |
| 26% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State where the Cubs and Bears play |
| 26% | PITCHER | 7 | In baseball, one who throws the ball to the batter |
| 26% | RANGE | 5 | Where the deer and the antelope play, in a song |
| 26% | OHIO | 4 | Midwestern state where the Bengals and Browns play |
| 26% | MIAMI | 5 | Florida city where the Dolphins and Marlins play |
| 25% | STRIKE | 6 | Swing the bat and miss a delivery in baseball |
| 25% | SHEA | 4 | Stadium where the Jets and Mets used to play |
| 25% | TOUCHDOWN | 9 | Football play where a team advances the ball into the opponent's end zone |
| 25% | HIT | 3 | Baseball statistic for when a batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into the field |
| 25% | SHEA | 4 | New York stadium where the Jets and Mets used to play |
| 25% | DEAD | 4 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the Stoppard play |
| 24% | MUNICH | 6 | City in Germany where the beverage festival "Oktoberfest" was first held and has since continued to be held annually |
| 24% | PULLHITTER | 10 | One whose batted balls rarely go to the opposite field, in baseball lingo |
| 24% | OCTAVIUS | 8 | Caesar's adopted son and successor in the play |
| 24% | DEER | 4 | "... where the ___ and the antelope play" |
| 24% | LINEOUT | 7 | Method of restarting play in rugby union after the ball has gone into touch |
| 24% | THECAPITOL | 10 | Only place in 33a where the residents live extravagantly and for whose entertainment the competitions are held: 2 wds. |
| 23% | GENEBARRY | 9 | Actor who played the title roles in US television series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law |
| 23% | FLAG | 4 | Capture the ___, kids' game where teams sneak into each other's territory, often played in 17a |