| 100% | COBB | 4 | Ty ___ (the first Baseball Hall of Famer) |
| 78% | AARON | 5 | Alphabetically first Baseball Hall of Famer |
| 78% | COBB | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Ty |
| 76% | HONUS | 5 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Wagner, one of the first five inductees |
| 76% | STAN | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer "___ the Man" Musial |
| 73% | COBB | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer and WWI U.S. Army captain Ty |
| 72% | TYCOBB | 6 | Baseball Hall of Famer with the record for highest career batting average |
| 72% | RYNE | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Sandberg who earned nine Gold Gloves with the Cubs |
| 71% | BERRA | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi who said "90% of the game is half mental" |
| 70% | HONUSWAGNER | 11 | Pirates shortstop who was inducted in the first Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony in 1939: 2 wds. |
| 69% | STAN | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer ___ "The Man" Musial |
| 69% | OTT | 3 | "Master Melvin", baseball Hall of Famer, who played over 20 years with the Giants |
| 69% | CAL | 3 | First name of baseball Hall of Famer Ripken |
| 69% | OZZIE | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Smith nicknamed "the Wizard" |
| 69% | HANK | 4 | ___ Aaron, baseball Hall of Famer who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 68% | HEY | 3 | Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, "The Say ___ Kid" |
| 68% | ONEIL | 5 | Hall of Famer Buck who was the first African-American coach in the MLB |
| 67% | LOU | 3 | First name of Baseball Hall of Famers Brock and Gehrig |
| 67% | TYCOBB | 6 | Hall of Famer who has the highest career batting average in baseball history (2 wds.) |
| 67% | VAL | 3 | Basketball Hall of Famer Ackerman who was the first president of the WNBA |
| 66% | EFFAMANLEY | 10 | First woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 66% | TIGERS | 6 | Detroit baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer to the first 28-Across |
| 66% | PHILLIES | 8 | Pennsylvania baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein to the first 28-Across |
| 66% | SENATORS | 8 | Minnesota baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Joe Cronin to the first 28-Across |
| 66% | TED | 3 | Football Hall of Famer ('90) ___ Hendricks, the first Guatemalan-born player in the NFL |
| 66% | OZZIESMITH | 10 | Baseball Hall of Famer born in Mobile, Alabama, who holds the all-time record for assists by a shortstop (2 wds.) |
| 65% | STEVENASH | 9 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the first Canadian to win the NBA MVP award |
| 65% | OTT | 3 | Hall of Famer Mel who is one of the baseball greats recognized by Archie in "Field of Dreams" |
| 64% | MAYS | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Willie ___ |
| 64% | EDD | 3 | Baseball Hall of Famer Roush |