| 100% | CASEYSTENGEL | 12 | Wearer of uniform #37, retired by both the Yankees and the Mets |
| 51% | FISK | 4 | Hall of Fame catcher Carlton whose number was retired by both the White Sox and Red Sox |
| 46% | BERRA | 5 | Manager who led both the Yankees and Mets to pennants |
| 46% | MARIS | 5 | Wearer of the Yankees' retired #9 |
| 43% | NYC | 3 | Home of the Mets and the Yankees, briefly |
| 42% | NIGHT | 5 | The ___ King, "Game of Thrones" character who was played by both Richard Brake and Vladimir Furdik |
| 41% | KAKAMORA | 8 | The tiny tribe of pirates met by Moana and Maui |
| 40% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Famer whose no. was retired by the Nets and the Sixers |
| 39% | BLOODTYPE | 9 | Classification suggested by the beginning of 17-, 25-, 37- and 53-Across |
| 38% | HANKAARON | 9 | Hall of Fame outfielder whose #44 jersey was retired by the Braves and the Brewers: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EAST | 4 | National League division of the Phillies and the Mets |
| 38% | LITTLEIRONIES | 13 | "Life's ___," 1894 collection of stories by Thomas Hardy which touches upon both rural life and the life of the bourgeois: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REGGIEJACKSON | 13 | Outfielder whose #44 was retired by the New York Yankees and his #9 by the Oakland Athletics: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EAST | 4 | American League division of the Yankees and the Red Sox |
| 37% | ALLENKLEIN | 10 | US manager of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones |
| 37% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 37% | WORKMATE | 8 | Colleague ... and, when preceded by "the," what the end of 16-, 24-, 37- or 50-Across is |
| 37% | EROSION | 7 | Natural process illustrated by the last words of 18-, 24-, 37-, 54- and 61-Across |
| 37% | GREGMADDUX | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 355-game winner whose #31 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 305-game winner whose #47 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | YELLOWBRICKROAD | 15 | Path taken by 37-Across to find the ends of 17-, 26- and 44-Across in [circled letters] |
| 37% | MLB | 3 | Organization for the Yankees and Mets: Abbr. |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of both the 2018 and 2020 Olympics |
| 36% | IGOTYOUBABE | 11 | 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across |
| 36% | SAVATE | 6 | Form of boxing using both the hands and feet |
| 36% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | His #23 was retired by the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DUST | 4 | Biblical symbol of both the origin and conclusion of life |
| 35% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Outfielder whose #20 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PETEMARAVICH | 12 | His #7 was retired by the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IDIOTS | 6 | Affectionate term used by both players and fans for the members of the Red Sox in the 2004 World Series playoff push (with "The") |