| Clue | Hitter |
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| not implicated in steroid scandal | |
| never held HR title | |
| careers did not overlap | |
| did not play CF | |
| not related to another MLB player | |
| did play some 3B | |
| not involved with the 1998 HR chase | |
| played for Thome's active team | |
| careers coincided within 1 year | |
| not involved with the 1998 HR chase | |
| not implicated in steroid scandal | |
| never played for Billy Martin | |
| never played for team in New England | |
| never played at the Vet | |
| never played for the Yankees | |
| careers did not overlap | |
| not frozen after death | |
| 2 years older than McCovey | |
| careers did not overlap | |
| never played in Wrigley Field | |
| 61 more HRs than Mathews | |
| 61 more HRs than Ott | |
| played for only 3 teams | |
| played against Orioles in ALCS | |