| Giants slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 09 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | New York Times | 07 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Disney+ or Apple TV+, for one: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | LA Times Mini | 14 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 10 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Excessive, in short | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Excessive | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 29 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of 22-Across | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Canada's capital (abbr.) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant outfielder Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Far more than usual or expected, in short |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants | Thomas Joseph | 28 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Excessive or exaggerated (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | TV | 15 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" | New York Times | 07 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 31 May 2025 | 
          
            | Streaming service like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giants star Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame | LA Times Daily | 02 May 2025 | 
          
            | Excessive, in short | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 19 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Streaming platform: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Over the top, in text |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive, in short (3) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 05 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Tomtit regularly displays a bit too much |  |  | 
          
            | Dotty interns are a bit much |  |  | 
          
            | Netflix or Hulu, e.g.: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Capital north of D.C. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer nicknamed "Master Melvin" | LA Times Daily | 13 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Sports great whose No. 4 jersey was retired |  |  | 
          
            | Mel ___, Giants' legend |  |  | 
          
            | Online streaming platform such as Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Too much (abbr.) | The Telegraph Mini | 17 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | LA Times Daily | 16 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Streaming platform: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Mell ___, Baseball legend |  |  | 
          
            | Over the top (abb) |  |  | 
          
            | Canada's cap. |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Premier Sunday | 19 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Excessive (abbr.) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951 | LA Times Daily | 08 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Way too much (init.) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 08 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Overly ostentatious (abbr.) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 31 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | See 122-Down | New York Times | 15 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Mel ___, baseball legend |  |  | 
          
            | 2019 World Rally Championship winner (3,5) |  |  | 
          
            | Famed ballplayer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive, way too much | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 26 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Netflix, e.g.: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame | New York Times | 18 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Too exaggerated in textspeak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of great baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Sports surname hidden in 12-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Baseballer Mel ___, aka "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Excessive | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 25 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel with 511 home runs | Universal | 22 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | U.S. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Late-night version of Tiswas is also part of Bottom (1,1,1) |  |  | 
          
            | Initialism in streaming |  |  | 
          
            | Giant "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive; half of Tarka's family? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 18 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 17 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | U.S. Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Media streaming content platform |  |  | 
          
            | NHL's Senators, on scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | Athlete on a 2006 stamp |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 20 May 2024 | 
          
            | Hall of Fame slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 05 May 2024 | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants | Thomas Joseph | 04 May 2024 | 
          
            | Giant of home run fame |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giants slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Initially excessive (1,1,1) |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the Giant | Premier Sunday | 31 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | National League's all-time homer leader until Mays passed him | Wall Street Journal | 06 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | What's found in bottle is excessive |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Mel on the Giants, 1926-47 |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel | LA Times Daily | 16 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Giant Mel | New York Times | 11 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | NHL Senators city |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown’s “Master Melvin” | Wall Street Journal | 30 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 16 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Late-night 1980s TV show with Chris Tarrant and Lenny Henry (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards | New York Times | 08 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | New York Giant known as "Master Melvin" | New York Times | 22 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Streaming service like Netflix or Hulu: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend, Melvin Thomas ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter Mel | Premier Sunday | 15 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Mel ___, former New York Giants baseballer |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger for two decades | Wall Street Journal | 15 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Movie streaming service, like Disney+: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Internet streaming services like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | Universal | 22 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Mel ___, Baseball Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel | Premier Sunday | 09 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Mel ___, famed MLB player |  |  | 
          
            | Famed Giant slugger | New York Times | 18 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame | New York Times | 08 May 2023 | 
          
            | Hitter Mel | Premier Sunday | 07 May 2023 | 
          
            | Divisional competitors of BOS and MTL | Newsday | 06 May 2023 | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel | Wall Street Journal | 29 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Mel ___, baseballer and former New York Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants | Thomas Joseph | 26 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel | LA Times Daily | 28 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Streaming service like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame Giant Mel | Premier Sunday | 26 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Netflix or Hulu, for one: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | New York Times | 10 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer  Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | New York Times | 19 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Netflix or Prime Video, e.g.: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great who led his team in home runs 18 years in a row | Wall Street Journal | 26 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | New York Times | 20 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Premier Sunday | 20 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Mel ___ ("Master Melvin") |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball’s “Master Melvin” | Wall Street Journal | 02 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel | LA Times Daily | 23 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Classical pianist Alice Sara __ | LA Times Daily | 18 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Hall of Fame slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 12 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball player Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | Family Time | 28 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame | Family Time | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | LegendaryGiant baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | Family Time | 02 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | Canadiana | 25 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Service like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel | Premier Sunday | 03 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Mel from the Baseball Hall of Fame |  |  | 
          
            | His number 4 was retired by the Giants | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 career home runs | The Washington Post | 09 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 career home runs | LA Times Daily | 09 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Internet streaming services like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 24 May 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Third member of the 500 home run club | Wall Street Journal | 14 May 2022 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | Thomas Joseph | 22 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 09 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Extremely exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Cooperstown’s “Master Melvin” | Wall Street Journal | 12 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants | Thomas Joseph | 28 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Giant at age 16 | Wall Street Journal | 19 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel ___, "The Little Giant" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Netflix or Hulu: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who gave Archie a batting tip in "Field of Dreams" | LA Times Daily | 13 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who broke Hornsby’s home run record | Wall Street Journal | 02 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | New York Times | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Streaming service like Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Old-time baseball slugger called "Master Melvin" | LA Times Daily | 31 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Old-time baseball slugger called 'Master Melvin' | The Washington Post | 31 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Baseballer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Ballplayer Mel | Premier Sunday | 27 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | '20s-'40s slugger Mel | The Washington Post | 15 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | '20s-'40s slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 15 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | Premier Sunday | 13 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | MLB pro nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall-of-Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | MLB Hall of Famer Mel | The Washington Post | 18 May 2021 | 
          
            | MLB Hall of Famer Mel | LA Times Daily | 18 May 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball's 'Little Giant' | The Washington Post | 09 May 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" | LA Times Daily | 09 May 2021 | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ | LA Times Daily | 21 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ | The Washington Post | 21 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Giant whose #4 was retired | The Washington Post | 03 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Giant whose #4 was retired | LA Times Daily | 03 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel | LA Times Daily | 02 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel | The Washington Post | 02 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball legend, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Type of media service: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | See 38-Across | Universal | 21 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Premier Sunday | 17 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Online streaming platform such as Netflix: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Excessive: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | Thomas Joseph | 07 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel | New York Times | 29 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | It's served up in Trattoria or is that an exaggeration initially? | Irish Times Crosaire | 21 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Mel ___ aka "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel | Premier Sunday | 25 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Canadian capital, for short |  |  | 
          
            | ___ media streaming service: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | New York Times | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel | Wall Street Journal | 09 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | Universal | 05 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Giant legend | Wall Street Journal | 02 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | See 35-Down | Wall Street Journal | 17 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Television content provided by high speed internet: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Excessively exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the majors | The Washington Post Sunday | 19 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | New York Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant Mel | LA Times Daily | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant Mel | The Washington Post | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | 5'9' Giant Mel | The Washington Post | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | 5'9" Giant Mel | LA Times Daily | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' of baseball | New York Times | 20 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | American baseball legend, Melvin Thomas ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 09 May 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | American professional baseball player nicknamed "Master Melvin" Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Exaggerated to add effect: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | National League RBI leader in 1934 | Wall Street Journal | 18 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' | The Washington Post Sunday | 12 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Mel of Baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who played at the Polo Grounds | New York Times | 16 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Mel with 2,876 career hits | The Washington Post Sunday | 08 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great Mel | Wall Street Journal | 04 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs | New York Times | 19 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giants giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs | Jonesin | 31 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ Mel | New York Times | 30 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Giants legend | The Washington Post | 21 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Giants legend | LA Times Daily | 21 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Giant of fame | Wall Street Journal | 19 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Mel ___, former MLB superstar |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Love abstaining from booze? That's excessive! |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants | LA Times Daily | 08 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Giant among Giants | The Washington Post | 08 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger Mel | Jonesin | 05 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Diamond great Mel | Premier Sunday | 03 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Mel ___ of the New York Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel ___, legendary baseball player nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | 12-time All-Star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 home runs | New York Times | 04 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 31 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Professional baseball player nicknamed "Master Melvin," Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | The Washington Post | 31 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Mel of Baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel | Wall Street Journal | 17 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Giants great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | LA Times Daily | 30 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel | The Washington Post | 30 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants | Thomas Joseph | 23 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | How Netflix delivers content (bypassing traditional distribution): Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs | LA Times Daily | 22 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs | The Washington Post | 22 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' in the Baseball Hall of Fame | Wall Street Journal | 10 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Anagram for "tot" (last name of a famous baseball player) |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary "New York Giants" right fielder Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel | Universal | 11 May 2019 | 
          
            | Slugging legend Mel | LA Times Daily | 23 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Slugging legend Mel | The Washington Post | 23 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Shortest surname in Cooperstown | LA Times Daily | 10 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Shortest surname in Cooperstown | The Washington Post | 10 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel | The Washington Post | 05 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Giant Mel | LA Times Daily | 05 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Fred who sneezed for Edison's first film | Jonesin | 26 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs | New York Times | 24 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Mel who was a New York Giant for 22 seasons |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great Mel, and an anagram of 46 Across | The Washington Post Sunday | 10 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball | Jonesin | 26 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Giants great Mel | Universal | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' in Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 19 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | National Baseball Hall of Famer Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Canada's capital city, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball giant and hall-of-famer, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who wore #4 | Premier Sunday | 10 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | A giant among Giants | Universal | 23 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Unreasonably dressed, e.g.: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Canada's capital city, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant whose #4 was retired |  |  | 
          
            | Shortest surname in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugging legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | A giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" in the Baseball Hall of Fame |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run leader in the 1930s and '40s | New York Times | 21 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Giant Mel | Thomas Joseph | 30 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend, Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend | The New Yorker | 29 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | '40s Giant manager | LA Times Daily | 26 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | '40s Giant manager | The Washington Post | 26 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall Of Fame inductee Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown | New York Times | 07 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Major League Baseball's Mel ___ ("Master Melvin") |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel | Premier Sunday | 02 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | Jonesin | 28 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel | Wall Street Journal | 20 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel | Thomas Joseph | 14 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel | Universal | 14 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in textspeak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | A giant among Giants | New York Times | 02 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel | Universal | 27 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel | LA Times Daily | 04 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel | The Washington Post | 04 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel and Hockey's Steve | Canadiana | 02 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Giant with 511 homers | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel | Universal | 06 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Mel in three World Series | Jonesin | 22 May 2018 | 
          
            | NHL bad boy Steve ____ | Canadiana | 30 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel | Jonesin | 24 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend  Mel | Universal | 19 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Legendary Giant | LA Times Daily | 19 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Legendary Giant | The Washington Post | 19 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | A little extra, in fashion: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | Universal | 12 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | See 12-Down | Premier Sunday | 08 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Sports legend about whom Ogden Nash wrote 'When he leaned on the pellet, / The pellet stayed put' | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 30 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Old-time slugger Mel | Universal | 28 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Master Melvin of Baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who wore No. 4 | The Washington Post Sunday | 18 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Hitter Mel | Premier Sunday | 04 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | MLB pro nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Very exaggerated response, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant | Wall Street Journal | 10 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Mel who was the first N.L.'er to hit 500 home runs | New York Times | 06 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Giant Mel in Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | N.H.L. Eastern Conference team, on scoreboards | New York Times | 13 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Extravagant | The Times Specialist Sunday | 07 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend  Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Sports legend about whom Ogden Nash wrote "When he leaned on the pellet, / The pellet stayed put" |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Old-time slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | '40s Giant manager |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run leader in the 1930s and '40s |  |  | 
          
            | N.H.L. Eastern Conference team, on scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who was the first N.L.'er to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | A giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Subject of Durocher's 'Nice guys finish last' sentiment | New York Times | 30 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Mel honored in Cooperstown | New York Times | 25 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Adult offshoot of the children’s TV show Tiswas | The Times Specialist Sunday | 24 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Extremely exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, the first NLer to hit 500 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Sportsman whose #4 was retired | New York Times | 08 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Way exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel | The Washington Post Sunday | 03 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Mel whose '4' was retired | Premier Sunday | 26 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | See 16-Across | LA Times Daily | 13 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Blown out of proportion, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | See 16-Across | The Washington Post | 13 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Unnecessarily exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Extremely exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Excessively exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Far too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Too exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, the first National Leaguer with eight consecutive 100-R.B.I. seasons |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Giants giant Mel | Jonesin | 18 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text shorthand: Abbr |  |  | 
          
            | Over-exaggerated, in text speak: Abbr |  |  | 
          
            | "Too exaggerated," in texting terminology: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' of the Polo Grounds | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Short form used when texting to say something is over exaggerated |  |  | 
          
            | To say something is over-exaggerated, in texting shorthand: Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who was a New York Giant for 22 seasons | Wall Street Journal | 23 May 2017 | 
          
            | Mel the Giant | Premier Sunday | 14 May 2017 | 
          
            | Mel who played for the Giants for over 20 years | Wall Street Journal | 08 May 2017 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel ____ | Canadiana | 17 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Exaggerated, in IM terminology : Abbr. |  |  | 
          
            | To whom Durocher was referring when he said 'Nice guys finish last' | New York Times | 11 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel ___ |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of the Giants | USA Today | 17 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | As of 1937, he was the all-time N.L. home run leader until Mays surpassed him in 1966 | LA Times Daily | 17 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Giants great Mel | LA Times Daily | 23 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend | LA Times Daily | 08 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Subject of Durocher's "Nice guys finish last" sentiment |  |  | 
          
            | To whom Durocher was referring when he said "Nice guys finish last" |  |  | 
          
            | See 16-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Mel honored in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Sportsman whose #4 was retired |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mel | Jonesin | 22 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Baseball's 'Master Melvin' | The Washington Post | 22 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great Mel | New York Times | 02 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer | The Washington Post | 21 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame | Canadiana | 26 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Baseball's 'Master Melvin' | Wall Street Journal | 23 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | 12-time All-Star Mel | Jonesin | 20 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel | LA Times Daily | 19 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel | The Washington Post | 15 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | See 121-Down | Premier Sunday | 11 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Legendary Giant Mel | Universal | 29 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Atlantic Div. skaters | Newsday | 27 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Homer hitter Mel | Premier Sunday | 21 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Giant who hit 511 homers | The Washington Post | 13 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Steve ___ (Dallas Stars forward) | Canadiana | 11 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 13 Down | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 08 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Celebrated Giant | The Washington Post | 03 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Hockey's Steve or baseball's Mel | Canadiana | 13 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | New York Times | 30 May 2016 | 
          
            | Mel of the diamond | Premier Sunday | 08 May 2016 | 
          
            | 'Master Melvin' of baseball | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 29 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Giant nicknamed 'Master Melvin' | Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown | Wall Street Journal | 25 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | 15th-stanza subject of Ogden Nash's 'ABC of Baseball Immortals' | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger | LA Times Daily | 28 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 13 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Powerful Giant | LA Times Daily | 01 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Powerful Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend | New York Times | 11 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel | Wall Street Journal | 26 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | 1930s-'40s slugger | LA Times Daily | 23 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel | USA Today | 04 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball lore | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | He hit 35 in '34 | New York Times | 08 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards | New York Times | 26 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | The 'O' in Ogden Nash's alphabet of baseball players | New York Times | 19 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Hubbell teammate | LA Times Daily | 12 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Youngest major-leaguer to reach 1,000 RBIs | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 10 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | See 11-Down | New York Times | 17 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Mel with his "4" retired | USA Today | 15 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Old Giants great Mel | Premier Sunday | 24 May 2015 | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel | Universal | 08 May 2015 | 
          
            | The Senators, on sports tickers | New York Times | 28 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Giant among Giants | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 24 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | NHL East team | Newsday | 17 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with 500 homers | New York Times | 08 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Mel, "The Little Giant" of baseball | USA Today | 23 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Mel the baseball legend | USA Today | 22 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame | Universal | 21 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Member of the 500-homerun club | Universal | 19 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer | USA Today | 14 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | 1930s N.L. home run king Mel | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Giants Hall of Famer Mel | LA Times Daily | 17 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Mel the Giant slugger | USA Today | 17 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | A Giants giant | New York Times | 08 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Mel the baseball legend | Family Time | 25 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Cooperstown's Mel | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Mel, "The Little Giant" | Universal | 22 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | "Little Giant" Mel of baseball fame | USA Today | 21 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Old Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Youngest major-leaguer to reach 1,000 RBIs |  |  | 
          
            | 1930s N.L. home run king Mel |  |  | 
          
            | 1930s-'40s slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hubbell teammate |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 35 in '34 |  |  | 
          
            | NHL East team |  |  | 
          
            | See 11-Down |  |  | 
          
            | The "O" in Ogden Nash's alphabet of baseball players |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in a Hall |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter of 511 career home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | A Giants giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with 500 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, "The Little Giant" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel with his "4" retired |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the baseball legend |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Little Giant" Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | The Senators, on sports tickers |  |  | 
          
            | Member of the 500-homerun club |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giants outfielder, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger of old |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel enshrined in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Hubbell |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great who had a career batting 1-Down of .304 |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Mel with 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the old Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "The Little Giant," Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel whose "4" was retired |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Polo Grounds |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Homer-hitting Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Bottom's excessive |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | New York's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Twenty-two-season Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of note |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among baseball's Giants |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with eight consecutive 100-R.B.I. seasons |  |  | 
          
            | See 68-A |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Cooperstown inductee |  |  | 
          
            | First National League player to reach 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the 500 home run club |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' baseball hall of famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter of 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Homering Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Little Giant" Mel of baseball history |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in three World Series |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | His #4 was retired by the Giants in 1948 |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of note |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | His #4 was retired by the Giants in 1948 |  |  | 
          
            | Memorable Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Mel, baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Third Major Leaguer to reach 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | The Senators, on score tickers |  |  | 
          
            | Super Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Cooperstown inductee |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star in three decades |  |  | 
          
            | The Giants retired his #4 |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Cooperstown inductee |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star in three decades |  |  | 
          
            | The Giants retired his #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Right fielder Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who slugged 511 career homers |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer who batted left and threw right |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who swung for the fences |  |  | 
          
            | Great Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who was portrayed in "Field of Dreams" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of note |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Famed Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L.'er to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | N.H.L. Senators, on scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer to hit 500 homers |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. 500 home run club member |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel who was a teammate of Bill Terry |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. 500 home run club member |  |  | 
          
            | Mays beat his National League home run record in 1966 |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | '30s home run king |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who batted left and threw right |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | One-time Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel in the baseball Hall of Fame |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel in the Hall of Fame |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giant homer hitter Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Capital of Can. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | John who pioneered time-lapse photography |  |  | 
          
            | Right fielder Mel from Gretna, Louisiana |  |  | 
          
            | Target of Durocher's "Nice guys finish last" sentiment |  |  | 
          
            | First National League member of the 500-homer club |  |  | 
          
            | 1936-38 N.L. home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | He's third among National Leaguers in career walks |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the Giant |  |  | 
          
            | 12-time baseball All-Star |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond figure on a 2006 postage stamp |  |  | 
          
            | Famous Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant on the cover of Time magazine, 1945 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who was #4 at the Polo Grounds |  |  | 
          
            | Sports great on a 2006 stamp |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Little Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel with 511 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Slugging Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who belted |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Giants star from '26-'47 |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball and crossword fame |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great who wore #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | 1940s Giants manager Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great who wore #4 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | 1940s Giants manager Mel |  |  | 
          
            | First National League player to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Baseballer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | See 16-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Louisiana-born Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of fame |  |  | 
          
            | Little Giant of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | He's third behind Foxx and Gehrig for most home runs in the 1930s |  |  | 
          
            | He's third behind Bonds and Morgan for most walks among NLers |  |  | 
          
            | He started four All-Star Games in the outfield with Medwick |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Polo Grounds |  |  | 
          
            | The Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | When he retired in 1947, he was second to Ruth in career walks |  |  | 
          
            | See 33-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Giants manager of the 1940s |  |  | 
          
            | Mel the slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter of 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter of 511 lifetime home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star of the 1930s and '40s |  |  | 
          
            | Giant born in Louisiana |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giants giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseballer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Louisiana-born Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | All-time NL home run leader before Mays |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary baseball player for the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | The NHL's Senators, on scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Member of the 500-home run club |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in the Hall |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Name posted on the left-field upper deck of AT&T Park |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown inductee of '51 |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | He played in 12 consecutive All-Star Games in the '30s and '40s |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee |  |  | 
          
            | He led his team in homers for 18 straight years |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Polo Grounds fame |  |  | 
          
            | Player honored with Campanella, Greenberg, and Mantle on "Baseball Sluggers" postage stamps |  |  | 
          
            | He replaced Foxx as baseball's youngest player when he debuted at age 17 in 1926 |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Fred ___, whose sneeze was the subject of the first copyrighted movie in the U.S. |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Old Polo Grounds headliner |  |  | 
          
            | 1926 "Boy Wonder" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Polo Grounds fame |  |  | 
          
            | He led his team in homers for 18 straight years |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit homers |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great |  |  | 
          
            | Giants player-manager |  |  | 
          
            | Great Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | Hubbell's teammate |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel | New York Times | 07 Aug 2006 | 
          
            | Giants' .4 |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Noted Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant from Louisiana |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, baseball All-Star 1934-45 |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the 500 home run club |  |  | 
          
            | Slugging Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who played at the Polo Grounds |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wielded a bat |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | See 63-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero Mel |  |  | 
          
            | See 63-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Slugging Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Only Rose, Aaron, Musial, Mays, Bonds, and Yount have played more National League games than him |  |  | 
          
            | National Leaguer who was ranked first, second, or third in walks every year from 1929 to 1944 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown name |  |  | 
          
            | Famous Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | One-time Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Hitter of 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Giant hero |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of note |  |  | 
          
            | 12-time baseball All-Star, 1934-45 |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend Mel |  |  | 
          
            | '30s Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of note |  |  | 
          
            | Giant at Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | The Little Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds standout |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 511 career homers |  |  | 
          
            | He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame the same year as Foxx |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 18 more home runs than Gehrig |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giants star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants outfielder Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the diamond |  |  | 
          
            | He slugged 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | 11-time 1930's-40's All-Star |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | "Little Giant" Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Fred who had a famous sneeze in early motion picture history |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | See 118 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants manager before Durocher |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Durocher predecessor |  |  | 
          
            | 1934 N.L. RBI leader |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger of 511 career homers, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Right fielder Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Member of the 500 HR club |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore four |  |  | 
          
            | First National Leaguer with 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run leader |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend Mel, "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds superstar |  |  | 
          
            | Player behind Bonds, Henderson, Ruth, Williams, Morgan, Yastrzemski, and Mantle on the all-time leader list for walks |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giants manager of the 1940s |  |  | 
          
            | His #4 was retired by the New York Giants |  |  | 
          
            | 500-home-run-club member |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Hubbell and Terry |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Great Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of yore |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel in the Hall |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who hit 511 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giants star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Onetime National League career home run king |  |  | 
          
            | See 42-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time NL homer champ |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of old |  |  | 
          
            | 1926 "Boy Wonder" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's 'Master Melvin' |  |  | 
          
            | Giant immortal |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the diamond |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's 'Little Giant' |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Polo Grounds |  |  | 
          
            | Giant teammate of Mize |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | 1926 "Boy Wonder" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Giant immortal |  |  | 
          
            | He had 1,860 RBI |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great |  |  | 
          
            | Giants giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, the Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Giant immortal |  |  | 
          
            | Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend, Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel of the old Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Giant notable |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Melvin, of the Giants |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | "McGraw's Boy" |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds hero |  |  | 
          
            | Fred who sneezed for Edison's first film |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore No. 4 |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds favorite |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown name |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds immortal |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore No. 4 |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giants great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the diamond |  |  | 
          
            | First NLer to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's legendary Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great Mel _____ |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who wore "4" |  |  | 
          
            | See 80 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Hubbell and Terry |  |  | 
          
            | Player with 511 career home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Giants legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Giant |  |  | 
          
            | 1940's Giants manager |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's "Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time NL home run leader |  |  | 
          
            | Homer hitter Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time National League home run leader |  |  | 
          
            | Mel known as "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Scorer of 1,859 runs |  |  | 
          
            | Old Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star of the 1930's-40's |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giants manager |  |  | 
          
            | Giants star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer with 511 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant, of fame |  |  | 
          
            | Baseballs Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | A giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | First of the 49-Across to hit 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel  of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball immortal |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | Giant from Gretna |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Mel with 511 career homers |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel |  |  | 
          
            | 1936-38 NL home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | First N.L.'er to hit 500 homers |  |  | 
          
            | Mel who scored 1,859 runs |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds great |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 511 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball s Mel or Ed |  |  | 
          
            | Old Polo Grounds favorite |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds headliner |  |  | 
          
            | Famous Giant |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | His "4" was retired |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the N.Y. Giants |  |  | 
          
            | See 89 Across |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel or Ed |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | "The Little Giant" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of the 1930s |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel^OT |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time NL home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Noted Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Hubbell and Terry |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant legend |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant outfielder |  |  | 
          
            | Former N.Y. Giants manager Mel |  |  | 
          
            | 1942 N.L. home run champ Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Hubbell teammate |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Home-run great |  |  | 
          
            | Giants giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseballer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Member of the 500 homer club |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds legend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 511 career homers |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time home run champ |  |  | 
          
            | New York Giant hero |  |  | 
          
            | See 52 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball All-Star, 1934-44 |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds kid from Gretna |  |  | 
          
            | Member of the 500 HR club |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of a giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Giant player-manager  1942-47 |  |  | 
          
            | Mel or Ed  of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Home run hitter of old |  |  | 
          
            | Mel or Ed |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the diamond |  |  | 
          
            | 30's home run king |  |  | 
          
            | Master Melvin |  |  | 
          
            | Giant star |  |  | 
          
            | Giant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Memorable Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great |  |  | 
          
            | He hit 511 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Giants' manager: 1942-48 |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great |  |  | 
          
            | Celebrated Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | A Giant at 16 |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball notable |  |  | 
          
            | Polo Grounds star |  |  | 
          
            | Six-time N.L. home-run leader |  |  | 
          
            | John McGraw's wunderkind |  |  | 
          
            | Star below Coogan's Bluff |  |  | 
          
            | McGraw's "wunderkind" |  |  | 
          
            | Hubbell teammate |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Met |  |  | 
          
            | Giant Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | N.L. home-run champ: 1942 |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Famed Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Bill Terry |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Giants Hall of Fame member |  |  | 
          
            | Teammate of Jo-Jo Moore |  |  | 
          
            | National League homer champ in 1936 |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of the Hall of Fame |  |  | 
          
            | Hall-of-Fame slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond great |  |  | 
          
            | "McGraw's boy" |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | John McGraw's "boy" |  |  | 
          
            | "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Angels' catcher |  |  | 
          
            | Mel or Ed of baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Name at Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Name of fame in a national game |  |  | 
          
            | Name in Cooperstown |  |  | 
          
            | Coogan's Bluff hero |  |  | 
          
            | Pittsburgh catcher |  |  | 
          
            | Four-time N.L. home-run champ |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel __ |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of fame |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Fame name |  |  | 
          
            | Giant at 16 |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of yore |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond star Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Pittsburgh catcher and wrestling expert |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall-of-Famer |  |  | 
          
            | N.Y. Giant slugger |  |  | 
          
            | Master Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball name |  |  | 
          
            | Mel |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball star |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Fame name |  |  | 
          
            | Mell |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown name |  |  | 
          
            | Sports great |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball great. |  |  | 
          
            | He joined the Giants at 16. |  |  | 
          
            | Former manager of the Giants. |  |  | 
          
            | The Senators, on NHL scoreboards |  |  | 
          
            | Subject of the 1999 biography subtitled "The Little Giant of Baseball" |  |  | 
          
            | Steve of the Dallas Stars |  |  | 
          
            | Slugger Mel enshrined in the Crossword Hall of Fame (Wait, there is no such place?  Well there should be!) |  |  | 
          
            | Mel on a 2006 39¢ stamp |  |  | 
          
            | MMA fighter John (don't know if he's related to baseball player Mel) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of legend |  |  | 
          
            | First National League player to pass 500 home runs |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend nicknamed "Master Melvin" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in Hall of Fame. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball manager Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | The Giant's Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel, former Giant player. |  |  | 
          
            | Durocher succeeded him. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball manager. |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-manager of 11 Down. |  |  | 
          
            | A baseball "great." |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball immortal. |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-manager of the Giants. |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Fame athlete. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant among Giants. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | First NL player to hit 500 Home Runs |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball legend mentioned in Ogden Nash's "Lineup for Yesterday" |  |  | 
          
            | Immortal Giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Fame name. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant's name. |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Fame immortal. |  |  | 
          
            | Famous ball player. |  |  | 
          
            | Famous Giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | Famous N. Y. Giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant great. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball name. |  |  | 
          
            | Name on Cooperstown roster. |  |  | 
          
            | Old-timer Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel ___. |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's Master Melvin. |  |  | 
          
            | Famous name in baseball. |  |  | 
          
            | Bill Terry's successor. |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant star. |  |  | 
          
            | Ex-Giant pilot Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball Hall of Fame name. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball. |  |  | 
          
            | Former Giant manager. |  |  | 
          
            | Ballplayer Mel. |  |  | 
          
            | A baseball great. |  |  | 
          
            | Outfielder, manager, business man. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel of baseball fame. |  |  | 
          
            | Former boy wonder of the Giants. |  |  | 
          
            | Famed name in baseball. |  |  | 
          
            | "Master" Melvin of baseball. |  |  | 
          
            | Popular Giant of yesteryear. |  |  | 
          
            | Former manager of the New York Giants. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball's former "boy wonder." |  |  | 
          
            | New member of baseball Hall of Fame. |  |  | 
          
            | Name in baseball's Hall of Fame. |  |  | 
          
            | Mel ___, now in the Baseball Hall of Fame. |  |  | 
          
            | Melvin T. |  |  | 
          
            | Cooperstown name. |  |  | 
          
            | Predecessor of The Lip. |  |  | 
          
            | Hall of Famer. |  |  | 
          
            | Durocher's predecessor. |  |  | 
          
            | Melvin T. ___, "Immortal." |  |  |