Baseball and Geocaching both greatly involve numbers. This Puzzle
Cache demonstrates that fact to some degree.
Finding this geocache will require some baseball knowledge, a
bit of astronomy, perhaps geometry, some GPS navigational skills,
possible use of a good search engine or reference book, intuition,
and maybe just a bit of luck. Once you solve the puzzle, there are
several ways to locate the cache.
You are batting in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie game
late in the season. A W is critical to attaining a playoff spot in
the post season. As you step into the box and look out at the
mound, you notice the Big and Little Dippers just above the
pitcher’s head directly over the center field fence. Is this
cosmological prophecy, just coincidence, or what? You then remember
that your on-deck batter leads the league in doubles this season
and has been on a tear lately. You have excellent speed and if you
can just get on base, there's a near-certainty that he will knock
you in to win the game.
Determine the location of first base and you will be able to
score from there. To do that, you must answer the following
baseball questions:
A = the retired uniform number of the last Triple Crown winner
minus the primary field position number he played during that
season
B = the difference between the number of seasons Yankee Stadium
was in operation when torn down in 2008 and the longest drought
between Red Sox World Series Championships
C = the “Keystone base” is base number 1, 2, or 3
D = during Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941, the
number of 2-hit games he had minus the number of 4-hit games
E = the first All-Star game was played in 193C (nineteen thirty
what?)
F = the most home runs ever hit by Lou Gehrig in one game minus
the most ever hit by Willie Mays in one game
First base is located at: N 36°47.ABC W 076°08.DEF
You can check your determined coordinates for First Base at
Geochecker.com.
Congratulations to Just Passing Through on his first
FTF!