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George Shively: Baseball Icon Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/24/2018
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


I love baseball and was intrigued when I discovered this stone. The posted coordinates will take you to the grave of George Shively who was a great baseball player in the Negro Leagues. Here you will gather information from his stone to find the coordinates for the cache. Please note there is information both on the front and the back of the stone so make sure you look at both sides to help you find the answers.

Final: N 39 AB.CDE  W 86 FG.HIJ

A=Last number of his lifetiime batting average.

B=Third number in the year he was born.

C=Second number in the year he was born.

D=Third number of the year he died.

E=Number of letters in his nickname.

F=First number of his lifetime batting average.

G=Number of times he was a League MVP.

H=Second number in the year he first starting playing baseball.

I=Second number in the year he was inducted into the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame.

J=Number of times he was an All-Star plus 2.

North check sum is 29

West check sum is 23

You are looking for a camouflaged pill bottle with only a log sheet so please bring your own pen. This is a cemetery cache so please be respectful of your surroundings and no night caching is allowed. Enjoy and Happy Hunting!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare bs ebpx jnyy oruvaq trbcyvr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)