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Baseball Legends on the Silver Screen Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/7/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates!  Solve the puzzle below to determine the true hiding spot.

This cache was originally hidden for the We will always Luv Wahoo 2021 tailgating event on August 7, 2021.


While many movies that feature the sport of baseball are dramatizations of fictional or even fantasy events, there are also some films that are based on real players and incidents, although very loosely based in some cases.  In order to solve this puzzle, you will need to determine which real-life baseball player is the main focus of each movie listed below.  Use the number of letters in the player's last name to do the calculations to find the final coordinates.

A)  42  (2013)
B)  61*  (2001)
C)  Fear Strikes Out  (1957)
D)  The Babe  (1992)
E)  The Pride of St. Louis  (1952)
F)  The Pride of the Yankees  (1942)
G)  The Rookie  (2002)


The cache can be found at the following coords:


N 41° 2 (A-B).(D+E) (F-D) (B-E)  W 081° 3 (A).(F) (G-B) (C-B)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fubhyq or na rnfl cynl

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)