Time to gird your loins for the Immaculate Grid. Here are the top answers for the 95th version of the Immaculate Grid including the Yankees, Braves and more.
For the 95th edition of the Immaculate Grid, we've been treated to a star-studded arrangement featuring legendary MLB franchises like the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, along with the Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies. In addition, we have a column for players with 40+ HR seasons, giving us a peak at some of the greatest sluggers in MLB history.
Let's take a look at the answers and connections for every square, including the top answers for each game. As always, we recommend you give the game a go before checking the answer sheet. Cheaters don't prosper, even if the game tells you that you were immaculate.
Immaculate Grid 95: Top answers and connections for each square (July 7)
Let's take a look at the top answers for every square in today's grid.
- Rockies/Tigers: C.J. Cron (39%)
- Rockies/Cardinals: Nolan Arenado (52%)
- Rockies/Yankees: D.J. LeMahieu (42%)
- Braves/Tigers: Justin Upton (16%)
- Braves/Cardinals: Marcell Ozuna (33%)
- Braves/Yankees: Andruw Jones (17%)
- Tigers/40 HR season: Miguel Cabrera (73%)
- Cardinals/40 HR season: Albert Pujols (50%)
- Yankees/40 HR season: Aaron Judge (46%)
There are a lot of big names among the most common answers today, players who have dominated the headlines over the past few years. But Andruw Jones is a deep cut.
Players that played for Rockies and Tigers
89 players have played for both the Rockies and Tigers but just eight have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both.
- Jose Iglesias
- Ryan Rayburn
- Brian Hunter
- Kevin Ritz
- Brian Bohanon
- Willie Blair
- Todd Jones
- José Ureña
Players that played for Rockies and Cardinals
139 players have played for both the Rockies and Cardinals but just 23 have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both.
- Matt Holliday
- Todd Zeile
- Nolan Arenado
- Royce Clayton
- Aaron Miles
- Randal Grichuk
- Dexter Fowler
- Daniel Descalso
- Larry Walker
- Mark Reynolds
- Andres Galarraga
- Gary Bennett
- Mark Sweeney
- Corey Dickerson
- Jason Marquis
- Darryl Kile
- Kent Bottenfield
- Darren Oliver
- Dave Veres
- Jose Jimenez
- Lance Painter
- Julian Tavarez
- Austin Gomber
Players that played for Rockies and Yankees
94 players have played for both the Rockies and Yankees but just nine have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both.
- DJ LeMahieu
- Matt Holliday
- Joe Girardi
- Charlie Hayes
- John Vander Wal
- Jason Giambi
- Shawn Chacon
- Boone Logan
- Tommy Kahnle
Players that played for Braves and Tigers
A whopping 221 players have played for both the Braves and Tigers but just 32 have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both.
- Herman Long
- Bobby Lowe
- Bill Bruton
- Darrell Evans
- Frank Bolling
- Earl Torgeson
- Duff Cooley
- Justin Upton
- Edgar Renteria
- Gary Sheffield
- Ed Gremminger
- Omar Infante
- Jim Delahanty
- Cameron Maybin
- George Harper
- Billy Lush
- Marty McManus
- Robert Fick
- Al Simmons
- Johnny Neun
- Pinky Hargrave
- Roy Johnson
- Gerald Laird
- Danny Bautista
- Randall Simon
- Gordon Beckham
- Matt Joyce
- Joe Sullivan
- Joe Boever
- Aníbal Sánchez
- Drew Smyly
- Doyle Alexander
Players that played for Braves and Cardinals
A whopping 334 players have played for both the Braves and Cardinals and 92 have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both. In the interests of brevity, I've listed just a sampling of notable names below.
- Bob Uecker
- Rogers Hornsby
- Ron Gant
- Terry Pendleton
- Edgar Renteria
- J.D. Drew
- Andres Galarraga
- Bruce Sutter
- Pretzels Getzien
Players that played for Braves and Yankees
A whopping 309 players have played for both the Braves and Yankees and 40 have either had 200+ at-bats or pitched 100+ innings for both. In the interests of brevity, I've listed just a sampling of notable names below.
- Andruw Jones
- Brian McCann
- Felipe Alou
- David Justice
- Chris Chambliss
- Gary Sheffield
- Ken Griffey
- Mark Teixeira
- Kenny Lofton
- Sandy Alomar Sr.
- Phil Niekro
- Mike Stanton
Tigers with a 40 HR season
- Hank Greenberg (4 times)
- Cecil Fielder (2 times)
- Rocky Colavito (1961)
- Miguel Cabrera (2 times)
- Norm Cash (1961)
- Darrell Evans (1985)
Cardinals with a 40 HR season
- Mark McGwire (2 times)
- Albert Pujols (6 times)
- Johnny Mize (1940)
- Jim Edmonds (2 times)
- Rogers Hornsby (1922)
Yankees with a 40 HR season
- Mickey Mantle (4 times)
- Babe Ruth (11 times)
- Roger Maris (1961)
- Aaron Judge (2 times)
- Curtis Granderson (2 times)
- Tino Martinez (1997)
- Jason Giambi (2 times)
- Reggie Jackson (1980)
- Lou Gehrig (5 times)
- Joe DiMaggio (1937)
- Alex Rodriguez (2005)
