Crossword puzzle clue "first bet in a summer world series"

First bet in a summer World Series

First name of the Cardinal who made a "mad dash" from first to home in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 World Series

First of three Mets to hit a lead-off home run in a World Series Game 3 (he did it in '69, Garrett in '73, and Dykstra in '86)

___ Gaston, first African-American manager to win a World Series

First baseman Mientkiewicz who caught the final out of the 2004 Boston World Series victory

They won their first World Series in 2017

First foreign World Series winner

Pitcher Derek who got the win in the game that won Boston its first World Series in 86 years