The DH may have been a revolutionary concept when it was introduced by the American League in 1973, but it was by no means a new one. The idea of a player hitting for the pitcher every time his turn comes up had its roots in the late nineteenth century.
So, in 1969, the Triple-A International League adopted a DH, and four more Minor Leagues followed suit not long after. The change unsurprisingly goosed scoring, but the two Major Leagues still couldn’t agree on whether it was a good idea.
10/22/2020 · The National League ‘s use of the designated hitter appears to have been short-lived. After instituting the DH as part of multiple changes to the 2020 season in the wake of.
5/20/2020 · When the MLB season returns for an abbreviated season in 2020 the National League will be adopting the designated hitter making the position universal throughout MLB. SI’s Tom Verducci shares some…
1/27/2020 · The AL adopted the DH in 1973 following one of the most dominant spells of pitching in league history — especially in 1968.
1/8/2020 · On January 11, 1973, the owners of America’s 24 major league baseball teams vote to allow teams in the American League (AL) to use a “designated pinch-hitter”, Pinch hitter, Pinch runner, Shortstop, First Baseman, Catcher
