When was dh

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Talk Contributions Log in Request account. Search Namespaces Page Discussion. Views View Edit History. Categories : Rules Positions. For example, when teams from the opposing leagues play each other, the DH is only used in the American League home parks. Clearly, this puts a visiting team at a disadvantage, as they are built to play one way but must now play in another.

It likely comes as no surprise that the DH came about because someone got tired of watching pitchers whiffing while at bat, an easy out if ever there was one. That person, according to baseball legend and press reports from the time, was legendary Philadelphia Athletics Manager Connie Mack. Pitchers, after all, are selected for their pitching skills, not their hitting skills.

And team owners, worried even back then about the game being too slow and unexciting, began devising ways to give hitters a better chance. They made the strike zone smaller. They lowered the height of the pitching mound. And, in , American League owners decided to allow for a DH on a three-year trial that, as of this writing, has now extended to 43 seasons.

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