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How To Major League Baseball's Exclusion Of Babe Ruth
“Now batting for the New York Yankees, the pitcher, wearing number 2, ‘The Great Bambino' Babe Ruth” also known as George Herman Ruth Jr. As far back as the 1920’s Major League Baseball pitchers were written into the games batting line up if pitching that day. However, in 1973 is when the American League division adopted the designated hitter rule; this allowing for a tenth position to pinch hit for the pitcher. Subsequently the American League now has the opportunity to strengthen their own line up with a player who has significantly higher batting average than a regular pitcher. Nevertheless the problem with this rule is that Major League Baseball’s exclusion of the National League by using the designated hitter rule in only the American
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