It’s been a while since I did This Day in History.   Well, since there’s no school like Old School, here goes….  On This Day in 1973, a day of national disgrace, a day that will live in infamy:

American League adopts the designated hitter rule

 

Full story’s here.  But the only excerpt you really need  is this:

 

From the beginning, baseball purists decried the designated hitter in bitter, moralistic terms, arguing that it took away from baseball’s integrity.

 

Amen.

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