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Bucky Dent hit last for the Yankees throughout the 1978 World Series, which was played with the designated-hitter rule in effect for every game.
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In 1973, the American League, which at the time had several struggling franchises, adopted the designated-hitter rule, which lets a team put a player in its batting lineup in place of the pitcher.
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"It's time to get rid of the designated-hitter rule."
Rick Horowitz: They Heard You Loud and Clear (Moreorless) Rick Horowitz 2010
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"It's time to get rid of the designated-hitter rule."
Rick Horowitz: They Heard You Loud and Clear (Moreorless) Rick Horowitz 2010
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What the people said on Tuesday night completely squares with what I've been saying all along: "It's time to get rid of the designated-hitter rule."
Rick Horowitz: They Heard You Loud and Clear (Moreorless) Rick Horowitz 2010
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Yet, though I understand quite well the claims in favor of the designated-hitter rule, they do not balance its violation of the organic unity that is essential to genuine baseball.
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Toronto will bat last and the designated-hitter rule will be in effect but similar relocations in recent years haven't gone well for the nominal home team.
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Yet, though I understand quite well the claims in favor of the designated-hitter rule, they do not balance its violation of the organic unity that is essential to genuine baseball.
At Season's End, Withering Thoughts on November Baseball, Interleague Play and the Designated Hitter 2010
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Baseball's original surrender to the lure of the cheap thrill was the American League's adoption the designated-hitter rule in the 1970s.
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Baseball's original surrender to the lure of the cheap thrill was the American League's adoption the designated-hitter rule in the 1970s.
At Season's End, Withering Thoughts on November Baseball, Interleague Play and the Designated Hitter 2010
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