Why is there a Designated Hitter the American league?

The American League uses a designated hitter. Some exceptions: If an American League team plays at a National League Park (Yankees play at Shea Stadium or the new Citi Field against the Mets) then the American League team can't use a Designated Hitter. If a National League team plays at an American League Park (Mets play at Yankees Stadium) then the National League team is allowed to use a designated hitter.

The National League. The American League has a designated hitter.

yes, in the American League

American League since 1973

The American League uses the Designated hitter, and the pitcher does not bat as in the National League.

Only if the home team is from the American League.

if its in a American league stadium yes national league no

There are two leagues in American major league baseball, the American League and the National League. The American League has the designated hitter rule which allows for someone other than the pitcher to bat in the pitcher's place. The pitcher does not bat in the American League. The National League does not have the designated hitter rule. The pitcher does bat in the National League.

The American League introduced the DH in 1973.

The designated Hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973.

In the MLB, the American league games have a Designated Hitter that hits for the pitcher. It is also liek tht in college and maybe high school. In the MLB if the American league team plays an inter-league game at there stadium vs a National League team at home, the designated hitter rule is in effect. But if the American league team plays away vs the national league team, the DH is not in effect…

Nobody .... although the American League implemented the designated hitter in 1973, there was no DH allowed in the World Series until 1976.

9 in the National League and 10 in the American League (because of the designated hitter).

It means designated hitter in baseball, the DH hits for the pitcher in the American league

Because pitchers do not bat in the American League ... they are replaced in the batting order by the designated hitter.

national league does not have the DH.

No. The National League only has a designated hitter if the NL team is playing an inter-league game in an AL park.

Pitchers have always taken their turn at bat in the national league. Only the American league has a "designated hitter". - bill

A four strikeout inning. The National League does not use a designated hitter except in World Series games that are played in the American League team's ballpark.

No, the national league pitchers have to bat and all national league teams play by taht rule and all American league teams have a DH

Yes. The designated hitter rule was not adopted in the National League, therefore pitchers are part of the batting order. During the World Series, the designated hitter rule is used in games played in the American League park and not used in games played in the National League park.

No. DH is still being used by AL in the playoffs.

designated hitter. In the major leagues DH's are only used in the American League. In the NL league the pitcher has to bat. Basically it is a designated hitter for the pitchers. But when AL and NL teams play each other the AL team does need to bat their pitcher.

Well in the American league it is required to have a designated hitter for the pitcher but if the pitcher were to pitch in the national league the pitcher is required do both

The Rule fo the DH - or the Designated Hitter - is basiccally the fac tthat hte Designated Hitter shall bat in place of the pitcher int eh American League of Professional Baseball Franchises. For more information on the Designated Hitter, please see http://abolishthedh.stonegauge.com