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The designated hitter rule was put in effect in 1973.
no
José Morales - designated hitter - was born on 1944-12-30.
Randy Johnson - designated hitter - was born on 1958-08-15.
A DH is a designated hitter in baseball. The American League uses DH's to bat in the lineup so that the pitchers do not need to actually bat. In the National League there are no DH's and the pitchers must bat just like the other position players.
Designated Hitter.
If the designated hitter takes over a position player's spot, that player is no longer in the game, and the Designated Hitter spot is opened up.
That was Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees in a game against the Boston Red Sox on April 6, 1973. He drew a base on balls.
That was Dan Driessen of the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the 1976 World Series against the New York Yankees.
Yes.
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The Cleveland Indians' Trevor Bauer had to bat on April 6, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Rats because their Designated Hitter was Carlos Santana and they had to move him to Catcher because of them needing to remove Lou Marson, their Starting Catcher from the game. Because they had moved their Designated Hitter to a field position, that voids the Designated Hitter option for the rest of the game for the Indians so the Pitcher has to bat unless they use a Pinch Hitter.