This day in baseball: A DH proposal
Posted: December 11, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, history, John Heydler, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball, MLB, National League, sports Leave a commentIn an effort to speed up the game and add more offense, on December 11, 1928, National League president John Heydler proposed instituting a designated batter for the pitcher. The American League oppose the idea, however, and the NL withdrew the proposal before it could get to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to break the deadlock.
John Heydler, 1918 (The Sporting News)
