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This day in baseball: A DH proposal

Posted: December 11, 2021 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , , |Leave a comment

In 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

John Heydler, 1918 (The Sporting News)

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