[Magdalen] Designated Hitter

[Jim Guthrie]

From: James Oppenheimer

>I think the designated hitter was an attempt to respond to low scores. We
>had games where nobody scored, and the game might be one to nothing at the
>end.  If it kept up like that, people wouldn't come.

So baseball has reduced the number of hits further by making the strike zone 
larger . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/upshot/the-strike-zone-revolution.html

Cheers,
Jim Guthrie