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From: pmf@ihuxp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: DH Rule
Message-ID: <503@ihuxp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Oct-83 14:16:43 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 12 14:16:43 1983
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References: <387@ihuxb.UUCP> My understanding of the DH rule is that the DH (or any substitute for
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him) may not play defensively in the field.  Once the DH takes on a
position in the defensive alignment for the team, the pitcher must
bat in the position in the batting order of the player who was replaced
when the DH entered defensively.
  The reason, I believe, Palmer was used to run for Singleton was to save
possible pinch-hitters for later when those much talked about (Dempsey, et
al) were due up in a tight situation and Palmer was obviously not going 
to come into the game as a relief pitcher at that juncture (I believe it
was ~6th inning or later).

					--Phil Francisco
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