<description>&lt;p&gt;April 6 1973 - Ron Bloomberg comes to the plate for the New York Yankees as the first officially DH in Fenway Park. It may surprise you though to know the DH debate was started all the way back in 1887 by Al Spaulding and the vote to have a DH narrowly failed and again it nearly took hold in 1928.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is the story behind the story! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Classic Baseball Broadcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Classic Baseball Broadcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New CBB Podcast Intro &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post Roll March 26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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April 6 - The DH officially debuts after 86 years of debate

APR 6, 202614 MIN
Classic Baseball Daily Highlights

April 6 - The DH officially debuts after 86 years of debate

APR 6, 202614 MIN

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April 6 1973 - Ron Bloomberg comes to the plate for the New York Yankees as the first officially DH in Fenway Park. It may surprise you though to know the DH debate was started all the way back in 1887 by Al Spaulding and the vote to have a DH narrowly failed and again it nearly took hold in 1928.Here is the story behind the story! Mentioned in this episode:Classic Baseball BroadcastsClassic Baseball BroadcastsMentioned in this episode:New CBB Podcast Intro Post Roll March 26