9231rjs@houxf.UUCP (R.SWITZER) (05/10/85)
<> A side effect of the DH is (as stated by a national league player) that American League hitters "get to see the starting pitcher 3 or 4 times, therefore can hit better, where in the national league the starter is typically removed after the 5th or 6th inning allowing the hitter to only face the pitcher 2 or 3 times." He went on to explain that this, along with the pitcher not hitting, explained why the American League stats differed so much from the National League's. Bob S.