On This Date in 1973: Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter since AL owners voted 8-4 to adopt the new rule back on January 11.
He made owners look like geniuses, hitting two home runs and driving in seven.
The Yankees' Ron Blomberg took the first regular-season at-bat as a DH, but it was Tony Oliva who hit the first regular-season home run by a DH, off Oakland's Catfish Hunter.
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