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Originally Posted by italyprof
Actually the book "The Baseball Economist" (author's name escapes me) pretty much demonstrates that the numbers for hit batsmen are much higher in the AL ever since the DH and for that very reason (ahem, Roger Clemens).
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It's certainly not true for the last decade. Another bogus argument perhaps? 
Link to Baseball Reference.
2005 Major League Baseball Season Summary | Baseball-Reference.com
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