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If you start in 1969, the year they lowered the mound, right away you get hits, usually just a team or two, but in 1972 the LEAGUE ERA in the AL was 3.09, and there were FIVE teams under 3.00. This, of course, had to be at least one factor in the league adopting the DH in 1973.

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