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Question:I SEEK QUESTIONS and/ or SOURCES concerning American & National League rules.
My collection sorely lacks questions concerning the differences, rules or otherwise, between the American & National Leagues BEYOND the DH Rule.
All repies are very much appreciated. Many Thanks.
Answers:
The Baseball field guide
Or, if you can find the book: Baseball by the Rules: Pine Tar, Spitballs, and Midgets by Waggoner, Moloney, and Howard.
The authors do a good job of going through each rule and running down the history of each. Loaded with great tidbits of baseball history. The book is out of print, but you might be able to find it at the library.
Of course, there's the MLB website that has all the rules available there, click the link below
Not sure if it's still the case but the AL had a rule that no innings could start after 1 AM local time. Games would be suspended and continued later. NL games were allowed to be played until complete.
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