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Return To Baseball FAQ Archive   Search the Archives Why are there an American League and a National League? Answered By Bob Hanneck, Editor There is an American League and National League because baseball is played within two different sets of rules and is two different games in the case of these two leagues. The National League is the older League. It is formed in 1876, while the American League was founded in 1900. National League remains with the rule that the pitcher must be in the battling line up, while the American League adopted the Designated Hitter to fill in for the pitcher. The American League is generally based upon power with emphasis on the home run and the National League is more pitching oriented with more focus on an offensive running. --- permission must be obtained from editor Bob Hanneck to re-publish --- keywords: Baseball | Softball | MLB | Major League Baseball Baseball America

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