Same In The NL, Now
Both leagues have the DH.
But, all pitchers batted for the first 97 years of MLB, then half did for another 49 years.
So, there's a huge dataset prior.
Now, it's certainly true that few pitchers were good enough as hitters to be leading off for their teams.
Another obvious, but still remarkable record, us that he became the only player in history to strike out 10 hitters & hit multiple home runs in the game.
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