Official Baseball Rules

Major League Baseball reviews the rules each year and adjusts them as necessary. Some affect the game dramatically…1976: The American League accepts the DH as a permanent part of the rules. The National League reaffirms its opposition. [6.10] Other do not…The "game-winning RBI" (previously credited to a batter who gave his club "the lead it never relinquished") is eliminated as an official statistic. [10.04(e)] FEATURES: Includes field and equipment rules; Batting, pitching and fielding regulations; Convenient size gets the praise of professional and amateur league umpires who must have easy access to it throughout every game.