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| | Non-Batting Batters: A History -- The Hardball Times |
 | | In distinct contrast to the pinch-hitting specialists of the period, who were almost exclusively left-handed batters, the non-batting batters were almost all right-handed batters, clearly illustrating the degree to which managers were actively seeking the platoon advantage. |
 | | And Don Mason of the 1966 Giants wasn't a Bonus Baby, but he was in a similar status, as a player acquired in something called the "first-year draft", who had to be retained on the active major league roster for a full season, or else surrendered (the same provision as the Rule V draft). |
 | | The incidence of non-batting batters declined further, to just 13, despite the fact that there were 30 teams in MLB by decade's end. |
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