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The rule allows teams to have one player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher. Since 1973, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant.
A no-hitter is defined by Major League Baseball as follows:  An official no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have thrown a no-hitter. This is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff: only 294 have been thrown in Major League Baseball history since 1876, an average of about two per year.