the 1998 major league baseball allstar game was held in a populous city
between 1989 and 2010 the designated hitter rule was applied based on the league in which the host team plays it was used for games played in american league ballparks   in each such instance both teams used a designated hitter   while in national league ballparks managers have scheduled the pitcher to hit though pinch hitters have almost always been used in practice
 walter omalley owner of the brooklyn dodgers moved his team to los angeles marking the first major league franchise on the west coast