[Ads-l] Antedating of "Pinch Hitter"

[Shapiro, Fred]

pinch hitter (OED 1899)

1896 St. Louis Post-Dispatch​ 23 July 5/3 (Newspapers.com)  Doug is a good "pinch" hitter.

Fred Shapiro

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