Fentanyl is the strongest opiate on the planet at 100x stronger than oral morphine. While it is normally used as an anesthetic, it's used in transdermal patches as a timed-release pain med for severe pain patients.
A+E Networks. On January 11, 1973,the owners of Americaâs 24 major league baseball teams vote to allow teams in theAmerican League (AL) to use a âdesignated pinch-hitterâ that could bat for the pitcher, while still allowing the pitcher to stay in the game.
1 Dan Driessen: first NL hitter to appear in the DH role in the World Series. 2  He batted .357 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1976. 3  In 1976, when the DH was used for the first time in the World Series, DHs for the Yankees hit .063 (1-for-16) while the Cincinnati Redsâ DHs hit .357 (5-for-14).