Doc Adams Base Ball (Official)

DANIEL LUCIUS “DOC” ADAMS, M.D.!

He is baseball’s most important figure not in the Hall of Fame… With the recent discovery of his “Laws of Base Ball” we have tangible primary evidence of his genius. More than anyone else, he created our game of nine innings, nine men, and ninety-foot base paths.

John Thorn on Doc Adams, “5 Inventors”, Our Game (July 26, 2021)

“He’s the true father of baseball and you’ve never heard of him,” Thorn [John Thorn, Official Historian of Major League Baseball], a consultant on the sale of the papers, told The Associated Press in a phone interview.”

“Who’s your Daddy? Modern baseball may have new founder”, Andrew Dalton, AP

Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams, M.D.
He was a base ball player, a leader, an innovator, and a pioneer.
He was among the people who helped transform baseball from a loosely played local pastime into a more coherent and enduring sport, our National Pastime.
From myth to reality. From legends to facts.

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   Thanks Cindy! I’m sure she would have been thrilled! Hopefully, one day soon, the Hall of Fame will admit what…

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   Cranky is flipping over in her grave!! Thank you for your perseverance! So glad we now have it!! Hopefully this…

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   What a crock of $#!+. The Baseball Hall of Fame is nothing but a Hall of Popularity and should be…

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   Thanks for your support of Doc! It is not clear how the exhibit will present the story. That will influence…

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   Wondering whether anyone is giving thought to setting up an information booth near the HOF celebrating Doc Adams’ paramount contributions…

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