On July 31, 2014, Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams (1814 – 1899) was selected as the 19th Century Overlooked Baseball Legend by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). This recognition came in the bi-centennial of his birth. Each year SABR … Continue reading →
The 2018 Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place next weekend, August 4 & 5, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in honor of Daniel … Continue reading →
A recent article, “Listing The 20 Most Expensive Pieces Of Sports Memorabilia Around The World” in The Sportster lists 20 individual pieces of sports memorabilia from around the world that have been valued as some of the most expensive pieces of … Continue reading →
As the 2018 All-star Break comes to a close, we recall the 1st All-star series started 160 years ago today. The Fashion Race Course games were a series of 3 games played between All-Star teams (pick nines) comprised of the … Continue reading →
John Thorn’s speech was one of the highlights of this past weekend’s events at the Library of Congress’ Baseball Americana exhibition. John is the Official Historian for Major League Baseball and his blog, ‘Our Game’, is a must read for baseball fans. … Continue reading →
The events of All-star Weekend associated with the Library of Congress’ Baseball Americana exhibition did not disappoint. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Baseball’s Magna Carta in its 1st major exhibition since being rediscovered and sold at auction for $3.26M. … Continue reading →
In their first friendly game of the 1853 season, the Knickerbockers played the Gotham. Doc Adams played with his Knickerbocker team making 2 outs and scoring 3.runs.
Continue reading →191 years ago today (July 9, 1827), I was 12 and at the Kimball Union School in Meriden, NH. My father wrote me:“One of your greatest faults as a scholar is the want of perseverance, to struggle with little recurring … Continue reading →
The Baseball Americana exhibition at the Library of Congress is now open and gearing up for All-star weekend. The ‘Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams is the centerpiece of this major, year-long exhibition. The exhibition will explore baseball’s past and present … Continue reading →
The 2018 Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place on August 4 & 5 at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in honor of Daniel Lucius … Continue reading →