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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 30, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in the St Paul Daily Globe on June 30, 1895.

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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 27, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in the The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette on June 27, 1895.

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Knickerbockers vs. the Empires

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 25, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In a game that the Knickerbockers won 37-23 vs. the Empires on June 25, 1857, Doc led off and tallied 6 runs.

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Doc’s Yale Auto-biography

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 24, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

The following is from the “Biographical and Historical Record of the Class of 1835 in Yale College, for the Fifty Years from the Admission of the Class to College” published in 1881 by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 371 State … Continue reading →

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First Base Ball Game At Elysian Fields

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 19, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

What is often referred to as the first recorded game played under the Knickerbocker Rules (now believed to be yet another intrasquad game), took place on June 19, 1846, when the Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club (aka … Continue reading →

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The Bat and Ball Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 15, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

On June 15, 1832, Doc Adams received a letter from his 11-year old sister that has become known as the “Bat and Ball letter“. In the letter his sister Nancy sent to him at school, she said, “I have not … Continue reading →

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“The Father of Baseball”: A Biography of Henry Chadwick

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 12, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 11, 2021

In his book, “”The Father of Baseball”: A Biography of Henry Chadwick”, Andrew J. Schiff states: “At this particular stage, only one other person, Dr. Daniel “Doc” Adams of the Knickerbockers, may have had more influence. Doc Adams was elected … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker BBC 1855

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 9, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

The annual meeting for 1855 was held on the 7th of April. The following officers were elected for the year : A. H. Drummond, President ; E. R. Dupignac, Jr., Vice-President ; Jas. W. Davis, Secretary ; Geo. A. Brown, … Continue reading →

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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 5, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

On June 5, 1846, the first honorary members were elected, viz. James Lee and Abraham Tucker, At the same meeting Curry, [Doc] Adams, and Tucker were appointed a committee to arrange the preliminaries, and conclude a match with the New … Continue reading →

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Biographical Dictionary of American Sports

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 2, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

David L. Porter provides a biography of Doc Adams in his book, “Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: A-F”.

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