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Jim Kaat, Former Teammates See Hall Of Fame Chances Pushed Back

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 28, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 5, 2024

In his article “Jim Kaat, former teammates see Hall of Fame chances pushed back” in the Holland Sentinal, Dan D’Addona talks about the implications of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s decision to delay this year’s Committee votes. Of particular … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2020 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022 | 1 Reply

Election Opportunity Delayed Again

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

Today, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that it is delaying the Era Committee Elections scheduled for the 2020 Meetings until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Doc Adams will have to wait another year for an … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2020 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, HOF Ballot, National Baseball Hall of Fame | 2 Replies

Knickerbocker and Excelsior Clubs

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 23, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In a game that the Knickerbockers lost to the Excelsior Club, Doc Adams batted 3rd, played 3rd-base and tallied a run.

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Peverelly’s “American Pastimes”: 1849

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 21, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Doc Adams is mentioned often in Charles A. Peverelly’s 1868 book, “American Pastimes – Containing a History of the Principal Base Ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States“. The Book of American Pastimes  is an American classic … Continue reading →

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Marjorie Adams – The Ridgefield Historical Society

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 20, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Marjorie Adams recently talked with the Ridgefield Historical Society about her great-grandfather, Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams, M.D. To steal a line from SABR, Marjorie draws on her family archives and ephemera in addition to more traditional sources to provide an … Continue reading →

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Memories of the Father of Base Ball (part 2)

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 19, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Buffalo, New York August 1939 Written by: Roger Cook Adams “During the present year when the centennial of the first out-break of base ball is being celebrated at Cooperstown, it may be of interest to record the important part played … Continue reading →

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Heading To The Baseball Hall Of Fame: Profile Of Doc Adams

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 18, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 5, 2024

In their recent edition of “Scott House Journal” the Ridgefield Historical Society mentions Doc Adams and the hope that he will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Early Baseball Era Committee this December. The article … Continue reading →

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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 18, 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 Daily Republican on August 17, 1895.

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Henry Chadwick On The Father of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 17, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote me responding to my letter congratulating him on the title of Father of Base Ball. Mr. Chadwick wrote: “That title of ‘Father of Base Ball’ is out of place. Base like Topsy ‘never had no … Continue reading →

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New And Improved

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 16, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

The migration to a new server is complete! DocAdamsBaseBall.org is now fully operational, stable, and secure. Thank you for your patience over the last couple of weeks. Sorry again for any inconvenience. We look forward to continuing our mission to … Continue reading →

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