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The Fly Game

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 29, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

In the May 29, 1859 issue of The Sunday Mercury, a weekly New York newspaper that extensively covered the expanding world of base ball playing, an untitled paragraph announced the possibility of a forthcoming game that would be strikingly different … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2021 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, Knickerbocker Game | Leave a reply

Ridgefield Bank President

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

In 1871, Doc Adams became the first President of the Ridgefield Savings Bank (now the Fairfield County Bank where his photo still hangs in the lobby of the main office), a position he would hold in two separate terms for … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2021 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, Retirement | Leave a reply

Searching for Mary Schäffer: Women Wilderness Photography

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

What may you ask does a book titled “Searching for Mary Schäffer: Women Wilderness Photography” by Colleen Skidmore have to do with Doc Adams? The description of the book is as follows: Mary Schäffer was a photographer, writer, botanical painter, and … Continue reading →

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How Did the Shortstop Position Get Its Name?

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

Patrick Pinak asked this question this week in FANBUZZ in his article, “How Did Shortstop Get The Name “Shortstop”?”. Of course, everyone who knows Doc Adams’ story already new the answer. It is re-assuring that more people are becoming aware … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2021 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, Shortstop | 1 Reply

John Thorn Mentions Doc At ‘The Fred’

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 18, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In a recent post in his blog, Our Game (April 26), John Thorn detailed the talk he gave at SABR’s 11th annual Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference. In ‘How We Got Here: 19th century baseball and why it … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2021 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, John Thorn | Leave a reply

American History Through American Sports

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 15, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 10, 2022

Coombs and Batchelor write about Doc Adams in their book, “American History Through American Sports: From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports, Volume 1“, referencing the work of John Thorn.

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Yale And Harvard

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In 1830, Doc enrolled in Amherst College. In 1833, he transferred to Yale College from which he graduated in 1835.  Later that year, Doc entered Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1838.  It was at Harvard that Doc made the … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2021 | Tagged #DocAdamsHOF2022, Early Years | 1 Reply

Ridgefield Encyclopedia: Adams, Dr. Daniel L.

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 10, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.August 3, 2023

The Ridgefield Library has a “Ridgefield Encyclopedia” online by Jack Saunders that contains information on more than 4,000 people, places and things relating to Ridgefield, Connecticut. Of course, the entry that we find most interesting is:

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Doc Marries Cornelia

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 7, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Daniel Lucius Adams and Cornelia Cook married on May 7, 1861, and remained together until Adams’ death. The couple had five children; the first, a son named Charles, died less than a month after his birth in 1864. The others, … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams Elected Knickerbockers’ Vice-President

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 5, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

The Knickerbockers held elections annually to determine who would serve as officials. At the club’s second election, held on May 5, 1846, Adams was named the Knickerbockers’ vice president. At an April 1847 meeting, he became the president of the … Continue reading →

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