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 Old Time Base Ball Festival held at Old Bethpage Village Restoration is the longest running Vintage Base Ball Festival of its kind having its inaugural event in 1997. Teams from across the country come to play various different versions … Continue reading →
Autho Vince Staten references Doc Adams in his book, “Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?” In addition to the quoted below, he also highlights excerpts from the seminal 1896 Sporting News interview. So, they made it official, this gentlemen’s club, … Continue reading →
As awareness of Doc Adams continues to grow, his name is turning up in more and more books, publications, articles, podcasts, etc. Madeline Goodstein’s “Sports Science Projects: The Physics Of Balls In Motion” is another unexpected example. This book is … Continue reading →
Doc Adams role as a baseball pioneer is highlighted in “The Father of Baseball”, A Biography of Henry Chadwick by Andrew J. Schiff. This is a biography of a baseball Hall of Famer who also bears the moniker of “Father … Continue reading →
The 27th installment of the Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place next weekend, August 3-4, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in … Continue reading →
July 25, 2022, the Class of 2022 was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The inductees were: Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, and Buck O’Neil, Tony Oliva, and David Ortiz, as well … Continue reading →
Just a quick note to our followers on DocAdamsBaseBall.org social media presence. As you are aware we continue our long running Facebook page (DanielLuciusDocAdams) We have returned to X (formally known as Twitter @DocAdamsBB) and have just joined Instagram (@DocAdamsBaseBall). … Continue reading →
On March 26, 1862 at the annual meeting of the Knickerbockers, Doc presented a letter to the club secretary, James Whyte Davis: “I shall not be able to attend the meeting of the Club this evening and furthermore feel compelled … Continue reading →
The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club has been recreated with the advent of The Knickerbocker Experience. They debuted at the Gettysburg National 19th Century Base Ball Festival in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 2022. With the club’s special attention to historical accuracy, the … Continue reading →