In 1865, Doc and Cornelia moved to a home in Ridgefield, CT on Main Street (demolished in the 1950s to make way for Ballard Park). Between 1866 and 1874, Cornelia and Doc had four children: two boys and two girls. … Continue reading →
Found this on the Jamaica Observer website. 1892: Despite Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, president of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club, authoring documents titled the Laws of Base Ball in 1857 which established the essentials of the modern game, … Continue reading →
The Vintage Base Ball community is raising awareness of baseball pioneer, Doc Adams, and his Hall of Fame case. Clubs across the country will host mid-19th century style base ball games to raise awareness of the many contributions of baseball … Continue reading →
“I used to play shortstop, and I believe I was the first to occupy it as it had formerly been left uncovered.”¹ Doc is credited with creating the position of shortstop in 1849/50 because the very light-weight balls would not … Continue reading →
Almost 200 years ago, today (July 9, 1827), Daniel Adams, M.D. wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son, Daniel Lucius Adams, while he was attending the Kimball Union School in Meriden, NH: “One of your greatest faults as a scholar … Continue reading →
“Baseball: An Illustrated History”, is a companion to Ken Burns’ ground-breaking Baseball documentary. Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns mention Doc Adams several times, as well as quote from the seminal 1896 Sporting News interview. They played for “health and … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since we lost Marjorie Adams, great-granddaughter of Dr. Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams and his greatest advocate. Although we miss her dearly, today, we remember happier times as we keep her dream … Continue reading →
Peter Morris highlights how Doc Adams’ passion for baseball was critical to game’s early survival in his book, But Didn’t We Have Fun?, . Mr. Morris retrieves a lost era and a lost way of life. Offering a challenging new … Continue reading →
Jim Kaplan, a former sportswriter and book reviewer for the Minneapolis Star. former Sports Illustrated baseball writer and author of many baseball books wrote “Clearing The Bases – A Veteran Sportswriter On The National Pastime” in 2016. In it, he … Continue reading →
In 2016, not long after the vote on the 2016 Pre-integration Era Ballot, with Doc Adams receiving 10 of the 12 needed votes for election, the re-discovery of his handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” was announced. When this rare, seminal … Continue reading →