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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 5, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

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

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The Fly Game: Knickerbockers Vs. The Excelsiors

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 29, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

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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Doc Musings

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 17, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

“He’s the true father of baseball and you’ve never heard of him.” John Thorn, Official Historian of MLB “Well you know Doc saved baseball.” Fred Ivor Campbell, noted baseball historian and author “Ninety feet between home plate and first base … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams Elected Knickerbockers’ Vice-President

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 5, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

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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The Knickerbocker Experience Tentative 2023 Schedule

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 1, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 23, 2023

”The Knickerbocker Experience”, offers an opportunity to “experience” the game as it was originally played.  “Rules aren’t bent” or “exceptions made” to make it work.  The intent is to provide a historically accurate game of base ball by playing the … Continue reading →

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Jay Jaffe Weighs In On Era Committee Restructuring

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 28, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs wrote an article on the recent restructuring of the Era Committees by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Jaffe’s article, “The Hall of Fame Shakes Up its Era Committee System Yet Again” discussses the history of … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker BBC Adopts 1st Uniform

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 25, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

The fifth annual meeting was held at Abell’s, 474 Broadway, on the 7th of April, 1849. The officers elected for the year, were : D. L. Adams, President ; Ed. W. Talman, Vice-President; Eugene Plunkett, Secretary; F. C. Niebuhr, Treasurer. … Continue reading →

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“Laws Of Base Ball” Sell For $3,263,246

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 24, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.January 22, 2023

On April 24, 2016, the last hours of the auction for the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams lived up to its billing and did not disappoint as the closing bid came in at $3,263,246 setting a new … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams Eligible For Class of 2025!

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 22, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

On April 22, 2022, The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that they are once again restructures their Era committees. Per the Hall’s announcement: Highlighting these changes is a consolidation of eras into two timeframes – the Contemporary Baseball Era, … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams Base Ball Card?

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 17, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

Yes, actually there are a couple of Doc Adams baseball cards. Ars Longa is the Latin translation of a phrase from an aphorism written by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. The aphorism contains the phrase: ars longa, vita brevis, which … Continue reading →

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