American History Through American Sports
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
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 →
Doc Marries Cornelia
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 →
Doc Adams Elected Knickerbockers’ Vice-President
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 →
If Only, …
An article on the “Origin of Base Ball” appeared on May 4, 1905, in the Long Beach Evening Tribune. The right questions were being asked back then; however, it wasn’t as easy to find the answers. Had the information available … Continue reading →
All Physicians Team
I recently stumbled across this article in Reddit and found it interesting. In honor of our hard-working doctors keeping us safe during this pandemic, it lists an All-Physician Team! Actually, it lists 40 players who earned a real medical degree, … Continue reading →
2020 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Cancelled
Jay Jaffee discusses the cancellation of the 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction in a FanGraphs article “The Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 Will Have to Wait a Year .for Induction Weekend“. Jaffe alludes to the cancellation of … Continue reading →
Knickerbocker BBC Adopts 1st Uniform
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 →
“Laws Of Base Ball” Sell For $3,263,246
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 →
Jay Jaffe (Fan Graphs) Expresses Support
Jay Jaffe of Fan Graphs recently expressed his support (again) for the induction of Doc Adams into the National Hall of Fame. He also made a good point back in January. Here’s some thoughts from Jay Jaffe in Sports Illustrated … Continue reading →