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Baseball in the Garden of Eden Lecture at Oregon Historical Society

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John Thorn recently gave a lecture in the Oregon Historical Society’s summer series, entitled, “Baseball in the Garden of Eden (can be heard in its entirety here)“. It was on the occasion of the ‘Laws of Base Ball’ making its public debut at the Oregon Historical Society.  The lecture was enlightening and entertaining (would have loved to have been there) and definitely worth a listen. Three key highlights (with their approximate location within the audio file) of the lecture are transcribed below: (37:12) When the veteran’s committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame voted on Adams last year, one of the reasons that … Continue reading →

The Father of Baseball

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On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote me responding to my letter congratulating him on the title of Father of Base Ball. Mr. Chadwick wrote: “That title of ‘Father of Base Ball’ is out of place. Base like Topsy ‘never had no fader’ it growed up.” Mr.Chadwick was being modest, however there were others who could share that title. The entire letter can be read here.

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2nd Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival

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The 2nd Annual Doc Adams Old Time Festival was held at Old Bethpage Village Restoration.in Old Bethpage, Long Island, NY last weekend. In 2015, this long running (now in its 19th year) festival was renamed to honor Doc Adams. It was a beautiful weekend and a.great time was had by all. To see some pictures from the event, click on this link to visit our page.

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Happy Birthday DocAdamsBaseBall.org!

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Doc Adams Base Ball is celebrating it’s 3rd birthday! A lot has happened over the last three years. An engaging and memorable ‘interview of Doc Adams’ at SABR’s 6th Annual Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference in Cooperstown…. Selection of Doc as SABR’s 2014 Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend… The Renaming of the Annual Old Time Base Ball Festival in Honor of Doc Adams…Doc being named on the 2016 Pre-integration Era Committee Ballot… and sadly, coming up 2 votes shy of election…the re-discovery of the ‘Laws of Base Ball‘ which baseball historian John Thorn refers to as baseball’s Magna … Continue reading →

Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival This Weekend

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This weekend, the 2nd Annual Doc Adams Old Time Festival will take place at Old Bethpage Village Restoration.in Old Bethpage Long Island, NY. In 2015, this long running (now in its 19th year) Old Time Base Ball Festival was renamed to honor Doc Adams. Immerse yourself in the 19th century in this restored village as well as vintage base ball games! Come down and meet Marjorie Adams, a great-granddaughter of Doc Adams, and learn about this overlooked founding father of modern baseball.  Take a step back in time and cheer on the vintage teams that come to honor the game and his pioneering influence.

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Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival This Weekend

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This weekend, the 2nd Annual Doc Adams Old Time Festival will take place at Old Bethpage Village Restoration.in Old Bethpage Long Island, NY. In 2015, this long running (now in its 19th year) Old Time Base Ball Festival was renamed to honor Doc Adams. Immerse yourself in the 19th century in this restored village as well as vintage base ball games! Come down and meet Marjorie Adams, a great-granddaughter of Doc Adams, and learn about this overlooked founding father of modern baseball.  Take a step back in time and cheer on the vintage teams that come to honor the game and his pioneering influence.

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Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Era Committees

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced sweeping changes to the Era Committee system. It’s kind of a bad news, good news story. The bad news is two-fold. The first is that the Pre-integration Era Committee is effectively being replaced with the Early Baseball Committee (1871 – 1949) and the next election will not be held in 2018, but will be now occur in 2020. Second, the frequency of consideration is being stretched from 3 years to 10 years. Now for the good news. It has been confirmed that Doc Adams will still be able to be considered for election via the Early Baseball … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame Induction Day

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It’s that special day of the year – Induction Day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Today, the 311th and 312th members of this exclusive group will be enshrined in the Hall. Congratulations to Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey, Jr. on their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame! A well deserved honor for the’s two baseball greats! Hopefully, there will be a very special induction ceremony in 2019. Please enjoy the video below.

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Marjorie Adams Attends Gettysburg Base Ball Festival

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Marjorie Adams is enjoying some great vintage base ball while attending the Gettysburg Base Ball Festival this weekend. She is also taking the opportunity to educate more people about Doc’s place in baseball history. Marjorie was interviewed at the field by Matt Allibone of The Evening Sun on Saturday. She talked about Doc Adams, his accomplishments and contributions to the game of baseball, and the efforts to get him his long-overdue place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. You can read the entire article here: “In Gettysburg, she wants ‘father of baseball’ to reach Hall of Fame” The Evening Sun (7/16/16)

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Oregon Historical Society’s “Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game” Exhibit Opens

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The Oregon Historical Society’s Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game Exhibit opens today and runs through October 9. The public debut of the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams recently sold for a baseball document record $3,263,246. The papers are first being exhibited in Portland because the new owner, who chooses to remain anonymous, is a “friend of the historical society.” The documents “thoroughly change the early history of baseball,” the historical society states. The 1857 documents are the “first written-down rules of what became the modern game,” Oregon Historical Society Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk … Continue reading →