John Patrick Martin All-Star Series of Northeast Historical Base Ball returns to Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT on Sunday September 20th
The John Patrick Martin All-Star Series of Northeast Historical Base Ball returns to Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT on Sunday September 20th. John Martin was an influential videographer at the New England Sports Network (NESN). Please watch this touching tribute to … Continue reading →
Doc Umpires Deciding Fashion Race Course Game
The Fashion Race Course games were played between All-Star teams (pick nines) comprised of the finest New York-area players versus the finest Brooklyn area players representing the 1st real All-Star Games. It was also the 1st time admission was charged … Continue reading →
Jim Kaat, Former Teammates See Hall Of Fame Chances Pushed Back
In his article “Jim Kaat, former teammates see Hall of Fame chances pushed back” in the Holland Sentinal, Dan D’Addona talks about the implications of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s decision to delay this year’s Committee votes. Of particular … Continue reading →
Election Opportunity Delayed Again
Today, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that it is delaying the Era Committee Elections scheduled for the 2020 Meetings until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Doc Adams will have to wait another year for an … Continue reading →
Knickerbocker and Excelsior Clubs
In a game that the Knickerbockers lost to the Excelsior Club, Doc Adams batted 3rd, played 3rd-base and tallied a run.
Continue reading →Peverelly’s “American Pastimes”: 1849
Doc Adams is mentioned often in Charles A. Peverelly’s 1868 book, “American Pastimes – Containing a History of the Principal Base Ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States“. The Book of American Pastimes is an American classic … Continue reading →
Memories of the Father of Base Ball (part 2)
Buffalo, New York August 1939 Written by: Roger Cook Adams “During the present year when the centennial of the first out-break of base ball is being celebrated at Cooperstown, it may be of interest to record the important part played … Continue reading →
Heading To The Baseball Hall Of Fame: Profile Of Doc Adams
In their recent edition of “Scott House Journal” the Ridgefield Historical Society mentions Doc Adams and the hope that he will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Early Baseball Era Committee this December. The article … Continue reading →
Father of Base Ball
The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in The Daily Republican on August 17, 1895.
Continue reading →Henry Chadwick On The Father of Baseball
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 … Continue reading →