Doc Adams and Achieving Excellence
193 years ago today (July 9, 1827), I was 12 and at the Kimball Union School in Meredith, NH. My father wrote me: “One of your greatest faults as a scholar is the want of perseverance, to struggle with little … Continue reading →
Knickerbocker BBC vs. the Excelsiors
An account of a previous Knickerbocker-Excelsior game played on 8 July 1858 reported, regarding post-game activities, that “Our reporter—Mr. Chadwick—was called upon to respond to the toast of ‘The Press,’ but being somewhat diffident of his oratorical powers, he quietly … Continue reading →
Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival Is On!
The 23rd Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on August 1-2. The longest running Vintage Base Ball festival was renamed in honor of Doc Adams in 2015. This is an important … Continue reading →
Doc Adams’ Timeline
Let’s take the opportunity today to review a timeline of the life of Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams.
Continue reading →Jay Jaffe on Doc Adams’ Hall Chances
Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs again shows support for Doc Adams’ inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Hopefully, the committee does better homework than it did last time when Doc came up 2 votes short for election. Since the … Continue reading →
More Knickerbocker BBC Games
Here’s an assortment of a few Knickerbocker Base Ball Club games that Doc Adams participated.
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 St Paul Daily Globe on June 30, 1895.
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 The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette on June 27, 1895.
Continue reading →Knickerbockers vs. the Empires
In a game that the Knickerbockers won 37-23 vs. the Empires on June 25, 1857, Doc led off and tallied 6 runs.
Continue reading →Doc’s Yale Auto-biography
The following is from the “Biographical and Historical Record of the Class of 1835 in Yale College, for the Fifty Years from the Admission of the Class to College” published in 1881 by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 371 State … Continue reading →