From a Game to a Sport – Baseball in the 1850s

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Noted author, Bill Ryczek recently published an article, “From a Game to a Sport – Baseball in the 1850s”  on The National Pastime Museum website. It is a very interesting article on the early days of baseball. Definitely worth a read for baseball fans in general and Doc Adams fans in  particular. The article includes Doc’s contributions to the game of baseball, his post-baseball life, and Marjorie Adams’ quest to have her great-grandfather recognized with enshrinement in  the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Doc Adams Appears on Hall Of Fame Ballot For The 1st Time

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On October 5, 2015, Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time as the National Hall of Fame announced the 10 candidates on the 2016 Pre-integration Era ballot. This marked a major milestone in the efforts to have Doc recognized with enshrinement. For a more detailed announcement read DOC ADAMS HELPED SHAPE BASEBALL’S EARLIEST DAYS. Sadly, he came up 2 votes short for election. Doc will next be eligible for the ballot in 2020, for 2021 Induction. Thanks for your continued support as we take this final step to achieve the final goal of getting Doc his long … Continue reading →

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 →