170th Anniversary of the Knickerbockers
On September 23, 1845, by virtue of its constitution and by-laws, the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club was officially formed. Considered by most baseball historians to have been the first officially organized base ball (2 words in the 19th century) club; whether or not the Knickerbockers were the first, their pioneering influence on the development of our National Pastime in its earliest days is certainly agreed upon. Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, MD joined the team about a month later and played in their two inter-mural games in November of that year. While maintaining his medical practice and his work attending to … Continue reading →