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Should Doc Adams Be In The Hall Of Fame? Of Course!

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 30, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

The response to the initial “Of Course” video was so great and so many great videos had been submitted that the folks responsible for it decided to compile a second one. Enjoy! As was explained previously, the vintage base ball community is rallying behind Doc Adams this year. Teams around the country sponsored “A Pitch For Doc Adams” events this year to honor Adams and raise awareness of his role as a baseball pioneer among ballists and cranks alike. As teams have been holding these events, some recorded and submitted clips about Doc Adams’ Hall of Fame case. These clips … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams’ Youngest Son’s Recollections Of His Father

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 29, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

Roger Cook Adams wrote the “Nestor of Ball Players” about his father in August 1939. Besides some facts about Doc’s contributions, it’s interesting how Roger Cook Adams highlighted how Doc’s passion for the game was invaluable to the early game, The first five years of the existence of the Club were evidently the hardest. Enthusiasm waned and attendance lagged. There was no inter-club rivalry, and often Dr. Adams would go to Elysian Fields and find only two or three others present, compelling them to play “old cat, one or two as the case might be.” The continued existence of the … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Doc Adams?

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 28, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 28, 2024

Help us SHARE Doc Adams’ story with friends, on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, BlueSky… Special thanks to Jake Schmidt for all his efforts on the “Do You Know Doc Adams?” videos. Did you know that the game of baseball as we know it today was significantly shaped by a man named Doc Adams in the mid-1800s? He wasn’t just a player; but was a pioneer who helped craft the foundation of the modern game. John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, referred to Doc Adams as “Baseball’s most important figure not in the Hall of Fame… More than … Continue reading →

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Introducing Doc Adams

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

If you want to learn about Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, his life, and his contributions to our National Pastime and have a little time (about a half an hour), then check out this video presentation. If you don’t have that much time you can get a reader’s digest (e.g. social media reel) version of his baseball contributions in: Do You Know Doc Adams?

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Historians, Authors, And Writers Weigh In On Doc Adams

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 26, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

“Anyone looking for the origins and development of the “New York Game,” what we know as baseball, invariably runs into “Doc” Adams at nearly every turn. The Doubleday and Cartwright founding myths have long been exploded. Yet, the man who was, to use a popular phrase, “in the room where it happened” and actually was the catalyst remains un-honored by the HOF. Now is the time to correct that error.” Robert D. Sampson, Historian “Doc” Adams was selected by a SABR wide election in 2014, as an Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend, implying that he is deserving, but not yet … Continue reading →

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Doc In His Own Words

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 25, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 25, 2024

A seminal interview of Daniel Lucius Adams, M.D. appeared in The Sporting News on February 29, 1896. This is the only known first-hand account of Doc’s memories of the game. Similar interviews (or excerpts) began to appear in newspapers across the Midwest apparently originating in The Chicago Chronicle on June 23, 1895. These short reels were shared as a “Doc In His Own Words” series. The Chicago Chronicle (June 23, 1895) The Sporting News (February 29,1896)

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2024 Video Memories

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 24, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 19, 2024

As part of our awareness efforts this year, we shared a number of short videos about Doc Adams events and support. Due to the response, we will continue using this format in the future, Here’s a sample of this year’s videos in case you missed them.

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Classic Baseball Era Committee Doc Adams Research Guide

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 23, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 19, 2024

Well, we had hoped that Doc Adams would be on a Hall of Fame ballot for the 2nd time. The first time, in 2015 (on the 2016 Pre-integration Era ballot), Adams missed election by just 2 votes! The Classic Baseball Era Committee has a short time to get to know the 8 candidates. They have a brief time to discuss them as a group and are heavily dependent on the historian(s) on the committee. With previous reports of the process, we thought we would try to help the committee with their research. Although that is no longer necessary since the … Continue reading →

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Historical Dictionary Of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 22, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

Lyle Spatz discusses Doc Adams in his book, “Historical Dictionary of Baseball“. Adams has been creditd with “inventing” the shortstop position… Historical Dictionary of Baseball, Lyle Spatz  

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Doc Adams Moves To Ridgefield

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 21, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 17, 2024

In late 1865, Doc and Cornelia moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut and in 1866 the first of their four surviving children, Catharine, was born. In a family tape recording made in late 1961 by their youngest and last surviving child, Roger Cook Adams (1874-1962), explains that Ridgefield was chosen because of the “altitude” and for “my mother’s health”. In a December 1865 letter, Cornelia wrote to a cousin: We have hung some of the pictures – have the Resolutions [*] as large as life in the dining room – the glass was cracked in coming up –the only one that was … Continue reading →

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  1. Paul Doyle on Remembering The First Baseball ConventionNovember 7, 2025

    Glad I found this site. Live two towns over from Adams’ birthplace of Mont Vernon, NH

  2. Joie Anderson on In Memory Of Nancy Adams DowneySeptember 7, 2025

    After reading about him and all he did for baseball, he should totally be in the Hall of Fame!

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    May Nancy and Marjorie's memories be for a blessing forever.

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    Marjorie was my friend above all.

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