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Crack Of The Bat: The Louisville Slugger Story

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 17, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.February 22, 2025

Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the “Louisville Slugger” bat. The story includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models … Continue reading →

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The Knickerbocker Experience

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 16, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

We’d like to highlight an effort that brings Doc Adams and the Knickerbockers to life, The Knickerbocker Experience. It is the brainchild of Jeff “Pinetar” Kornhaas, The Knickerbocker Experience, offers an opportunity to play the game as historically accurate as … Continue reading →

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The Bat And Ball Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 15, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.January 30, 2024

On June 15, 1832, Doc Adams received a letter from his 11-year-old sister that has become known as the “Bat and Ball letter“. In the letter his sister Nancy sent to him at school, she said, “I have not played … Continue reading →

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John Montgomery Ward On Baseball’s Origins

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 14, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

In Francis C. Richter’s (editor of Sporting Life) book, “Richter’s History and Records of Base Ball” written in 1914, is a comprehensive work among the early books on baseball. From the preface: This volume is designed to supply the growing … Continue reading →

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All Physicians Team

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 12, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

I stumbled across this interesting article in Reddit. In honor of our hard-working doctors who kept us safe during the pandemic, it lists an All-Physician Team! Actually, it lists 40 players who earned a real medical degree, either before, during, … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the “Laws of Base Ball”

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 11, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

In Volume 9 of “Base Ball – A Journal of the Early Game” [2016], Theodore A Frank, Jr. (a pseudonym) performed an analysis of the “Laws of Base Ball.” Doc Adams’ handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” were written in 1857, … Continue reading →

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John Zinn Reflects On Doc Adams

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 10, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 9, 2024

When I give baseball history presentations, I usually begin by saying that “As we all know, Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York.”  The statement is usually greeted with laughs and smiles reflecting the increasing awareness that Doubleday had … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker Base Ball Club 1855

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 9, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

Two box scores from 1855 Knickerbocker Base Ball games vs. the Gothams and the Eagles with Doc Adams leading off in both games.

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The First Shortstop

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 7, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

Due to the unfortunate postponement of the Induction of the Class of 2020, there was an opportunity for a very unique situation with the 2021 Hall of Fame Induction. Derek Jeter who was elected as a member of the Class … Continue reading →

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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 5, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 2, 2024

On June 5, 1846, the first honorary members were elected, viz. James Lee and Abraham Tucker. At the same meeting Curry, Adams and Tucker were appointed a committee to arrange the preliminaries, and conclude a match with the New York … Continue reading →

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

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

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    Marjorie was my friend above all.

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