2018 Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival

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The 2018 Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball  Festival will take place next weekend, August 4 & 5, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in honor of Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams. The festival is a must for baseball fans, history buffs, and anyone looking for a a day of outdoor fun. Marjorie Adams, a great-granddaughter of Doc Adams, will be on-hand at the festival again this year. So stop by, say hello, and learn more about this long-overlooked founding father of the National Pastime who will hopefully someday … Continue reading →

Listing The 20 Most Expensive Pieces Of Sports Memorabilia Around The World

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A recent article, “Listing The 20 Most Expensive Pieces Of Sports Memorabilia Around The World” in The Sportster lists 20 individual pieces of sports memorabilia from around the world that have been valued as some of the most expensive pieces of sports history. Doc Adams’ “Laws of Base Ball” came in at #4. 

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160th Anniversary of the Fashion Race Course Games

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As the 2018 All-star Break comes to a close, we recall the 1st All-star series started 160 years ago today. The Fashion Race Course games were a series of 3 games played between All-Star teams (pick nines) comprised of the finest New York-area players versus the finest Brooklyn area players in the 1st real All-Star Games. It was also the 1st time admission was charged to watch a game. The games were played at the Fashion Race Course grounds which were located about a mile and a half from where Citi Field stands today. The underdog New York team won … Continue reading →

“The Laws of Baseball … and the Unchanging Game” by John Thorn

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John Thorn’s speech was one of the highlights of this past weekend’s events at the Library of Congress’ Baseball Americana exhibition. John is the Official Historian for Major League Baseball and his blog, ‘Our Game’, is a must read for baseball fans. If you were unable to attend John’s speech or, were lucky enough to have attended and would like to re-visit it, John has posted “The Laws of Baseball … and the Unchanging Game”.   The ‘Laws of  Base Ball‘ authored by Doc Adams is the centerpiece of this major, year-long exhibition. The exhibition explores baseball’s past and present and how the game … Continue reading →

Baseball Americana on All-star Weekend

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The events of All-star Weekend associated with the Library of Congress’  Baseball Americana exhibition did not disappoint. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Baseball’s Magna Carta in its 1st major exhibition since being rediscovered and sold at auction for $3.26M. Events included a Vintage Base Ball demonstration, a bat-making demonstration, and an a Capella performance of vintage base ball songs by The Capital Hearings. The highlight of the day was John Thorn’s presentation, “The Origins of the Modern Game: The Laws of Base Ball”.

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Doc Adams and Achieving Excellence

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191 years ago today (July 9, 1827), I was 12 and at the Kimball Union School in Meriden, NH. My father wrote me:“One of your greatest faults as a scholar is the want of perseverance, to struggle with little recurring difficulties; you too readily give up, before making suitable effort to overcome them. This propensity you must correct or you can never attain to anything great or excellent.”

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Baseball Americana at the Library of Congress

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The Baseball Americana exhibition at the Library of Congress is now open and gearing up for All-star weekend.  The ‘Laws of  Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams is the centerpiece of this major, year-long exhibition. The exhibition will explore baseball’s past and present and how the game has forged a sense of community for players and fans across the country. “The founding documents of baseball that would shape the modern game as our national pastime were ironed out in January and February 1857 at a convention called by the Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in New York City. Corrections were made by hand as … Continue reading →

2018 Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival

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The 2018 Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball  Festival will take place on August 4 & 5 at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in honor of Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams. The festival is a must for baseball fans, history buffs, and anyone looking for a a day of outdoor fun. Marjorie Adams, a great-granddaughter of Doc Adams, will be on-hand at the festival again this year. So stop by, say hello, and learn more about this long-overlooked founding father of the National Pastime who will hopefully someday soon … Continue reading →

Baseball Americana Exhibit Opens at the Library of Congress

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The ‘Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams will be the centerpiece of a major year-long exhibition that opens today at the Library of Congress. The exhibition will explore baseball’s past and present and how the game has forged a sense of community for players and fans across the country. “The founding documents of baseball that would shape the modern game as our national pastime were ironed out in January and February 1857 at a convention called by the Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in New York City. Corrections were made by hand as the details were negotiated by New York-area … Continue reading →