Happy 202nd Birthday to Doc Adams!
Today marks Doc Adams’ 202nd birthday! Hip-Hip-Huzzah! Hip-Hip-Huzzah! Hip-Hip-Huzzah!
Continue reading →Doc Adams Appears on Hall Of Fame Ballot For The 1st Time
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 … Continue reading →
Baseball in the Garden of Eden Lecture at Oregon Historical Society
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 … Continue reading →
The Father of Baseball
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 … Continue reading →
2nd Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival
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 … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday DocAdamsBaseBall.org!
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 … Continue reading →
Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival This Weekend
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 … Continue reading →
Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival This Weekend
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 … Continue reading →
Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Era Committees
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 … Continue reading →
Hall of Fame Induction Day
It’s that special day of the year – Induction Day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Today, the 311th and 312th members of this exclusive group will be enshrined in the Hall. Congratulations to Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey, … Continue reading →