Marjorie Adams is enjoying some great vintage base ball while attending the Gettysburg Base Ball Festival this weekend. She is also taking the opportunity to educate more people about Doc’s place in baseball history. Marjorie was interviewed at the field by Matt Allibone … Continue reading →
The Oregon Historical Society’s Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game Exhibit opens today and runs through October 9. The public debut of the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams recently sold for a baseball document … Continue reading →
What is often referred to as the first recorded game played under the Knickerbocker Rules (now believed to be yet another intrasquad game), took place on June 19, 1846, when the Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club (aka … Continue reading →
The “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams, which recently sold for a record $3,263,246, arrived at the Oregon Historical Society this week. To find out more about the arrival of these historic documents and see photos of that exciting … Continue reading →
The “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams, which recently sold for a record $3,263,246, will make its public debut at the Oregon Historical Society next month. The artifacts will be exhibited in Portland from July 1 to October … Continue reading →
It was great to see James Whyte Davis, former teammate of Doc Adams, receive a proper headstone at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York thanks to SABR and Major League Baseball. Ralph Carhart of SABR organized a wonderful dedication ceremony … Continue reading →
The Knickerbockers held elections annually to determine who would serve as officials. 170 years ago, at the club’s second election, held on May 5, 1846, Adams was named the Knickerbockers’ vice president. At an April 1847 meeting, he became the … Continue reading →
“Someday soon, the average baseball fan will answer the question, ‘Who is the founding father of baseball’ with the name Doc Adams,” Imler said. “This is not only the greatest manuscript in the world of sports, this is one of … Continue reading →
“Adams does not have a plaque in Cooperstown, having narrowly fallen short of election in 2016. That is one bad call that will surely be overturned.” – Ted Keith, Sports Illustrated.
Continue reading →The last hours of the auction for the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams lived up to its billing and did not disappoint as the closing bid came in at $3,263,246 setting a new record for the highest … Continue reading →