The Doc Adams Base Ball website is celebrating it’s 10th birthday!

It’s been a fun, exciting, and rewarding ride – one that will continue until Doc and his contributions are well known by baseball fans. Hopefully, this will result in his having a plaque in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s gallery.

A lot has happened just since this website was established 10 years ago. An engaging and memorable interview of Doc Adams (Marjorie Adams) at SABR’s 6th Annual Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference in Cooperstown…. Selection of Doc Adams as SABR’s 2014 Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend…the longest running Vintage Base Ball festival of its kind renamed the Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival…Doc appearing on the 2016 Pre-integration Era Committee Ballot… and sadly, coming up 2 votes shy of election…the re-discovery of the ‘Laws of Base Ball‘  authored by Doc in 1857 which baseball historian John Thorn refers to as baseball’s Magna Carta which sold at auction for $3.26M…….Marjorie Adams presented, and received an honorable mention for her research presentation “Doc Adams: A Founding Father of Baseball” at the SABR 47 National Conference in New York City…signs honoring Doc Adams were dedicated in his hometown of Mont Vernon… the Doc Adams Birthplace Classic now held annually in Doc Adams’ hometown…Doc Adams’ “Laws of Base Ball” exhibited at the Library of Congress.

Since our last birthday…

It’s been a bit of a ‘tweener’ year since our last birthday. The Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival and Doc Adams Birthplace Classic continue to honor and entertain.

The Knickerbocker Experience, brainchild of Jeff ‘Pinetar’ Kornhaas, completed their inaugural season and are well into their second one.

The efforts to raise awareness are beginning to ramp up in advance for next year when Doc Adams will be once again eligible for the 2025 Classic Baseball Era Hall of Fame Ballot. The ballot is to be announced in the October/November timeframe with the voting results announced at the 2024 Winter Meetings. Although the new era rules make the task even more daunting, we continue to hold out hope.

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We look forward to continuing to advance the truth of the origins of the game of baseball and ensure that Dr. Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams, M.D. is acknowledged for his contributions and achievements in the advancement of the game. Thanks to all our visitors for expressing interest, support, and helping us spread the word! It’s more important than ever that we continue to raise awareness about Doc Adams.

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Stay tuned as we hope that our 11th year is our biggest yet!