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Famous First Facts About Sports

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

“Famous First Facts About Sports” by Irene M. Franc and David M. Brownstone features more than 5,400 ‘firsts’ in more than 110 sports, covering all of the major and most of the minor sports played in the U.S. Of special … Continue reading →

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Centerfield – The History Of Baseball

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

James Winters includes Doc Adams in his book, “Centerfield – The History Of Baseball”. He highlights his creation of the shortstop position and mentions his role in bat and ball manufacture and rules development and standardization.

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Baseball’s Radical For All Seasons

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 10, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.November 6, 2024

In David Stevens’ book, “Baseball’s Radical For All Seasons” he mentions John Montgomery Ward’s letter crediting Doc Adams’s important role in baseball’s development. When in about the year 1842, or earlier, Dr. D.L. Adams, Alexander J. Cartwright, Colonel James Lee, … Continue reading →

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The Treasures Of Major Legue Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 29, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.October 26, 2024

“The Treasures of Major League Baseball” [edited by Major League Baseball] tells the rich and fascinating history of baseball through hundreds of photographs and an exhaustively researched and evocative text. The origin and evolution of the sport are explored, as … Continue reading →

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A History Of American Sports In 100 Objects

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 27, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.October 27, 2024

In her book “A History of American Sports in 100 Objects”, Cait Murphy proposes that these 100 objects tell much more than just stories about great games – they tell the story of the nation. She shows how the games … Continue reading →

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Doc Adams And The Rules

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 12, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.September 3, 2024

Three amendments to the rules were proposed and received by Dr. Jones (Excelsior), the chairman of the Rules Committee; however, because the committee did not present these to the convention committee prior to the 1862 meeting, no changes to the … Continue reading →

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The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 4, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.September 3, 2024

The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870 by Marshall D. Wright is a history of the N.A.B.B.P. and has a couple of references to Doc Adams as well as several box scores. The two extracts are shown after Amazon’s … Continue reading →

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Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on July 29, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 27, 2024

Autho Vince Staten references Doc Adams in his book, “Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?” In addition to the quoted below, he also highlights excerpts from the seminal 1896 Sporting News interview. So, they made it official, this gentlemen’s club, … Continue reading →

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Sports Science Projects: The Physics Of Balls In Motion

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on July 28, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 27, 2024

As awareness of Doc Adams continues to grow, his name is turning up in more and more books, publications, articles, podcasts, etc. Madeline Goodstein’s “Sports Science Projects: The Physics Of Balls In Motion” is another unexpected example. This book is … Continue reading →

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Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on July 21, 2024 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 17, 2024

“Baseball : The Biographical Encyclopedia” by the editors of Total Baseball is the ‘complete biographical reference of the national pastime’. There is a lengthy entry for Doc Adams that includes his personal life and leans heavily on the 1896 Sporting … Continue reading →

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