Do You Know Doc Adams (Chapter 1: He Was More Than A Player)
On the Induction Day for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, our thoughts look forward to our hopes for the Class of 2025. #DocAdamsHOF.
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Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia
“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 →
Cholera
Daniel Lucius Adams obtained n M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1838, Following his time in college, he joined his father’s medical practice. The pair worked in Mont Vernon, before the younger Adams relocated twice, first to Boston and then … Continue reading →
First Pitch: How Baseball Began
With “First Pitch: How Baseball Began”, America’s premier baseball historian has created the first book for young baseball fans that truly tells the story of the origins of our national pastime. While debunking long-held myths, Thorn introduces kids to the … Continue reading →
Marjorie Adams In Memoriam Episode Of “Baseball And BBQ”
On March 8, 2021, Marjorie Adams appeared on Baseball and BBQ Podcast Episode #87 (Marjorie Adams-Baseball Royalty) with Len Aberman and Jeff Cohen, and Jeff “Pinetar” Kornhaas. It was a very interesting discussion about her great-grandfather, Doc Adams, and Marjorie’s … Continue reading →
Doc Adams Base Ball Biography (Base Ball Executive)
In May of 1846, his first full year with the Knickerbockers, Doc was elected Vice-President of the club and would, over his seventeen years of membership, go on to serve six terms as President (’47, ’48, ’49, ’56, ’57 and … Continue reading →
Baseball Americana At The Library Of Congress
In 2018, The Library of Congress hosted the Baseball Americana exhibition. The ‘Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams was the centerpiece of this major, year-long exhibition. The exhibition explored baseball’s past and present and how the game forged … Continue reading →
Ninety Feet From Fame
The title of the book, “Ninety Feet From Fame – Close Calls With Baseball Immortality” by Mike Robbins has a deeper meaning when discussing Doc Adams. In 2015 Adams was considered for the Hall of Fame for the first (and … Continue reading →
The Baseball “Patronym” Defined
Baseball Almanac, the “official baseball history site”, has added a “Definition of Father Of Baseball” from the Dickson Baseball Dictionary. The Dictionary has been “hailed as ‘a staggering piece of scholarship’ (Wall Street Journal) and “an indispensable guide to the … Continue reading →
Ridgefield Road Trip
In 1865, Doc and Cornelia moved to a home in Ridgefield, CT on Main Street (demolished in the 1950s to make way for Ballard Park). Between 1866 and 1874, Cornelia and Doc had four children: two boys and two girls. … Continue reading →