An Old Baseball Player
An article in the West Haven Courier reports on the death of “an old baseball player”, recounting Henry Chadwick’s letter to the Sporting Life.
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Doc Adams’ Youngest Son’s Recollections Of His Father
Roger Cook Adams wrote the “Nestor of Ball Players” about his father in August 1939. Besides some facts about Doc’s contributions, it’s interesting how Roger Cook Adams highlighted how Doc’s passion for the game was invaluable to the early game, … Continue reading →
American History Through American Sports
Coombs and Batchelor write about Doc Adams in their book, “American History Through American Sports: From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports, Volume 1“, referencing the work of John Thorn.
Continue reading →The Dickson Baseball Dictionary: Father Of Baseball
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary has received high praise and is a favorite. The definitive work on the language of baseball—one of the “Five Best Baseball Books” Wall Street Journal Hailed as “a staggering piece of scholarship” (Wall Street Journal) and … Continue reading →
Batter Up! History of Baseball
Dona Herweck Rice identifies Doc Adams role in a rules timeline, in her book “Batter Up! History of Baseball“.
Continue reading →Reminiscences Of The Late Dr. Daniel Adams
On January 31, 1899, Henry Chadwick wrote to the editor of Sporting Life with reminiscences of his late friend and baseball pioneer, Dr. Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams. The letter was published on the front page of the February 4, 1899 … Continue reading →
Wilton Kiwanis Shows Support For Doc Adams
The Wilton Kiwanis, the 2nd largest club in New England, demonstrated support for Doc Adams by promoting our Doc Adams awareness campaign in their August 31, 2021, newsletter. Wilton is located right next to Ridgefield, CT where Doc lived from … Continue reading →
Rewriting History
Andrew Forbes, the author of The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays released an updated version with a “minor” correction. ” if you were to open both of those hypothetical copies of the book to the essay entitled “Madison Bumgarner and … Continue reading →
Hoping The Homework Gets Done
Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs made a great point prior to the last time Doc Adams was eligible for a Hall of Fame ballot, in 2020. Unfortunately, the homework wasn’t done, and Adams astonishingly did not appear on the ballot. We … Continue reading →
Marjorie Adams Appears on Ask Claire
Marjorie Adams was interviewed on January 26, 2020 by Claire Hall on the Ask Claire podcast on the Comfortably Zoned Radio Network. Note that this recording only has the 1st half of the podcast (about 14 minutes). Apparently, they had … Continue reading →