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The Bat And Ball Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 15, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

On June 15, 1832, Doc Adams received a letter from his 11-year old sister that has become known as the “Bat and Ball letter“. In the letter his sister Nancy sent to him at school, she said, “I have not … Continue reading →

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Springfield Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on March 31, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

On March 31, 1845 Doc Adams’ father replied to a letter from his son. Below is an interesting excerpt from that letter. Unfortunately, the transcribed letter prior to this is dated June, 1844, so there is no way of knowing … Continue reading →

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The Bat And Ball Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 15, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

On June 15, 1832, Doc Adams received a letter from his 11-year old sister that has become known as the “Bat and Ball letter“. In the letter his sister Nancy sent to him at school, she said, “I have not … Continue reading →

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Yale And Harvard

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In 1830, Doc enrolled in Amherst College. In 1833, he transferred to Yale College from which he graduated in 1835.  Later that year, Doc entered Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1838.  It was at Harvard that Doc made the … Continue reading →

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Springfield Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 1, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

On March 31, 1845 Doc Adams’ father replied to a letter from his son. Below is an interesting excerpt from that letter. Thanks goodness for baseball that Doc stayed in New York. How would things have changed had he moved … Continue reading →

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Cholera

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on March 20, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

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 →

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Doc’s Parents

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on March 16, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 10, 2022

Doc’s father, Daniel Adams MD (1773-1864) was born in Townsend, Massachusetts and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1797 and from the second class of Dartmouth Medical School in 1799. As well as being a practicing physician, he … Continue reading →

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The Bat and Ball Letter

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 15, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

On June 15, 1832, Doc Adams received a letter from his 11-year old sister that has become known as the “Bat and Ball letter“. In the letter his sister Nancy sent to him at school, she said, “I have not … Continue reading →

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Doc’s Parents

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 19, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Doc’s father, Daniel Adams MD (1773-1864) was born in Townsend, Massachusetts and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1797 and from the second class of Dartmouth Medical School in 1799. As well as being a practicing physician, he … Continue reading →

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Yale and Harvard

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on May 12, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

In 1830, Doc enrolled in Amherst College. In 1833, he transferred to Yale College from which he graduated in 1835.  Later that year, Doc entered Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1838.  It was at Harvard that Doc made the … Continue reading →

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