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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 5, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

On June 5, 1846, the first honorary members were elected, viz. James Lee and Abraham Tucker. At the same meeting Curry, Adams and Tucker were appointed a committee to arrange the preliminaries, and conclude a match with the New York … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker BBC Adopts 1st Uniform

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 25, 2023 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.April 11, 2023

The fifth annual meeting was held at Abell’s, 474 Broadway, on the 7th of April, 1849. The officers elected for the year, were : D. L. Adams, President ; Ed. W. Talman, Vice-President; Eugene Plunkett, Secretary; F. C. Niebuhr, Treasurer. … Continue reading →

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Doc’s Knickerbocker Uniform Buttons

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on December 15, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 16, 2021

Two uniform buttons from Doc Adams’ Knickerbocker Base Ball Club (ca. 1855). These buttons currently reside in a private collection. They are likely the oldest known surviving piece of baseball uniform with provenance. These are also locked up in a … Continue reading →

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1862 Knickerbocker Base Ball Club

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 15, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 16, 2021

This is photograph of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club taken in December 1862. This picture chronicles many of the key member of one of baseballs first organized clubs. Standing (L to R): Duncan Curry – First elected Knickerbocker … Continue reading →

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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 5, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

On June 5, 1846, the first honorary members were elected, viz. James Lee and Abraham Tucker. At the same meeting Curry, Adams and Tucker were appointed a committee to arrange the preliminaries, and conclude a match with the New York … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker BBC Adopts 1st Uniform

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 25, 2022

The fifth annual meeting was held at Abell’s, 474 Broadway, on the 7th of April, 1849. The officers elected for the year, were : D. L. Adams, President ; Ed. W. Talman, Vice-President; Eugene Plunkett, Secretary; F. C. Niebuhr, Treasurer. … Continue reading →

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Historical Dictionary Of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 30, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

Lyle Spatz discusses Doc Adams in his book, “Historical Dictionary of Baseball“. Adams has been creditd with “inventing” the shortstop position… Historical Dictionary of Baseball, Lyle Spatz  

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Peverelly’s “American Pastimes”: 1858

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 22, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

Doc Adams is mentioned often in Charles A. Peverelly’s 1868 book, “American Pastimes – Containing a History of the Principal Base Ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States“. The Book of American Pastimes  is an American classic … Continue reading →

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The American National Game Of Base Ball (1856)

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 11, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

The December 6, 1856 issue of Porter’s Spirit of the Times provided a season wrap-up of sorts including a description of the pioneer Knickerbocker Base Ball Club and its ballists. Of course, this includes a shorts capsule of the good … Continue reading →

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Peverelly’s “American Pastimes”: 1856

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on October 7, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

Doc Adams is mentioned often in Charles A. Peverelly’s 1868 book, “American Pastimes – Containing a History of the Principal Base Ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States“. The Book of American Pastimes  is an American classic … Continue reading →

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