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Oregon Historical Society’s “Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game” Exhibit Opens

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The Oregon Historical Society’s Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game Exhibit opens today and runs through October 9. The public debut of the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams recently sold for a baseball document record $3,263,246. The papers are first being exhibited in Portland because the new owner, who chooses to remain anonymous, is a “friend of the historical society.” The documents “thoroughly change the early history of baseball,” the historical society states. The 1857 documents are the “first written-down rules of what became the modern game,” Oregon Historical Society Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk … Continue reading →

Hallowed Baseball Documents Arrive Safe At (Temporary) Home: The Oregon Historical Society

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The “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams, which recently sold for a record $3,263,246, arrived at the Oregon Historical Society this week. To find out more about the arrival of these historic documents and see photos of that exciting moment, read the article from the The Oregonian (see link below). Read “Hallowed baseball documents arrive safe at (temporary) home: the Oregon Historical Society”. The ‘Laws’ will make their public debut at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland next month and  will be exhibited from July 1 to October 9. The papers are first being exhibited in Portland because the new owner, who … Continue reading →

Oregon Historical Society to Host First Public Exhibit of ‘The Magna Carta of Baseball’

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The “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams, which recently sold for a record $3,263,246, will make its public debut at the Oregon Historical Society next month. The artifacts will be exhibited in Portland from July 1 to October 9. The papers are first being exhibited in Portland because the new owner, who chooses to remain anonymous, is a “friend of the historical society.” The documents “thoroughly change the early history of baseball,” the historical society states. The 1857 documents are the “first written-down rules of what became the modern game,” Oregon Historical Society Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk told The … Continue reading →

“Laws Of Base Ball” Sell For $3,263,246

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The last hours of the auction for the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams lived up to its billing and did not disappoint as the closing bid came in at $3,263,246 setting a new record for the highest priced baseball document. “Adams’s hand in the sport’s early rule-making is not a revelation; instead, it is the physical record of his central role memorialized in the three surviving pages of his document.” This compelling artifact surely establishes that Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams is unequivocally a key Founding Father of baseball and deserves to be enshrined in the National Baseball … Continue reading →

And Now It Gets Exciting!

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The auction for baseball’s seminal baseball artifact, the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams now enters the home stretch. There always seems to be a lot of excitement when you near the finish line. Less than 24 hours remain in the auction and the bidding stands at $417,733. “Adams’s hand in the sport’s early rule-making is not a revelation; instead, it is the physical record of his central role memorialized in the three surviving pages of his document.” This compelling artifact surely establishes that Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams is unequivocally a key Founding Father of baseball and deserves to be enshrined in … Continue reading →

Who’s Your Daddy?

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That’s the question of the day thanks to the re-discovery of the ‘Laws of Base Ball’. The documents were authored by Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, making him the founding father of America’s pastime, not Alexander Cartwright, who now is credited. (Associated Press) “He’s the true father of baseball and you’ve never heard of him,” Thorn, a consultant on the sale of the papers, told The Associated Press in a phone interview. Well everyone’s hearing about Doc Adams now, including, hopefully the future members of the 2018 Pre-integration Era Committee. Here are some great articles from today’s press. “Who’s your Daddy? Modern baseball … Continue reading →

The Laws of Base Ball

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The auction for the ‘Laws of Base Ball’ authored by Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams, the pioneer at the head of the line of baseball’s founding fathers, opened yesterday and will continue through April 23. Photographs of the “Laws” have been added to our site and can be viewed on the  ‘The Laws of Base Ball‘ page. For those on Facebook, an interesting page to visit is ‘Laws of Base Ball‘. If you’d like to follow the auction, visit SCP Auctions.

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Auction Begins for Doc Adams’ “Laws of Base Ball”

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The auction for baseball’s ‘Magna Carta’ starts today including the seminal baseball artifact, the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams. The bidding closes on Saturday, April 23. “Adams’s hand in the sport’s early rule-making is not a revelation; instead, it is the physical record of his central role memorialized in the three surviving pages of his document.” This compelling artifact surely establishes that Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams is unequivocally a key Founding Father of baseball and deserves to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Coming up merely 2 votes short of election in the balloting conducted … Continue reading →

Compelling Doc Adams Landmark Baseball Artifact Re-surfaces

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A seminal baseball artifact, the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams, has re-surfaced and is up for auction. “Adams’s hand in the sport’s early rule-making is not a revelation; instead, it is the physical record of his central role memorialized in the three surviving pages of his document.” This compelling artifact surely establishes that Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams is unequivocally a key Founding Father of baseball and deserves to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Coming up merely 2 votes short of election in the balloting conducted last December, it would seem that this evidence, written … Continue reading →