As a historian, I care about accuracy and preserving what really happened in baseball’s history. Enshrining Doc Adams in the Hall of Fame would be a great way to honor this. The creator of this website, Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr. … Continue reading →
Peter Mancuso, the Co-Chair of the Nineteenth Century Committee of the Society of American Baseball Research, recently commented on one of our posts. We wanted to take a moment to highlight his comments to all our followers. Each year, since … Continue reading →
The Vintage Base Ball community is rallying behind long-overlooked baseball pioneer Doc Adams by sponsoring “A Pitch For Doc Adams” events to raise awareness of baseball pioneer, Doc Adams, and his Hall of Fame case. Clubs across the country are … Continue reading →
The 2024 Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival was held last weekend (August 3-4) at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in honor of Daniel … Continue reading →
Jay Jaffe of Fan Graphs has expressed his support several times for the induction of Doc Adams into the National Hall of Fame. He made a good point back in January 2020. Here’s some thoughts from Jay Jaffe in Sports … Continue reading →
The 27th installment of the Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place tomorrow and Sunday, August 3-4, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was … Continue reading →
The Old Time Base Ball Festival held at Old Bethpage Village Restoration is the longest running Vintage Base Ball Festival of its kind having its inaugural event in 1997. Teams from across the country come to play various different versions … Continue reading →
The 27th installment of the Annual Doc Adams Old Time Base Ball Festival will take place next weekend, August 3-4, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. In 2015, this longest running annual vintage base ball festival of its kind was renamed in … Continue reading →
The Vintage Base Ball community is raising awareness of baseball pioneer, Doc Adams, and his Hall of Fame case. Clubs across the country will host mid-19th century style base ball games to raise awareness of the many contributions of baseball … Continue reading →
As a historian, I care about accuracy and preserving what really happened in baseball’s history. Enshrining Doc Adams in the Hall of Fame would be a great way to honor this. The creator of this website, Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr. … Continue reading →
