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Baseball pioneer: "Baseball’s most important figure not in the Hall of Fame", John Thorn, Official MLB Historian. #DocAdams #DocAdamsHOF #baseball

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First Base Ball Game At Elysian Fields https://t.co/sgJyn4x1xu

What is often referred to as the first recorded game played under the Knickerbocker Rules (now believed to be yet another intrasquad game), took place on June 19, 1846. The Knickerbockers lost to the New York..

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Lost, Sought, And Finally Found https://t.co/EW5Xt5LL8B

Upon his retirement from the game, baseball pioneer, Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams, was presented with a proclamation known as the “Nestor of Ball Players”. That document went missing over fifty-six years ago and was feared…

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The Bat And Ball Letter https://t.co/H8tX9cM09A

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 played with your bat and…

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The Knickerbocker Experience https://t.co/YFTjIQiFsT

The Knickerbocker Experience

The 1858 New York Knickerbockers and Brooklyn Excelsiors We’d like to highlight an effort that brings Doc Adams and the Knickerbockers to life, The Knickerbocker Experience. It is the brainchild…

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A Little Knickerbocker Base Ball Club History https://t.co/KoeZ7APYE4

Knickerbocker Base Ball Club Flag 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…

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A Talk Rekindles The Debate Over Baseball’s Founders https://t.co/03naDfSir5

In its May 25, 2026 issue, The New Yorker published “Hall of Shame” ("Baseball's Magna Carta Finds a New Home" online) by Ben McGrath. The article chronicled a presentation delivered by Frank Murray…

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Ridgefield Town School Committee https://t.co/isgDMKAj0Q

Doc Adams lived in Ridgefield from about 1865 to 1888 and was an active member of the community during that time, He was the first President of the Ridgefield Savings Bank, helped form the Land Improvement Association of…

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The Fly Game: Knickerbockers Vs. The Excelsiors https://t.co/B1L7ykjonV

In the May 29, 1859 issue of The Sunday Mercury, a…

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Swing And A Miss https://t.co/K7ZrxmoLZg

As Hall of Fame observed Memorial Day with their Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice and America 250 tributes, Doc Adams' handwritten "Laws of Base Ball" debuted in the Taking the Field exhibit. The "Laws of Base Ball"…

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Analysis of the "Laws of Base Ball" https://t.co/NmLCh7hNEe

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"Laws Of Base Ball" To Debut At The Hall Of Fame Tomorrow https://t.co/R03Codwu9k

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Do You Know Doc Adams (Chapter 3: His Legacy Lives On) https://t.co/s3vjg355qz

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Doc Musings https://t.co/UzNdgutQhz

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"Laws Of Base Ball" To Debut At The Hall Of Fame In One Week https://t.co/IxsxDXDhQ3

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Do You Know Doc Adams? (Chapter 2: The Laws of Base Ball) https://t.co/d9ND16lGM1

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Ridgefield Exhibit Traced Local Pastime in 1993 https://t.co/4pmeyGzoU9

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Doc Adams' Prominent Role In New Rules https://t.co/3aJ0TomqJ5