Origins Newsletter
SABR Origins Research Committee Newsletters
The revived Base Ball Origins Newsletter, conceived and edited by Bruce Allardice, launched in February 2021. He is assisted by Larry McCray and Steve Sisto. Links to all the newsletters 2021- can be found at the SABR website, at the link immediately below.
A Table of Contents for the newsletters is located at the bottom of this page.
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February 2021 Issue
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May 2021 Issue
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September 2021 Issue
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December 2021 Issue
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Next Destin'd Post Newsletter
- 2012-2013 (to access, copy link shown below)
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January 2013 (vol. 2, No. 1) Issue
Interview with John Thorn
Digger Update
George Thompson's 1823 Find
The New Protoball Website
Tom Altherr's New Finds
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
April 2013 (vol. 2, no 3) Issue
Interview with Peter Morris
How Randall Brown Found the 1887 William Wheaton Article
Digger Update
New on the Protoball Website
Tom Altherr's New Finds
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
June 2013 (vol. 2, no. 4) Issue
Interview with Bill Ryczek
MLB and the William Bray find
Digger Update
Deb Shattuck's Lady Ballplayers
What's New in Protoball
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
August 2013 (vol. 2, no. 5) Issue
Interview with Bill Johnson
Rochester's New BB History Group
Digger Update
The New Protoball Website
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
Origins Newsletter Table of Contents
(Potpourri, Latest Additions, Find of the Month, Research Requests, Bulletin Board are in every issue and not listed separately)
February 2021 issue
Predecessor Game: Rounders…Page 1, by Bruce Allardice
Such Tumbles, Such Collisions: Sportswriting…Page 4, by Steve Sisto
The First Baseball Game in Mexico…Page 10, by Bruce Allardice
Lost for 200 Years: an 1821 mention of baseball…Page 15, by John Thorn
Early English Baseball Notes…Page 17, by David Block
May 2021 issue
Rounders--A Game That “Gets No Respect”…Page 2, by Bruce Allardice
When the Game Was NOT the Thing (in Mobile)…Page 6, by Bob Tholkes
An 1862 Rules Dispute…Page 8, by Bob Tholkes
Team Nicknames…Page 10, by Bruce Allardice
The Mysterious Origin of the Balk Rule….Page 12, by Richard Hershberger
Bob Tholkes’ Potpourri…Page 14, by Bob Tholkes
Ballgame in Canada in 1803? …Page 17, by William Humber
August 2021 issue
Interview with Tom Gilbert…Page 2, by Larry McCray
A Plague is Upon Us: Early Baseball Op-Eds…Page 3, by Steve Sisto
Peanuts, But no Cracker Jack: Food at early baseball games…Page 6, by Bruce Allardice
Rules of the Massachusetts Game…Page 9
Towards a Definition of Baseball….12, by Bruce Allardice
December 2021 issue
Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball …Page 2, by David Block
Spread of Baseball thru 1870 …Page 7, by Bruce Allardice
Interview with Richard Hershberger…Page 10, by Larry McCray
Brooklyn Rules! When baseball's nexus moved from NYC to Brooklyn…Page 14, by Bruce Allardice
Early Women’s Baseball ...15, by Bob Tholkes
February 2022 issue
Wicket Observations from the Nutmeg State …Page 2, by Alex Dubois
Interview with Bruce Allardice…Page 13, by Larry McCray
Swindling in 1867 …Page 17, by Steve Sisto
Money-Ball like Stats for 1866 Club...Page 20, by Bruce Allardice
June 2022 issue
Interview with John Thorn…Page 2, by Larry McCray
Featured Game: Old Cat …Page 4, by Bruce Allardice
“Opening Day” in Buffalo, 1858...Page 10, by Paul Langendorfer
A Tale of Two Paintings …. Page 14, by David Block
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ballplayer … Page 18, by Bruce Allardice
When did Baseball Go National? … Page 19, by Bruce Allardice
At the Old Ball Game … Page 22, by Bob Tholkes
October 2022 issue
Interview with Bob Tholkes …Page 2, by Larry McCray
Featured Game: Single Wicket Cricket …Page 4, by Bruce Allardice
Cricket and the Rise of Baseball …Page 10, by Bruce Allardice
An Early “Thrible” Play …Page 15
Fatal Attraction …Page 15, by Bob Tholkes
Baseball Moves to Philadelphia ...Page 18, by Bruce Allardice
January 2023 issue
Interview with Jon Popovich …Page 2, by Larry McCray
The Elysian Fields’ Impact on Baseball in New Jersey …Page 4, by John Zinn
How Central was the Elysian Field to Early Baseball? …Page 7, by Bruce Allardice
Early Baseball Grounds--The Boston Common …Page 11, by Bruce Allardice
Soaking and the Birth of Baseball …Page 16, by Bruce Allardice
Definition of Baseball (Part 2) …Page 17, by Bruce Allardice
May 2023 Issue
Opening Day in Newark, 1855 …Page 2, by John Zinn
Early Baseball Grounds in Chicago …Page 7, by Richard Smiley
Earliest Photos of Baseball …Page 13, by Bruce Allardice
Book Review--Early Illinois Baseball …Page 18, by Bruce Allardice
1895 Interview with the “Father of Baseball,” ‘Doc Adams’ …Page 19, by Bruce Allardice
August 2023 Issue
Newark--Tapped at Both Ends…Page 2, by John Zinn
Predecessor Game--Round Town Ball…Page 15, by Bruce Allardice
What’s Wrong with Baseball (1867)? …Page 20, by Bob Tholkes
December 2023 issue
Bessie’s Scorebook: A Window to the Past … Page 2, by Marty Payne
Data on the Coverage of Base Ball in Early Newspapers … Page 12, by Bruce Allardice
What was Ball-Stock? … Page 16, by Bruce Allardice
The First Base Ball Game in Chicago … Page 17, by Bruce Allardice
The Retreat—the Earliest Ball Grounds? … Page 20, by Bruce Allardice
February 2024 issue
Larry McCray Passes Away … Page 2, by Bruce Allardice
Elle—Sri Lanka’s Variant Game … Page 3, by Bruce Allardice
What was the First Base Ball Park? … Page 8, by Bruce Allardice
How Baseball Spread … Page 18, by Bruce Allardice
Baseball in American Culture—1867 … Page 25, by Bob Tholkes
May 2024 issue
1868 Game Report … Page 2, by Bob Tholkes
Early Ball Grounds of Rochester, NY … Page 11, by Priscilla Astifan
Was King Tut the First Baseball Player? … Page 20, by Bruce Allardice
Railroads and Baseball’s Growth … Page 24, by Tom Gilbert
An Australian Views Baseball in 1862 … Page 26, by Bruce Allardice
August 2024 issue
Early Minneapolis Base Ball Grounds … Page 2, by Bruce Allardice
Milestones of 1868 … Page 6, by Bob Tholkes
Predecessor Game—Drive Ball … Page 13, by Bruce Allardice
The 19th Century Base Ball … Page 17, by Corky Gaskell
First Photo of Civil War Soldiers Playing Baseball? … Page 24, by Bruce Allardice
November 2024 Issue
The New Dominion Club of Ottawa … Page 2, by Steve Rennie
New Bedford, MA Baseball Began in 1858 … Page 8, by Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Early “Foot Ball” vs. “Base Ball” … Page 14, by Bruce Allardice
Baseball Fever in 1867 … Page 19, by Bob Tholkes
The 1852 Eagle Club By-Laws … Page 27, by Bruce Allardice