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

(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
Potpourri…Page 15

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
Potpourri …Page 17

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
Potpourri …Page 21

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
Potpourri …Page 24

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
Potpourri …Page 20

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
Potpourri …Page 20

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
Potpourri …Page 21

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
Potpourri …Page 29

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
Potpourri … Page 23

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
Potpourri … Page 30

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