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.
- https
- //sabr.org/research/origins-research-committee-newsletters/
February 2021 Issue
- https
- //protoball.org/Origins_Newsletter_--_February_2021
May 2021 Issue
- https
- //sabr.org/research/origins-research-committee-newsletters/
September 2021 Issue
- https
- //protoball.org/Origins_Newsletter_--_September_2021
December 2021 Issue
- https
- //sabr.org/research/origins-research-committee-newsletters/
Next Destin'd Post Newsletter
- 2012-2013 (to access, copy link shown below)
- https
- //protoball.org/The_Next_Destin%27d_Post,_2012_-_2013
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
The First Baseball Game in Mexico…Page 10
Lost for 200 Years: an 1821 mention of baseball…Page 15
Early English Baseball Notes…Page 17
May 2021 issue
Rounders--A Game That “Gets No Respect”…Page 2
When the Game Was NOT the Thing (in Mobile)…Page 6
An 1862 Rules Dispute…Page 8
Team Nicknames…Page 10
The Mysterious Origin of the Balk Rule….12
Bob Tholkes’ Potpourri…Page 14
Ballgame in Canada in 1803? …Page 17
August 2021 issue
Interview with Tom Gilbert…Page 2
A Plague is Upon Us: Early Baseball Op-Eds…Page 3
Peanuts, But no Cracker Jack: Food at early baseball games…Page 6
Rules of the Massachusetts Game…Page 9
Towards a Definition of Baseball….12
Potpourri…Page 15
December 2021 issue
Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball …Page 2
Spread of Baseball thru 1870 …Page 7
Interview with Richard Hershberger…Page 10
Brooklyn Rules! When baseball's nexus moved from NYC to Brooklyn…Page 14
Early Women’s Baseball ...15
Potpourri …Page 17
February 2022 issue
Wicket Observations from the Nutmeg State …Page 2
Interview with Bruce Allardice…Page 13
Swindling in 1867 …Page 17
Money-Ball like Stats for 1866 Club...Page 20
Potpourri …Page 21
June 2022 issue
Interview with John Thorn…Page 2
Featured Game: Old Cat …Page 4
“Opening Day” in Buffalo, 1858...Page 10
A Tale of Two Paintings …. Page 14
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ballplayer … Page 18
When did Baseball Go National? … Page 19
At the Old Ball Game … Page 22
Potpourri …Page 24
October 2022 issue
Interview with Bob Tholkes …Page 2
Featured Game: Single Wicket Cricket …Page 4
Cricket and the Rise of Baseball …Page 10
An Early “Thrible” Play …Page 15
Fatal Attraction …Page 15
Baseball Moves to Philadelphia ...Page 18
Potpourri …Page 20
January 2023 issue
Interview with Jon Popovich …Page 2
The Elysian Fields’ Impact on Baseball in New Jersey …Page 4
How Central was the Elysian Field to Early Baseball? …Page 7
Early Baseball Grounds--The Boston Common …Page 11
Soaking and the Birth of Baseball …Page 16
Definition of Baseball (Part 2) …Page 17
Potpourri …Page 20
May 2023 Issue
Opening Day in Newark, 1855 …Page 2
Early Baseball Grounds in Chicago …Page 7
Earliest Photos of Baseball …Page 13
Book Review--Early Illinois Baseball …Page 18
1895 Interview with the “Father of Baseball,” ‘Doc Adams’ …Page 19
Potpourri …Page 21
August 2023 Issue
Newark--Tapped at Both Ends…Page 2
Predecessor Game--Round Town Ball…Page 15
What’s Wrong with Baseball (1867)? …Page 20
Potpourri …Page 29
December 2023 issue
Bessie’s Scorebook: A Window to the Past … Page 2
Data on the Coverage of Base Ball in Early Newspapers … Page 12
What was Ball-Stock? … Page 16
The First Base Ball Game in Chicago … Page 17
The Retreat—the Earliest Ball Grounds? … Page 20
Potpourri … Page 23
February 2024 issue
Larry McCray Passes Away … Page 2
Elle—Sri Lanka’s Variant Game … Page 3
What was the First Base Ball Park? … Page 8
How Baseball Spread … Page 18
Baseball in American Culture—1867 … Page 25
Potpourri … Page 30
May 2024 issue
1868 Game Report … Page 2
Early Ball Grounds of Rochester, NY … Page 11
Was King Tut the First Baseball Player? … Page 20
Railroads and Baseball’s Growth … Page 24
An Australian Views Baseball in 1862 … Page 26
August 2024 issue
Early Minneapolis Base Ball Grounds … Page 2
Milestones of 1868 … Page 6
Predecessor Game—Drive Ball … Page 13
The 19th Century Base Ball … Page 17
First Photo of Civil War Soldiers Playing Baseball? … Page 24