The American pastime of baseball has a new founding father , according to documents found in private hands which are being put up for auction . The ‘ Laws of Base Ball ’ , written in 1857 by Daniel Lucius " Doc " Adams preceded the game ’s official founding papers by three years , and have been verified by Major League Baseball 's official historian John Thorn . The new documents lay out rules such as the game ’s length and number of players . The documents have not been lost or hidden in recent years, but no one quite realized their significance. As yet , there are no plans to remove a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York , stating Alexander Cartwright was the founder of baseball . The auction last until the end of April﻿
The American pastime of baseball has a new founding father , according to documents found in private hands which are being put up for auction . The ‘ Laws of Base Ball ’ , written in 1857 by Daniel Lucius " Doc " Adams preceded the game ’s official founding papers by three years , and have been verified by Major League Baseball 's official historian John Thorn . The new documents lay out rules such as the game ’s length and number of players . As yet , there are no plans to remove a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York , stating Alexander Cartwright was the founder of baseball . The auction last until the end of April﻿