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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in London, Ontario}}{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{multiple issues| {{no footnotes|date=November 2012}} {{Refimprove|date=October 2008}} }} {{About|the stadium in London, Ontario|the proposed Labatt Park in Montreal|Montreal Expos}} {{Infobox stadium | stadium_name = Labatt Memorial Park | logo_image =Labatt Memorial Park Logo.png | image = [[Image:World's oldest ball park.jpg|200px]] | location = [[London, Ontario]], Canada | opened = May 3, 1877 | renovated = 1883, 1937, 1950s (side stands), 1989 (added more side stands), 2001 | owner = City of London | surface = Grass | construction_cost = 2000 (new Grandstand): $1.97-million | architect = Tillman Ruth Mocellin | former_names = Tecumseh Park | tenants = [[London Tecumsehs]], [[International Association (baseball)|International Association]] (1877–1878; 1888–1890)<br>London Alerts (1897, 1899)<br>London Cockneys, [[International League]] (1899,1908)<br>London Cockneys, Canadian League (1911) <br>London Tecumsehs, Canadian League (1912–1915)<br>London Tecumsehs, [[Michigan–Ontario League]] (1919–1924)<br>London Indians, Michigan–Ontario League (1925)<br>[[London Majors]], [[Intercounty Baseball League]] (1925–present)<br>London Tecumsehs, Ontario League (1930)<br>London Pirates, [[Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League|PONY League]] (1940–1941)<br>[[London Tigers]], [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]] (1989–1993)<br>[[London Werewolves]], [[Frontier League]] (1999–2001)<br>[[London Monarchs (baseball)|London Monarchs]], [[Canadian Baseball League]] (2003)<br>Western Mustangs Baseball Club (2006–present)<br>[[London Rippers]], [[Frontier League]] (2012) | seating_capacity = 5,200 | dimensions = {{convert|330|ft|m|abbr=on}} down the lines; {{convert|402|ft|m|abbr=on}} to centre field }} '''Labatt Memorial Park''' (formerly '''Tecumseh Park''', 1877–1936) is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] near the forks of the [[Thames River (Canada)|Thames River]] in central [[London, Ontario]], Canada. It is {{convert|8.7|acre|m2}} in size, has 5,200 seats and a natural grass field. From home plate to centre field the distance is {{convert|402|ft|m}}; from home plate to left and right field down the lines, it is {{convert|330|ft|m}}. The park is currently home to the [[London Majors]] of the [[Intercounty Baseball League]] and the [[Western Mustangs]]. Labatt Park is the "oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world", with a history dating back to 1877. Since December 31, 1936, Labatt Park has been owned by the City of London.
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