Editing Labatt Park (section)

==Roy McKay Clubhouse, home to the London Majors==

In 1996, the "Reasons for Designation" for the park under the ''Ontario Heritage Act'' were amended to include the ''circa''-1937, tongue-and-groove clapboard clubhouse of the London Majors, renamed the "Roy McKay Clubhouse" on August 1, 1996 (McKay was born on August 1), by Majors' longtime player/owner Arden Eddie in honour of former pitcher, manager and coach [[Roy McKay (baseball)|Roy McKay]] who died on [[Christmas Day]] in 1995, six months after falling on the porch of his Waterloo Street home. Subsequently, a large commemorative rock and bronze plaque honouring Roy McKay, jersey #16, was installed at the front of the clubhouse.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20040722191749/http://www.landmarkslondon.ca/sports.html See a photo of the Roy McKay Clubhouse here.]

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''"I would like to be remembered for being a devoted son and brother, a loving husband, a great father and a damn good friend."''—Roy McKay, 1933–1995 </div>

[[Image:Norm Aldridge.jpg|thumb|left|Norm Aldridge at Labatt Park in May 1998 during the fundraising ballgame, The Rumble at the Riverforks. Aldridge, trainer with the 1948 Majors, also has a baseball diamond named after him in northeast London, Ontario -- Norm Aldridge Field. PHOTO: Herb Walsh.]]

To help raise money for a new cedar-shingle roof on the historic clubhouse, a ballgame dubbed "The Rumble at the Riverforks" was played at the park on May 31, 1998, featuring members of London city council, members of the local media and the London Majors' oldtimers. The game was organized by The Friends of Labatt Park, SCENE magazine and the London Majors.

On June 18, 2005, veteran Intercounty Baseball League umpire Joe Serratore was married to bride Bren Ferguson at home plate before 200 friends and family members, with United Church minister [[Reverend Susan Eagle]] (who, at the time, was a member of London city council) officiating. The home-plate wedding ceremony is believed to be a first for the ballpark.