The London Majors are hoping city hall will lend a hand in commemorating a very special team.
The 1948 the London Majors were possibly the most successful sports export this city has ever had. That is the argument of the London Major’s alumni association, which in recent years has begun to rediscover its history as one of the “longest serving tenants at Labatt park” in what is actually the worlds oldest baseball park, this is according to Majors Alumni Barry 
‘Bougie’ Boughner.
The team has begun the process of getting a heritage display for the park. A process that although is likely to end with the Majors getting what they want will take quite some time. City hall does have similar types of displays in historically significant areas, for example victoria park is quite well marked with various signage and plaques explaining the significance of certain monuments.
Kyle Gonyou a city hall planner who sits on the London Advisory Committee on Heritage said that it was ‘very likely that the display would be built…’
“…most decorated team…”
The proposal that the Majors are proposing comes from a point in local baseball history when the Majors were the name in amateur baseball, similar to how our London Knights today
are one of the best development programs in the entire world. The majors of the 40’s to the 60’s were consistently champs in the inter counter baseball league. Boughner would say “they are the most decorated team in London’s history.” Of all the the accomplishments the Majors have their ’48 team is the most successful in the recorded 100 year history of the league. The team won every tournament and championship they could in the inter counter league and in the end of the season finished by defeating an all star american team who according to the alumni “had four Major League Baseball players.” The London Free Press at the time lead with the headline the “London had gone baseball crazy.” This success was largely due to the organization of the London Outdoor Recreation Program, a program that exposed youth to professional training early in their sporting careers and drew athlete’s from all over south western Ontario. The association hopes that through the creation of a display, the team and all the individuals that have contributed to the success of the team, can be honoured.
