Norm Aldridge Field

Norm Aldridge Field is a municipally owned, natural-grass baseball diamond in Stronach Park in northeast London, Ontario, that was built as a secondary baseball venue for the 2001 Canada Summer Games and named by London city council after longtime London sportsman/ athlete, Norman James Aldridge (Jan. 25, 1925 - July 15, 2015), on September 5, 2000.

The baseball diamond has the same dimensions as Labatt Park in London, namely: 330 feet down the left- and right-field lines and 402 feet to the centre-field fence.

Norm Aldridge at Labatt Park on May 31, 1998, during the fundraising ballgame, The Rumble at the Riverforks.

Aldridge held the distinction of being the City of London's oldest (part-time) employee. He worked at Stronach Park and Stronach Arena in London, after he retired from General Steel Wares. Mr. Aldridge, the trainer-coach with the legendary 1948 London Majors (International Champions), the 1951-1952 Lou Ball Juniors (Ontario Champions), the 1970 London TV Cable Fastball Team (Canadian Champions) and the 1975 London Majors (Intercounty Baseball League Champions) has been inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame as a member of all four inducted teams.

External links

References

Minutes of Council Proceedings for September 5, 2000 (See page 6, clause 4)

London, Ontario

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Education

Primary/Secondary	London District School Board Catholic District School Board Schools Conseil scolaire Viamonde H.B.Beal C.C.H. London Central

Libraries	London Public Library D. B. Weldon Library

Post Secondary	Fanshawe College‎ University of Western Ontario‎ Huron University College Brescia University College King's University College Westervelt College

Culture

Athletics	London City EBBA London Majors London Knights London Nationals London Lightning Western Mustangs

Recreation	Boler Mountain Forest City Velodrome Budweiser Gardens Labatt Memorial Park London Ice House Norm Aldridge Field TD Waterhouse Stadium UWO Formula Racing

Shopping	CF Masonville Place Westmount Mall White Oaks Mall

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National Historic Sites	Banting House Middlesex County Court House Wolseley Barracks

Buildings	Aeolian Hall City Centre Towers Crystal Palace Barracks Eldon House Museum London Museum of Ontario Archaeology One London Place St. Paul's Cathedral St.Peter's Cathedral Basilica Grand Theatre Labatt Brewing Company

Festivals	Home County Folk Festival London Balloon Festival London Fringe Theatre Festival Hawk Rocks the Park Sunfest Western Fair

Parks	Springbank Park Victoria Park

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List of municipalities in Ontario

Coordinates: 43°01′03″N 81°12′17″W / 43.0176°N 81.2048°W / 43.0176; -81.2048

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