The greatest blow to Canadian pride since the Expos moved to DC
2008-10-05 22:26
by Bob Timmermann
Canadians had gotten the Guinness Book of World Records to recognize Labatt Park in London, Ontario as the oldest continuously used baseball diamond in the world. Records show that baseball was played on the site since 1877.
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The town of Clinton, located about 50 kilometres from the historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, argues its diamond - Fuller Field, built in 1878 - is truly the world's oldest because its home plate and base paths have never been moved.
A severe Thames River flood in July 1883, which washed away Tecumseh Park's fencing and benches, prompted London sports officials to reorient the diamond, moving home plate so that batters would no longer have to stare into the sun while facing pitches.
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