was a longtime London Majors' pitcher, coach and manager who died on Christmas Day, 1995. At age 12, McKay was also the mascot-batboy for the 1945 London Majors — the Intercounty and Ontario champions (see photo of the 1945 London Majors at the external link below). Tom (Tim) Burgess also played for the 1945 Majors as a pitcher-outfielder and was signed to a pro contract in 1946 by the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. After years in Major League Baseball as either a player or coach, Burgess was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. The London Majors Baseball Club was owned by player-coach Arden Eddie from 1976 until February 2004, when Eddie and his wife Shelley sold the team to London businessperson/ mortgage consultant Scott Dart. Eddie, who holds three Intercounty League records—most games played (834); most stolen bases (179) and most bases on balls (668) -- first started playing for the London Majors in 1967 (as a junior call-up) after moving to London from his hometown of Wallaceburg, Ontario, where he has been inducted into the Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame. Retired numbers The Majors have retired 13 numbered uniforms: those of Jon Owen (1), Norm Aldridge (3), Russ Evon (4), Stan (Gabby) Anderson/ Richard Thompson (5), Wayne Fenlon (9), Bob Deakin (10), Roy McKay (16), Tommy White/ Mike Kilkenny (17), Dave Byers (18), Fergie Jenkins (31) and on Sunday, July 6, 2008, Arden Eddie's jersey (24) was officially retired. Team owners Owners of the team over the years have included Public Utilities Commission director Bill Farquharson, Clare Van Horne, ex-Major League Baseball player Frank Colman (1956–early 1960), jeweller Chester Pegg, sportswriter/ author Bob Ferguson (1963–64), Ted Earley, George Hall, Arden Eddie (1976-February, 2003) and the current co-owners of Scott Dart and Roop Chanderdat. Frank Colman first played for the Majors in the mid-1930s. In 1936, he was a top Intercounty League pitcher and hitter, winning the league batting title and MVP award, which soon led to a pro contract. In 1941 and 1942, Colman played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. In 1942, he signed as an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He remained with the Pirates as a first baseman-outfielder until late in the 1946 season when he signed with the New York Yankees. In 1949 and 1950, Colman played for Seattle of the Pacific Coast League, before returning to play