A storied part of Baltimore's baseball history was honored Monday.The Leone's/Johnny's/Corrigan's (LJC) Dedication Committee dedicated a monument to the team that dominated amateur baseball until the mid-1990s. The monument was unveiled at Swann Park in Port Covington.The team, which changed names three times, won 19 All-American Amateur Baseball Association titles.Monday's event also honored Baltimore native and Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline. City lawmakers renamed the field at Swann Park to Al Kaline Field to honor the Westport native."He lived not far from this park, and his relatives that are probably still living here could look over at this field and say, 'Hey, that's named after our relative, it's named after Al Kaline, a great baseball player and a great hometown hero,'" Baltimore Mayor Jack Young said.Kaline played for the LJC team as a teenager before signing with the Detroit Tigers. He played 22 seasons in Detroit and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1980.

A storied part of Baltimore's baseball history was honored Monday.

The Leone's/Johnny's/Corrigan's (LJC) Dedication Committee dedicated a monument to the team that dominated amateur baseball until the mid-1990s. The monument was unveiled at Swann Park in Port Covington.


The team, which changed names three times, won 19 All-American Amateur Baseball Association titles.

Monday's event also honored Baltimore native and Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline. City lawmakers renamed the field at Swann Park to Al Kaline Field to honor the Westport native.

"He lived not far from this park, and his relatives that are probably still living here could look over at this field and say, 'Hey, that's named after our relative, it's named after Al Kaline, a great baseball player and a great hometown hero,'" Baltimore Mayor Jack Young said.

Kaline played for the LJC team as a teenager before signing with the Detroit Tigers. He played 22 seasons in Detroit and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1980.