Auglaize County Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

Wapakoneta, Ohio

( Memorial is on Willipie Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1959

The Cincinnati Reds, one of Ohio's two Major League Baseball teams (along with the Cleveland Indians), were the first professional baseball team to wear uniforms with numbers on them. They did so in 1911, to help fans identify players more easily.