Harvey Haddix

Historical marker location:

Westville, Ohio

( Marker is on U.S. 36, 0.2 miles west of Ohio Route 560, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.