Camp Anderson

Historical marker location:

159 E Fair Ave, Lancaster, Ohio

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North High Street (Ohio Route 37) and East Fair Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2013

(18611865).

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.