3995 Broadway

Historical marker location:

3995 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio

( Marker is on Broadway (U.S. 62) south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Est. 1921.

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.