Wilbur H. Siebert Collection

Historical marker location:

230 W. 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

( Marker is on 17th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.