Historical Marker
Elizabeth Blackwell
Historical marker location:
898 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of Walnut Street and 9th Street (U.S. 22), on the left when traveling south on Walnut Street.)
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.