Mary Ann Ball

Historical marker location:

Mount Vernon, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 3) and High Street (U.S. 36), in the median on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1998

Mother Bickerdyke.

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.