The Mills Brothers

Historical marker location:

Bellefontaine, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 540) and Fountaine Place, on the left when traveling east on Sandusky Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1999

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.