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Historical marker location:

Providence, Ohio

( Marker is on South River Road (U.S. 24) 0.2 miles east of Grand Rapids Road (Ohio Route 295), on the right when traveling east.)

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.