Maumee City

Historical marker location:

1013 W Wayne St, Maumee, Ohio

( Marker is on North River Road, 0.6 miles west of Mohawk Place, on the left 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.