Roger T. Durbin

Historical marker location:

11961 Sylvania-Metamora Rd, Berkey, Ohio

( Marker is on Sylvania-Metamora Rd (County Route 4), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2010

1920 - 2000. Driving Force Behind the National WW II Memorial.

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.