St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel

Historical marker location:

Youngstown, Ohio

( Marker is on Parmalee Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Belmont Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.