Watching Over Them

Historical marker location:

Gibsonburg, Ohio

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Stone Street and Hurlbet Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2018

May 21, 2018.

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.