Historical Marker
Tiffin Train Depot / Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad
Historical marker location:
65 North Monroe, Tiffin, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of North Monroe and Benner Street, on the right when traveling south on North Monroe.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.