Abraham Lincoln

Historical marker location:

820 E Main St, Alliance, Ohio

( Marker is on South Webb Street near Ash Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1934

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.