Mayor Stanley A. Cmich

Historical marker location:

Central Plaza, Canton, Ohio

( Marker is on Market Avenue South north of 2nd Street SE, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2019

August 14, 1916 - January 24, 2009. Canton Safety Director 1952-1957 Mayor of the City of Canton 1964-1983.

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.