Fostoria

Historical marker location:

1302 Perrysburg Rd, Fostoria, Ohio

( Marker is on McCutcherville Road (Ohio Route 199) 0.2 miles south of Lester, on the right when traveling south.)

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.