June 26 in Chicago White Sox History: Cleveland Indians take the field wearing numbers on their uniform sleeves (1916)

[adrotate banner=”32″] On June 26, 1916 at Cleveland’s League Park Cleveland players, in a game with the White Sox, wear large numbers pinned to their sleeves, marking the first time players are identified by numbers corresponding to those on the scorecard. Jack Graney, leading off for the Tribe, is

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