<P> In 1916 , the Cleveland Indians became the first team to add numbers on their uniforms , positioned on the left sleeve of the home uniforms only . ( Okkonen , p. 36 , p. 120 ) In 1929 , numbers were first added on the backs of uniforms by the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians . By 1932 , all major league baseball teams had numbers on their players ' uniforms . The Brooklyn Dodgers , in 1952 , became the first baseball team to add numbers to the fronts of their uniforms . In 1960 , the Chicago White Sox were the first team to place players ' names on the back of their jerseys , doing so on their road jerseys ; within a few years , this practice became almost universal in MLB , though to this day the Yankees only wear names on their uniforms for Players Weekend , a yearly event where alternate uniforms with nicknames are used . </P>
<P> In 1916 , the Cleveland Indians became the first team to add numbers on their uniforms , positioned on the left sleeve of the home uniforms only . ( Okkonen , p. 36 , p. 120 ) In 1929 , numbers were first added on the backs of uniforms by the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians . By 1932 , all major league baseball teams had numbers on their players ' uniforms . The Brooklyn Dodgers , in 1952 , became the first baseball team to add numbers to the fronts of their uniforms . In 1960 , the Chicago White Sox were the first team to place players ' names on the back of their jerseys , doing so on their road jerseys ; within a few years , this practice became almost universal in MLB , though to this day the Yankees only wear names on their uniforms for Players Weekend , a yearly event where alternate uniforms with nicknames are used . </P>
first baseball team to put names on jerseys
first baseball team to put names on jerseys
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox