![TIL that the first team to ever have players' last names on the back of team jerseys was the Chicago White Sox in 1960. : r/todayilearned TIL that the first team to ever have players' last names on the back of team jerseys was the Chicago White Sox in 1960. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/lcIBN9QdzXUt1qxN5sXVS6ZHfuX2U-BvjIbJTk_aEak.jpg?auto=webp&s=1f6a2bb7ea160fe00d081fda6e96d10513291903)
TIL that the first team to ever have players' last names on the back of team jerseys was the Chicago White Sox in 1960. : r/todayilearned
![Sox On 35th on Twitter: "On This Day in 1960: The Chicago White Sox became the first Major League Baseball team to put players' names on the back of their jerseys. https://t.co/NJcv4GR60N" / Sox On 35th on Twitter: "On This Day in 1960: The Chicago White Sox became the first Major League Baseball team to put players' names on the back of their jerseys. https://t.co/NJcv4GR60N" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYMDQGAU8AA9n_U.jpg)
Sox On 35th on Twitter: "On This Day in 1960: The Chicago White Sox became the first Major League Baseball team to put players' names on the back of their jerseys. https://t.co/NJcv4GR60N" /
On this date in Reds history, 4/13/1964, the names of players are added to the backs of the uniform for the first time in team history. Red Hall of Fame Manager Fred
![So, Maryland Football Actually Was the First to Put Names on Jerseys [Update: Now With Photos] - Testudo Times So, Maryland Football Actually Was the First to Put Names on Jerseys [Update: Now With Photos] - Testudo Times](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/M2mTR9y0tCXEK5QGnnPjAN_pgCI=/0x34:481x355/1200x800/filters:focal(0x34:481x355)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/assets/675423/1961_a.jpg)
So, Maryland Football Actually Was the First to Put Names on Jerseys [Update: Now With Photos] - Testudo Times
![Why do baseball uniforms have the team name on the home uniform and the city name on the away uniform? : r/baseball Why do baseball uniforms have the team name on the home uniform and the city name on the away uniform? : r/baseball](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/MLB-NLW-LAD-Uniforms.png)