Numbers on PCL uniforms
According to the "Dressed to the Nines" website:
"The earliest photographic evidence of the use of uniform numbers comes from a 1909 Chicago Daily News picture of pitching great José Mendez. A legendary Cuban ballplayer, Mendez was a member of the inaugural class of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006".
With regards to the PCL, I believe 1912 was the first year teams added numbers on their sleeves. None of my 11 1911 Zeenut catchers show numbers on their Zeenut cards. Both the 1912 Home Run Kisses and 1912 Zeenuts show numbers.
Patrick
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