Source: Baseball: A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats & Firsts, by the editors of The Sporting News. Galahad Books, New York, 1992, pp. 478-479.
Photo caption: John Neves didn't hit much for Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern League in 1951, but he did raise some eyebrows with his backward '7' uniform number.
Narrative in text: A .240-hitting second baseman for
Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern League in 1951, he wore a backward "7"
on his uniform - reflecting the fact that spelling out S-E-V-E-N in reverse
fashion would produce his last name.