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- ↑ "Trade Shuffle Sends Aparicio To White Sox," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, November 30, 1967. (Scroll down to page 14.) Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Major League Teams Beat Clock with Last-Minute Trading Spurt," Schenectady (NY) Gazette, Monday, June 17, 1968. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
