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- ↑ "Padres Beat Ducks Again: San Diego Triumphs, 6-4, to Clinch Coast League Honors". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1937. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Sox Give Cash, D'Allesandro, Niemic For Outfielder Williams, San Diego". The Boston Globe. December 8, 1937. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players". The Sporting News. 1999. p. 20.
- 1 2 "Detore Wins Coast Loop Bat Crown By .0001 Point". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1937. p. II-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oakland Oaks Were Best Defensive Club In Coast League's 1937 Averages". The Sacramento Bee. December 4, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ludolph Most Effective Coast Hurler". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1937. p. II-16 – via Newspapers.com.