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References
- ↑ Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bill Cox page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Grace page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
