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- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- ↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1971" . Retrieved October 28, 2008.
- ↑ "1971 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac".