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- ↑ "1939 Panama City Pelicans Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1951 Panama City Fliers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Alabama State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1940 Alabama State League". Baseball-Reference.com.