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References
- Nebraska Baseball History
- Baseball Reference: Beatrice, Nebraska teams
- This article is based on the "Beatrice Blues" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.