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- ↑ Narducci, Marc. "Son Delivers A Big-league Gift To Father Bill Laxton Of Audubon Learned His Son Was Promoted To The Oakland Athletics.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , June 21, 1999. Accessed October 10, 2015. "Laxton, a 1992 graduate of Audubon High School, was a starting pitcher in the minor leagues, but will work in long relief for the A's. 'It's the nicest Father's Day gift I've ever gotten,' his father said yesterday from his Audubon home... If anybody knows that feeling, it's Bill Laxton. A 1966 graduate of Audubon, he spent parts of five major-league seasons as a pitcher for the Phillies, the San Diego Padres, and the Detroit Tigers."
- ↑ Durso Joseph. "Mets Trade Staub to Tigers for Lolich," The New York Times, Saturday, December 13, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020
- 1 2 Bill Laxton, BaseballReference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ↑ Mariners Firsts, Seattle Mariners. Accessed September 22, 2008.
- ↑ Niehaus, Dave. "The Voice Of The M's Looks Back", The Seattle Times , June 27, 1999. Accessed September 26, 2008. "Nobody knows who Bill Laxton is, unless you're a real Mariner fan. He was the first Mariner ever to win a ballgame here, Game 3 in 1977."
- ↑ Seattle Mariners 7, California Angels 6, Retrosheet. Accessed September 26, 2008.