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- ↑ "1896 Cumberland Valley League (CVL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ↑ "1904 Coatesville Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1 2 "1904 Pennsylvania League". Baseball-Reference.com.
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- ↑ "1904 Oxford Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1904 Pottstown Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Carlisle, Pennsylvania Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ Burkett, Sarah. "Quick Facts". www.dickinson.edu.