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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "1937 West All Stars - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ Holway, John (2001). The complete book of baseball's Negro leagues : the other half of baseball history. Buck O'Neil, Lloyd Johnson, Rachel Borst. Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0. OCLC 47175621.