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- ↑ Earl Ashby profile at Seamheads
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ↑ "Earl Ashby". Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dugout Diggins". Democrat and Chronicle. 20 June 1955. p. 19. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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