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- ↑ "Ex-Salukis Wallis, Dwyer are traded," The Associated Press (AP), Friday, June 16, 1978. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ↑ Durso, Joseph. "Traders of Baseball Hit Florida Drought," The New York Times, Sunday, December 10, 1978. Retrieved January 20, 2023.