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References
- ↑ "Central Kansas League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "1897 Junction City Parrotts minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ↑ "Junction City, KS - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.