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- 1 2 Shiffert, John (2006). Base Ball in Philadelphia: A History of the Early Game, 1831-1900. North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 147. ISBN 0786427957 . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Westcott, Rich (1996). Philadelphia's old ballparks. Temple University Press. p. 6. ISBN 1-56639-454-6. OCLC 34077401.
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