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- ↑ "Paul Ratliff from the Chronology". Baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Tigers' Wilson Tries To Sneak Over A Run But Gets Caught". The Pittsburgh Press. April 26, 1970.