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- ↑ "Phil Williams Baseball-Reference Profile". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
