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References
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions
- ↑ "Johnny Rizzo Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1 2 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.