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- ↑ "Minor League Presidents | MiLB.com History | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
- ↑ "The Official Site of the Florida Complex League". MiLB.com.
- 1 2 "1964 Sarasota Rookie League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1 2 3 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - 1 2 Bender, Bob (1964-07-07). "Rookie League Should Aid Sarasota Economy". St. Petersburg Times .
- 1 2 "Special Ceremonies Mark League Opening". St. Petersburg Times . 1964-06-27.
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- ↑ "1965 Florida Rookie League (FRL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ↑ "1965 Florida Rookie League". Baseball-Reference.com.