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- ↑ "Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Stade Amedée-Roy III". digitalballparks.com. p. 5. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Sherbrooke Fire Ruins Ball Park". The Gazette . Montreal. September 20, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved December 19, 2021– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stade Amedée-Roy III". digitalballparks.com. p. 6. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Stade Amedée-Roy III". digitalballparks.com. p. 7. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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