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- ↑ "1937 St. Louis Stars at Seamheads". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Lowry, Philip J. (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks. New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-8027-1562-1.
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