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References
- 1 2 "Theresa Klosowski – Profile". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ↑ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.