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- ↑ Bush, Frederick C. "September 6, 1976: Dodgers' Steve Yeager suffers near-fatal on-field accident". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ Dickson, Paul (13 June 2011). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393073492 . Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Marcia; Barnum, Mary (17 May 2021). Foundations of Athletic Training: Prevention, Assessment, and Management. Wolters Kluwer Health. ISBN 9781975161392 . Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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