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References
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997, page 339
- ↑ Ray Luurs. "Wally Gilbert". SABR BioProject.
- ↑ "1943 Twin Ports League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1 2 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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