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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ↑ "1911 Union Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
