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- ↑ "1906 Worcester Busters". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ "1916 Worcester Busters". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ "1921 Worcester Busters". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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