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- 1 2 "Buddy Booker (transactions)", Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 2", Retrosheet box score (June 18 1966)
- ↑ "Cleveland Indians 15, Detroit Tigers 2", Retrosheet box score (July 17, 1966, game 2)
