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- ↑ "1977 Pioneer League". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 20, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "1977 Medicine Hat A's (Rk)". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Blue Jays affiliate with Medicine Hat". Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana. AP. October 6, 1977. Retrieved August 20, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "1977 Medicine Hat A's". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 19, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "All-Star Teams 1966-1979". milb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
