AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE [1925-26 TO 1930-31, 1933-34 TO 1952-53]
Contributed by Robert Bradley, John Hogrogian, John Grasso and Steve Brainerd
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE [1925-26 TO 1930-31]
Baltimore Orioles 1926-27
Boston Whirlwinds 1925-26
Brooklyn Arcadians [Rockets] 1925-26 to 1926-27
Brooklyn Celtics 1926-27
Brooklyn Visitations 1927-28 to 1930-31
Buffalo Bisons [Germans] 1925-26
Chicago Bruins 1925-26 to 1930-31
Cleveland Rosenblums [Rosies] 1925-26 to 1930-31
Detroit Cardinals [Olympians] 1927-28
Detroit Lions 1926-27
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 1925-26 to 1926-27
East Liverpool Panthers 1925
Fort Wayne Hoosiers [Guards] 1926-27 to 1930-31
Fort Wayne Caseys 1925-26
New York Celtics 1927-28, 1929-30
New York Hakoahs 1928-29
Paterson Crescents 1929-30 to 1930-31
Paterson Whirlwinds 1928-29
Philadelphia Phillies [Quakers] 1926-27
Philadelphia Warriors [Quakers] 1926-27 to 1927-28
Rochester Centrals 1925-26 to 1930-31
Syracuse All-Americans 1929-30
Toledo Red Man Tobaccos [Redmen] 1930-31
Trenton [Royal] Bengals 1928-29
Washington Palace Five [Laundrymen, Palacians] 1925-26 to 1927-28
1925-26 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Brooklyn Arcadians 12 4 .750 Cleveland Rosenblums 13
1 .929
Cleveland Rosenblums 10 6 .625 Washington Palace Five 11
3 .786
Washington Palace Five 11 5 .688 Rochester Centrals 9
5 .643
Rochester Centrals 9 7 .562 Brooklyn Arcadians 7
7 .500
Fort Wayne Caseys 7 9 .438 Fort Wayne Caseys 6
8 .429
Boston Whirlwinds* 6 10 .375 Buffalo Bisons 5
9 .357
Chicago Bruins 6 10 .375 Chicago Bruins 3
11 .214
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 6 10 .375 Detroit Pulaski Post Five 2
12 .143
Buffalo Bisons 5 11 .322
*Boston was expelled after the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP - billed as the "World Series"
7Apr26 at Cleveland - Cleveland 36, Brooklyn 33
8Apr26 at Cleveland - Cleveland 37, Brooklyn 21
9Apr26 at New York - Cleveland 23, Brooklyn 22
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Rusty Saunders, Brooklyn/Washington 34 73 92 238 7.0
Ray Kennedy, Washington 27 66 84 216 8.0
Honey Russell, Cleveland 30 68 80 216 7.2
Elmer Ripley, Brooklyn 30 59 96 214 7.1
Nat Hickey, Cleveland 30 68 62 198 6.6
George Glasco, Brooklyn/Washington 35 64 70 198 5.7
Marty Barry, Rochester 27 50 81 181 6.7
Carl Husta, Cleveland 30 50 68 168 5.6
Red Conaty, Washington/Brooklyn 25 63 36 162 6.5
TEAM ROSTERS
BOSTON G FG FT TP PPG
Walter Guenther (to CLE) 13 29 34 92 7.1
Fiddle Morley 14 21 20 62 4.4
Whitey Bernot (to WAS) 13 22 17 61 4.7
Snooks Dowd 10 19 19 57 5.7
Leo Martin 15 14 26 54 3.6
Johnny Curtin 9 11 8 30 3.3
Henry Kiley 2 4 6 14 7.0
Lou Schneiderman 2 3 5 11 5.5
Earl Heal 1 2 0 4 4.0
Nate Hurwitz 1 0 0 0 0.0
Nash 1 0 0 0 0.0
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Elmer Ripley 30 59 96 214 7.1
Red Conaty (from WAS) 22 57 33 147 6.7
Joe Wallace 22 37 29 103 4.7
Buddy Bushman 29 29 39 97 3.3
Rody Cooney (from WAS) 20 28 40 96 4.8
Rusty Saunders (to WAS) 8 19 23 61 7.6
Gary Schmeelk 15 18 12 48 3.2
Tubby Raskin 18 13 20 46 2.6
George Glasco (to WAS) 8 12 19 43 5.4
Tillie Voss (from ROC) 6 8 10 26 4.3
Waite Hoyt 1 0 1 1 1.0
Horse Haggerty (from WAS) 2 0 0 0 0.0
BUFFALO G FG FT TP PPG
Cleon Hyde 29 49 51 149 5.1
Ted Feldt 30 47 50 144 4.8
Tom Berry 26 37 49 123 4.7
Joe Brown 19 21 35 77 4.1
Jiggs O'Dell 14 24 18 66 4.7
Jack Murray 25 8 25 41 1.6
Main Rich 8 5 15 25 3.1
Bert Lewis 13 8 4 20 1.5
Ray Knapp 7 5 6 16 2.3
Carl Wedell 4 0 8 8 2.0
Sibby Cortelli 4 2 0 4 1.0
Walter Anowski 4 2 0 4 1.0
George Schell 4 1 1 3 0.8
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Jack Tierney 30 52 31 135 4.5
Red Barak 27 30 41 101 3.8
Stretch Miller 21 34 25 93 4.5
Soup Campbell 21 27 39 93 4.5
Ike Mahoney 8 30 10 70 8.8
Duke Dunne 18 22 15 59 3.3
Whitey Wickhurst 6 16 13 45 7.5
Len Sachs 7 7 12 26 3.7
Carl Hartilius 11 5 5 13 1.2
Laurie Walquist 6 4 2 10 1.7
Thiesen 2 4 1 9 4.5
Baude 6 2 1 7 1.2
Art Dexter 9 2 1 5 0.6
Red Dever 1 0 0 0 0.0
Sturm 1 0 0 0 0.0
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Honey Russell 30 68 80 216 7.2
Nat Hickey 30 68 62 198 6.6
Carl Husta 30 50 68 168 5.6
Richie Dieghan 29 35 55 125 4.3
Leonard Sheppard 23 19 27 65 2.8
Dave Kerr 24 21 13 55 2.3
Marty Friedman 16 10 2 22 1.4
Walter Guenther (from BOS) 7 7 5 19 2.7
Abe Schreiber 1 0 0 0 0.0
DETROIT G FG FT TP PPG
Gilbert Ely (to CLE, playoffs only) 21 57 47 161 7.7
Bill Henderson 26 39 33 111 4.3
Austin Unger 30 41 27 109 3.6
Tillie Voss (to ROC) 20 32 38 102 5.1
Ed Lynch 23 21 22 64 2.8
Tommy Clark 23 24 7 55 2.4
Bill Murphy 9 16 12 44 4.9
Bruno Smokiewicz 16 8 10 26 1.6
Joe Dermody 7 6 1 13 1.9
Roy Boosey 5 5 1 11 2.2
Bruce Gregory 5 4 0 8 1.6
Joe Karpus 2 1 0 2 1.0
Bill Johnson 3 0 0 0 0.0
Sam Seigel (from ROC) 2 0 0 0 0.0
Art Carty 1 0 0 0 0.0
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Frank Shimek 28 55 52 162 5.8
Homer Stonebreaker 28 39 69 147 5.3
Shang Chadwick 18 19 45 83 4.6
Ralph Miller 21 21 22 64 3.0
Biz Miller 23 18 28 64 2.8
Fred Schulteis 23 17 21 55 2.4
Bill McCleary 11 4 9 17 1.5
Harry Schwab 3 3 5 11 3.7
Johnny Whitty 8 4 2 10 1.3
Blair Gullion 3 3 3 9 3.0
Gus Yerkes 3 1 2 4 1.3
Schnitz Schneider 1 0 0 0 0.0
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Marty Barry 27 50 81 181 6.7
Lou Rabin 27 41 56 138 5.1
Lefty Topel 30 47 25 119 4.0
Jack Uhlen 27 31 56 118 4.4
Mike Mumby 27 22 32 76 2.8
Jim Cullen 22 17 27 61 2.8
Sam Seigel (to DET) 10 16 20 52 5.2
Trixie Messenger 14 8 7 23 1.6
Tillie Voss (from DET, to BKN) 4 4 4 12 3.0
Phil Barlow 7 3 3 9 1.3
Allie Schmidt 3 2 2 6 2.0
Manny Hirsch 1 2 0 4 4.0
Trottley 1 0 2 2 2.0
John Murphy 5 0 0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ray Kennedy 27 66 84 216 8.0
Rusty Saunders (from BKN) 26 54 69 177 6.8
George Glasco (from BKN) 27 52 51 155 5.7
Bob Grody 29 36 52 124 4.3
Ted Kearns 20 31 19 81 4.1
Jerry Conway 13 9 11 29 2.2
Horse Haggerty (to BKN) 11 9 4 22 2.0
Red Conaty (to BKN) 3 6 3 15 5.0
Rody Cooney (to BKN) 3 4 7 15 5.0
Lou Sugarman 7 2 1 5 0.7
Whitey Bernot (from BOS) 4 2 0 4 1.0
Cowboy Jones 2 0 3 3 1.5
Stanley Christian 3 0 1 1 0.3
1926-27 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF
W L PCT.
Cleveland Rosenblums 17 4 .667 Brooklyn Celtics
19 2 .905
Washington Palace Five 16 5 .762 Fort Wayne Hoosiers
15 6 .714
Philadelphia Warriors 14 7 .667 Washington Palace Five
14 7 .667
Brooklyn Rockets/Brooklyn Celtics** 13 8 .619 Philadelphia Warriors
10 11 .476
Fort Wayne Hoosiers 8 13 .381 Cleveland Rosenblums
9 12 .429
Rochester Centrals 8 13 .381 Chicago Bruins
6 15 .286
Chicago Bruins 7 14 .333 Rochester Centrals
6 15 .286
Baltimore Orioles 1 20 .048 Baltimore Orioles
5 16 .238
Detroit Lions* 0 6 .000
*Detroit dropped out during the season
**The Brooklyn Rockets (0-5) dropped out with the New York Celtics assuming
their record and playing as the Brooklyn Celtics during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
6Apr27 at Cleveland - Brooklyn 29, Cleveland 21
7Apr27 at Cleveland - Brooklyn 28, Cleveland 20
9Apr27 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 35, Cleveland 32
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Rusty Saunders, Washington 42 119 161 399 9.5
Benny Borgmann, Fort Wayne 34 87 206 380 11.2
Chick Passon, Philadelphia 41 93 181 367 9.0
Nat Hickey, Cleveland 41 103 137 343 8.4
Carl Husta, Cleveland 41 84 162 330 8.0
Johnny Beckman, Brooklyn/Baltimore 37 91 141 323 8.7
Ray Kennedy, Washington 40 68 172 308 7.7
Nat Holman, Brooklyn 34 82 135 299 8.8
Honey Russell, Cleveland/Chicago 40 61 134 256 6.4
Harry Topel, Rochester 37 81 91 253 6.8
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Johnny Beckman (from BKN) 37 91 141 323 8.7
Buddy Bushman (from BKN Rockets) 32 40 103 183 5.7
Mike Mumby (from ROC) 43 58 79 195 4.5
Jerry Sullivan 28 38 77 153 5.5
Al Miller (from WAS) 36 47 54 148 4.1
Moser 13 8 30 46 3.5
Jiggs O'Dell 7 6 14 26 3.7
Lentz 3 1 1 3 1.0
Hoffman 2 0 1 1 0.5
Notes - Beckman's totals are for Brooklyn and Baltimore
Bushman's totals are for the Brooklyn Rockets and Baltimore
Mumby's totals are for Rochester and Baltimore
Miller's totals are for Washington and Baltimore
Joe Wallace, Ted Kearns, Lou Sugarman, Hank Thomas, Jack Crimmins,
Jamieson, Stern,
Byron, Krakovitch and Dowd also played for Baltimore
BROOKLYN ROCKETS G FG FT TP PPG
Buddy Bushman (to BAL)
Jamieson (to BAL)
Willie McDonald
William McWalters
Gary Schmeelk (to CHI)
Dick Smythe (to WAS)
Joe Wallace (to BAL)
Note - The Brooklyn Rockets dropped out after an 0-5 start and
were replaced by the Brooklyn Celtics
BROOKLYN CELTICS G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Holman 34 82 135 299 8.8
Davey Banks 36 76 94 246 6.8
Joe Lapchick 32 35 131 201 6.3
Pete Barry 35 59 59 177 5.1
Dutch Dehnert 37 46 78 170 4.6
Chris Leonard 17 11 11 33 1.9
Note - Johnny Beckman also played for Brooklyn Celtics
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Honey Russell (from CLE) 40 61 134 256 6.4
Whitey Wickhorst 33 60 99 219 6.6
Walter Guenther 42 57 93 207 4.9
Ike Mahoney 34 72 28 172 5.1
Red Barak 41 51 53 155 3.8
Homer Stonebreaker (from FTW) 25 41 69 151 6.0
Mark Harper 25 34 18 86 3.4
Gary Schmeelk (from BKN Rockets) 14 15 17 47 3.4
Duke Dunne 11 8 5 21 1.9
Notes - Russell's totals are for Cleveland and Chicago combined
Stonebreaker's totals are for Fort Wayne and Chicago combined
Schmeelk's totals are for the Brooklyn Rockets and Chicago combined
Jack Tierney and Sid Sankovic also played for Chicago
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Hickey 41 103 137 343 8.4
Carl Husta 41 84 162 330 8.0
Gilbert Ely 22 38 46 122 5.5
Dave Kerr 38 38 41 117 3.1
Richie Dieghan 32 25 52 102 3.2
Cookie Cunningham 21 25 33 83 4.0
Lloyd Kintzing 7 12 17 41 5.9
Red Skurnick 4 3 5 11 2.8
Marty Friedman 6 0 2 2 0.3
Note - Honey Russell, Olszewski and Vincent also played for Cleveland
DETROIT G FG FT TP PPG
Penny Bejin
Jimmy Conzelman
Joe Dermody
Bill Henderson
Jones
Ed Lynch
Bruno Smokiewicz
Austin Unger
Note - All games stricken from league record
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann 34 87 206 380 11.2
Shang Chadwick 41 66 103 240 5.9
Frank Shimek 31 50 90 190 6.1
Bill McElwain 22 37 77 151 6.9
Ralph Miller 31 34 61 129 4.2
Bob Griebe 23 12 31 55 2.4
Leonard Sheppard 15 18 23 59 3.9
Tony Schiffer 15 11 11 33 2.2
Zingone 3 2 2 6 2.0
Note - Homer Stonebreaker, Biz Miller and White also played for Fort Wayne
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Chick Passon 41 93 181 367 9.0
Tom Barlow 31 73 81 227 7.3
Stretch Meehan 39 42 120 214 5.5
Soup Campbell 39 66 50 182 4.7
George Artus 41 33 68 134 3.3
Al Kellett 15 29 37 95 6.3
Johnny Schrey 6 7 3 17 2.8
Neil Dieghan 4 0 0 0 0.0
Harry Passon 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Harry Riconda, Lou Schneiderman, Red Sherr and Thomas also played for
Philadelphia
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Harry Topel 37 81 91 253 6.8
Marty Barry 40 59 134 252 6.3
Lou Rabin 38 55 71 181 4.8
Joe Wallace (from BAL) 29 44 69 157 5.4
Jack Uhlen 26 32 53 117 4.5
Phil Barlow 34 33 43 107 3.1
Buck Pierson 20 24 48 96 4.8
Swede Grimstead 29 31 16 78 2.7
Manny Hirsch 3 5 2 12 4.0
John Murphy 1 1 0 2 2.0
Notes - Wallace's totals are for Baltimore, Brooklyn Rockets and Rochester
combined
Mike Mumby and Trixie Messinger also played for Rochester
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Rusty Saunders 42 119 161 399 9.5
Ray Kennedy 40 68 172 308 7.7
Elmer Ripley 32 55 80 190 5.9
George Glasco 38 51 84 186 4.9
Tillie Voss 31 39 66 144 4.6
Ted Kearns (from BAL) 35 45 22 112 3.2
Gordon Chizmadia 8 9 15 33 4.1
Fritz Wesslock 2 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Kearns' totals are for Baltimore and Washington combined
Al Miller, Dick Smythe and Henry Kiley also played for Washington
1927-28 ABL
EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT. WESTERN DIVISION
W L PCT.
New York Celtics 40 9 .816 Fort Wayne Hoosiers
27 24 .529
Philadelphia Warriors 30 21 .588 Cleveland Rosenblums
22 29 .431
Washington/Brooklyn Visitations* 25 26 .490 Chicago Bruins
13 36 .265
Rochester Centrals 24 28 .462 Detroit Cardinals**
5 13 .278
*The Washington Palace Five dropped out 3Jan28 and were replaced by Brooklyn
**Detroit dropped out 3Jan28
ABL PLAYOFFS
14Mar28 at Cleveland - Fort Wayne 22, Cleveland 15
16Mar28 at Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne 31, Cleveland 25
13Mar28 at Philadelphia - New York 27, Philadelphia 21
14Mar28 at Brooklyn - New York 32, Philadelphia 24
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
21Mar28 at Fort Wayne - New York 30, Fort Wayne 21
22Mar28 at Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne 28, New York 21
23Mar28 at Fort Wayne - New York 35, Fort Wayne 18
25Mar28 at New York - New York 27, Fort Wayne 26
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Harry Topel, Rochester 52 171 96 438 8.4
Davey Banks, New York 49 170 72 412 8.4
Benny Borgmann, Fort Wayne 51 128 143 399 7.8
Nat Hickey, Cleveland 47 155 69 379 8.1
Honey Russell, Chicago 49 137 85 359 7.3
Al Kellett, Philadelphia 43 132 82 346 8.0
Tom Barlow, Philadelphia 48 142 51 335 7.0
Rusty Saunders, Wash./Brooklyn/Ft.W. 50 127 76 330 6.6
Red Conaty Washington/Brooklyn 47 148 28 324 6.9
Carl Husta, Cleveland 41 115 89 319 7.8
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Red Conaty (from WAS) 27 92 13 197 7.3
Willie Scrill 28 78 29 185 6.6
Joe Brennan 21 58 41 157 7.4
Rody Cooney (from WAS) 23 47 10 104 4.5
Cliff Anderson 13 31 18 80 6.2
Ray Kennedy (from WAS) 18 27 10 64 3.6
Mark Harper (from WAS) 20 21 11 53 2.7
Rusty Saunders (from WAS, to FTW) 5 12 3 27 5.4
Bucky Williams 11 5 2 12 1.1
Pat Herlihy 5 5 2 12 2.4
Howie Meyers (from WAS) 1 0 0 0 0.0
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Honey Russell 49 137 85 359 7.3
Whitey Wickhorst 39 71 46 188 4.8
Johnny Beckman (from DET) 26 63 47 173 6.7
Jerry Sullivan 48 44 43 131 2.7
Homer Stonebreaker 31 45 25 115 3.7
Red Barak 20 27 13 67 3.4
Jack Tierney 19 15 4 34 1.8
Slim Shoun (from FTW) 14 10 7 27 1.9
Tillie Voss (from FTW) 13 11 5 27 2.1
Mark Harper (to WAS) 17 12 1 25 1.5
Kriznecki 3 7 4 18 6.0
Bill Brown 13 6 4 16 1.2
Oscar Grimstead (from WAS) 24 6 4 16 0.7
Ike Mahoney 11 8 0 16 1.5
Olszewski 1 1 1 3 3.0
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Hickey 47 155 69 379 8.1
Carl Husta 41 115 89 319 7.8
Vic Hanson 22 51 34 136 6.2
Rich Deighan 44 61 8 130 3.0
Cookie Cunningham 41 45 35 125 3.0
Dave Kerr 42 30 11 71 1.7
Red Skurnick 32 21 16 58 1.8
Buddy Bushman (from DET) 15 18 13 49 3.3
Elmer Ripley (from WAS) 13 19 10 48 3.7
Soup Campbell (from DET) 12 14 14 42 3.5
Pug Mahoney 3 8 0 16 5.3
Joe Sheehan 19 6 3 15 0.8
Lyle Litell 2 2 2 6 3.0
Eddie Dolin 1 2 1 5 5.0
DETROIT G FG FT TP PPG
Johnny Beckman (to CHI) 18 46 25 117 6.5
Frank Roxbury (to ROC) 18 33 13 79 4.4
Gordon Chizmadia (from Was, to PHI) 11 27 19 73 6.6
Buddy Bushman (to CLE) 18 28 11 67 3.7
Bob Grody (to ROC) 15 23 14 60 4.0
Sid Sankovic 9 14 6 34 3.8
Soup Campbell (from PHI, to CLE) 6 14 0 28 4.7
Frank Stuchberry 8 10 1 21 2.6
Tillie Voss (to FTW) 8 4 5 13 1.6
Art Carty 3 2 0 4 1.3
Jimmy Gordon 5 1 1 3 0.6
Ted Feldt (from DET) 1 0 0 0 0.0
Frank Sibley 1 0 0 0 0.0
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann 51 128 143 399 7.8
Frank Shimek 49 123 63 309 6.3
Bill McElwain 40 57 55 169 4.2
Ralph Miller 39 52 35 139 3.6
Shang Chadwick 51 52 23 127 2.5
Rusty Saunders (from BKN) 22 46 25 117 5.2
Pip Koehler 34 39 28 106 3.2
Bob Griebe 43 20 16 56 1.3
Tillie Voss (from DET, to CHI) 6 2 0 4 0.7
Slim Shoun (to CHI) 3 1 2 4 1.3
Nick Harvey (from ROC) 2 0 2 2 1.0
Ted Feldt (to DET) 3 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Davey Banks 49 170 72 412 8.4
Nat Holman 45 143 33 319 7.1
Joe Lapchick 47 103 110 316 6.7
Pete Barry 47 115 45 275 5.9
Dutch Dehnert 49 92 49 233 4.8
Chris Leonard 25 16 8 40 1.6
Joe Dreyfus 16 6 4 16 1.0
John Whitty 7 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Al Kellett 43 132 82 346 8.0
Tom Barlow 48 142 51 335 7.0
George Glasco 51 118 70 306 6.0
George Artus 51 106 35 247 4.8
Ted Kearns 51 85 16 186 3.6
Red Sherr 25 32 16 80 3.2
Gordon Chizmadia (from DET) 21 24 20 68 3.2
Soup Campbell (to DET) 11 13 17 43 3.9
Mickey Maister 19 15 8 38 2.0
Sam Moorehead 16 8 4 20 1.3
Meyer Krackowitch 3 5 1 11 3.7
Babe Klotz 2 1 1 3 1.5
Sonny Gluck 2 0 2 2 1.0
Fritz Wesslock 3 1 0 2 0.7
Ed Miller 2 0 0 0 0.0
Prescott 1 0 0 0 0.0
White 1 0 0 0 0.0
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Lefty Topel 52 171 96 438 8.4
Lou Rabin 51 128 53 309 6.1
Marty Barry 46 102 79 283 6.2
Joe Wallace 37 63 33 159 4.3
Frank Roxbury (from DET) 30 48 22 118 3.9
Bob Grody (from DET) 30 34 30 98 3.3
Phil Barlow 32 30 25 85 2.7
Nick Harvey (to FTW) 30 21 12 54 1.8
Fritz Knothe 17 9 9 27 1.6
Sam Seigel 3 1 1 3 1.0
Connelly 1 1 0 2 2.0
George McNeil 1 0 2 2 2.0
Jimmy Nolan 1 0 0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Rusty Saunders (to BKN) 23 69 48 186 8.1
Red Conaty (to BKN) 20 56 15 127 6.4
Ray Kennedy (to BKN) 23 43 21 107 4.7
Elmer Ripley (to CLE) 20 25 11 61 3.1
Chick Passon 9 12 7 31 3.4
Willie Carey 15 9 12 30 2.0
Mark Harper (from CHI, to BKN) 6 11 3 25 4.2
Oscar Grimstead (to CHI) 11 10 3 23 2.1
Howie Meyers (to BKN) 7 5 1 11 1.6
Rody Cooney (to BKN) 3 3 2 8 2.7
Jude Bassman 6 1 1 3 0.5
Gordon Chizmadia (to DET) 5 0 2 2 0.4
Lou Schneiderman 3 0 1 1 0.3
1928-29 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Cleveland Rosenblums 19 9 .679 Fort Wayne Hoosiers 11
3 .786
Fort Wayne Hoosiers 18 10 .643 Brooklyn Visitations 10
4 .714
Brooklyn Visitations 15 12 .556 Cleveland Rosenblums 10
4 .714
Chicago Bruins 15 12 .556 Rochester Centrals 7
7 .500
New York Hakoahs 13 16 .448 New York Hakoahs 5
9 .357
Trenton Bengals 12 16 .429 Trenton Bengals 4
8 .333
Rochester Centrals 11 15 .423 Chicago Bruins 4
10 .286
Paterson Whirlwinds 6 19 .240 Paterson Whirlwinds 3
9 .250
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
27Mar29 at Cleveland - Cleveland 24, Fort Wayne 17
28Mar29 at Cleveland - Cleveland 28, Fort Wayne 23
30Mar29 at Fort Wayne - Cleveland 19, Fort Wayne 18
1Apr29 at Fort Wayne - Cleveland 30, Fort Wayne 22
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann, Fort Wayne 42 100 125 325 7.7
Nat Hickey, Cleveland/Chicago 46 124 74 322 7.0
Carl Husta, Cleveland 42 101 83 285 6.8
Lou Rabin, Rochester 40 110 54 274 6.9
Tom Barlow, Trenton 38 120 34 274 7.2
Johnny Beckman, Rochester/Cleveland 38 101 67 269 7.1
Rusty Saunders, Fort Wayne 42 104 50 258 6.1
Red Conaty, Brooklyn 39 107 37 251 6.4
Davey Banks, New York 42 98 48 244 5.8
Al Kellett, Trenton/Chicago 38 79 79 237 6.2
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Red Conaty 39 107 37 251 6.4
Joe Brennan 36 91 49 231 6.4
Willie Scrill 38 81 46 208 5.5
Pat Herlihy 41 91 22 204 5.0
Rody Cooney 25 39 14 92 3.7
Red Pugh 17 10 13 33 1.9
Bucky Williams 23 10 8 28 1.2
Harry Knoblock (from PAT) 22 10 7 27 1.2
Tony Calland 5 8 2 18 3.6
Gill 5 4 2 10 2.0
John Franks 1 2 0 4 4.0
Dick Page 2 0 0 0 0.0
Fred Schulties 1 0 0 0 0.0
Till 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Knoblock's totals are for Paterson and Brooklyn combined
Leo Malone (to Paterson), Willie McDonald (to New York) also played
for Brooklyn
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Hickey (from CLE) 46 124 74 322 7.0
Al Kellett (from TREN) 38 79 79 237 6.2
Ray Kennedy 40 64 70 198 5.0
Gil Ely 39 78 35 191 4.9
Whitey Wickhorst 23 31 22 84 3.6
Tillie Voss 22 16 9 41 1.9
Sturtbridge 1 1 2 4 4.0
Bill Brown 2 1 0 2 1.0
Nash 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Hickey's totals are for Cleveland and Chicago combined
Kellett's totals are for Trenton and Chicago combined
Honey Russell (to Rochester in March), Lefty Topel (to New York),
Red Skurnick (from New York, to Cleveland), Stretch Meehan (from
Paterson,
to Trenton) and Mark Harper (to Trenton) also played for Chicago
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Carl Husta 42 101 83 285 6.8
Johnny Beckman (from ROC) 38 101 67 269 7.1
Joe Lapchick 38 51 86 188 4.9
Pete Barry 40 72 39 183 4.6
Dutch Dehnert 40 52 70 174 4.4
Red Skurnick (from CHI) 27 22 10 54 2.0
Richie Deighan 20 9 1 19 1.0
Dave Kerr 11 4 0 8 0.7
McCord 3 3 2 8 2.7
Pug Mahoney 2 1 0 2 1.0
Campbell 2 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Beckman's totals are for Rochester and Cleveland combined
Skurnick's totals are for Chicago, New York and Cleveland combined
Nat Hickey (to Chicago), Tony Schiffer (to Rochester) also played
for Cleveland
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann 42 100 125 325 7.7
Rusty Saunders 42 104 50 258 6.1
George Glasco 39 69 26 164 4.2
Ralph Miller 41 57 45 159 3.9
Shang Chadwick 41 49 23 121 3.0
Frank Shimek 26 18 31 67 2.6
Mark Harper (from TREN) 23 7 5 19 0.8
Bill McElwain 12 1 9 11 0.9
Elmer Ripley 3 0 1 1 0.3
Notes - Harper's totals are for Chicago, Trenton and Fort Wayne combined
Gordon Chizmadia (to New York) also played for Fort Wayne
NEW YORK HAKOAHS G FG FT TP PPG
Dave Banks 42 98 48 244 5.8
Gordon Chizmadia (from FTW) 42 55 67 177 4.2
Nat Holman 33 62 35 159 4.8
Jammy Moskowitz 25 42 15 99 4.0
Bob Griebe (from PAT) 24 25 7 57 2.4
George Goldberg 18 19 14 52 2.9
Willie McDonald (from BKN) 8 9 9 27 3.4
Schein 2 6 0 12 6.0
Red Wolfe 3 5 0 10 3.3
Ted Meisel 11 5 0 10 0.9
Sonny Gluck 1 2 0 4 4.0
Doc Edelstein 2 0 1 1 0.5
Notes - Chizmadia's totals are for Fort Wayne and New York combined
Griebe's totals are for Paterson and New York combined
McDonald's totals are for Brooklyn and New York combined
Red Sherr (to Paterson), Stretch Meehan (to Paterson), Lefty Topel
(from Chi,
to Paterson), Red Skurnick (to Chicago) and Fred Knudsen (to
Paterson)
also played for New York
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Lefty Topel (from NY) 35 77 30 184 5.3
Red Sherr (from NY) 32 68 44 180 5.6
Jake Moskow 34 61 33 155 4.6
Frank Roxbury 46 56 16 128 2.8
Nick Harvey 28 32 12 76 2.7
Mickey Husta 17 19 15 53 3.1
Harry Riconda 10 11 18 40 4.0
Al Wyka 12 12 4 28 2.3
Fred Knudsen (from NY) 19 6 15 27 1.4
Art Powers 11 7 11 25 2.3
Siggy Makofski 2 10 5 25 12.3
Leo Malone (from BKN) 23 10 3 23 1.0
Charlie Lajeskie 5 8 6 22 4.4
Gus Yerkes 4 6 3 15 3.8
Gordon 3 2 3 7 2.3
Jim Pickens 3 3 0 6 2 0
Meyer Krakowitz 1 2 1 5 5.0
Stretch Langdell 1 0 0 0 0.0
Mike Music 1 0 0 0 0.0
Dolan 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Topel's totals are for Chicago, New York and Paterson combined
Sherr's totals are for New York and Paterson combined
Knudsen's totals are for New York and Paterson combined
Malone's totals are for Brooklyn and Paterson combined
Bob Griebe (to New York), Chick Passon (to Trenton), Stretch Meehan
(from New York to Chicago) and Harry Knoblock (to Brooklyn)
also played for Paterson
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Lou Rabin 40 110 54 274 6.9
Lloyd Kintzing 36 64 49 177 4.9
George Artus 40 67 33 167 4.2
Honey Russell (from CHI) 38 50 37 137 3.6
Tony Schiffer (from CLE) 25 39 32 110 4.4
Bob Grody 40 34 17 85 2.1
Phil Barlow 23 13 5 31 1.3
Marty Barry 20 8 8 24 1.2
Jack Uhlen 4 2 3 7 1.8
Dip Murray 3 2 0 4 1.3
Chuck Gillium 1 0 2 2 2.0
Kilmurray 1 0 1 1 1.0
Buck Pierson 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Russell's totals are for Chicago and Rochester combined
Schiffler's totals are for Cleveland and Rochester combined
Johnny Beckman (to Cleveland) also played for Rochester
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Tom Barlow 38 120 34 274 7.2
Jerry Sullivan 40 89 51 229 5.7
Ted Kearns 40 61 14 134 3.4
Chick Passon (from PAT) 22 47 26 120 5.5
Soup Campbell 22 33 12 78 3.5
Stretch Meehan (from CHI) 17 20 23 63 3.7
Fritz Wesslock 11 14 3 31 2.8
Jimmy Ahlback 8 12 4 28 3.5
Albert Cooper 5 10 4 24 4.8
Frank DeBoskey 9 7 2 16 1.8
Adams 4 4 7 15 3.8
Norris 9 6 0 12 1.3
Paul Adamo 5 4 1 9 1.8
Gerry Radice 4 0 1 1 0.2
Gogzynski 2 0 0 0 0.0
Lou Sugarman 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Passon's totals are for Paterson and Trenton combined
Meehan's totals are for Chicago and Trenton combined
Al Kellett (to Chicago) and Mark Harper (from Chicago, to Fort
Wayne)
also played for Trenton
1929-30 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Cleveland Rosenblums 17 7 .738 Rochester Centrals 19
11 .633
Brooklyn Visitations 15 9 .625 Cleveland Rosenblums 18
12 .600
Rochester Centrals 14 10 .583 Chicago Bruins 17
13 .567
Chicago Bruins 12 12 .500 Brooklyn Visitations 15
15 .500
Fort Wayne Hoosiers 12 12 .500 Fort Wayne Hoosiers 13
17 .433
Paterson Crescents 10 14 .417 Paterson Crescents 8
22 .267
Syracuse All-Americans** 4 20 .167
New York Celtics* 5 5 .500
*New York dropped out 10Dec29 during the first half
**Syracuse dropped out on 6Jan30 during the first half and forfeited their
final four games
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
20Mar30 at Rochester - Rochester 20, Cleveland 16
21Mar30 at Cleveland - Cleveland 18, Rochester 17
22Mar30 at Rochester - Cleveland 18, Rochester 13
23Mar30 at Cleveland - Cleveland 23, Rochester 16
24Mar30 at Cleveland - Cleveland 21, Rochester 15
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann, Fort Wayne/Paterson 50 149 118 416 8.3
Gordon Chizmadia, Rochester 55 113 117 343 6.2
Carl Husta, Cleveland 56 135 61 331 5.9
Nat Hickey, Chicago 53 133 51 317 6.0
Davey Banks, New York/Fort Wayne 50 122 63 307 6.1
Joe Brennan, Brooklyn 43 108 61 277 6.4
Red Conaty, Brooklyn 54 109 40 258 4.8
Pat Herlihy, Brooklyn 53 101 37 239 4.5
Lloyd Kintzing, Rochester 52 100 32 232 4.5
Nat Holman, New York/Syracuse/Chicago 47 88 51 227 4.8
TEAM ROSTERS
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Carl Husta 56 135 61 331 5.9
Dutch Dehnert 56 58 95 211 3.8
Pete Barry 56 82 29 193 3.4
Joe Lapchick 52 47 92 186 3.6
George Glasco (from FTW) 49 66 22 155 3.2
Red Skurnick 43 43 15 101 2.4
Cookie Cunningham 4 9 3 21 5.3
Dickerson 5 5 0 10 2.0
Notes - Glasco's totals are for Fort Wayne and Cleveland combined
Johnny Beckman (to Fort Wayne), Dave Kerr, Irwin, McDougal also
played for Cleveland
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Gordon Chizmadia 55 113 117 343 6.2
Lloyd Kintzing 52 100 32 232 4.5
George Artus 52 90 36 216 4.2
Lou Rabin 51 88 17 193 3.8
Tiny Hearn 51 70 23 163 3.3
Tommy Allen (from SYR) 36 50 23 123 3.4
Manny Hirsch 33 43 36 122 3.8
Marty Barry 19 27 11 65 3.4
Notes - Allen's totals are for Syracuse and Rochester combined
Lefty Topel (from Fort Wayne) also played for Rochester
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Joe Brennan 43 108 61 277 6.4
Red Conaty 54 109 40 258 4.8
Pat Herlihy 53 101 37 239 4.5
Willie Scrill 52 75 62 212 4.1
Rody Cooney 50 89 17 195 3.9
Bucky Williams 29 17 6 40 1.4
Happy Reilly 8 5 0 10 1.3
Note - Bob Griebe also played for Brooklyn
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Hickey 53 133 51 317 6.0
Nat Holman (from SYR) 47 88 51 227 4.8
Honey Russell 53 80 48 208 4.0
Gil Ely 50 57 42 156 3.1
Al Kellett 43 47 52 146 3.4
Ray Kennedy 39 54 25 133 3.4
Charley Murphy 1 4 0 8 8.0
Notes - Holman's totals are for New York, Syracuse and Chicago combined
Whitey Wickhorst (to Fort Wayne), Tillie Voss, Bill Bramhall also
played for Chicago
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Dave Banks (from NY) 50 122 63 307 6.1
Rusty Saunders 53 88 42 218 4.1
Shang Chadwick 51 66 42 174 3.4
Frank Shimek 41 59 38 156 3.8
Ralph Miller 45 49 45 143 3.1
Johnny Beckman (from CLE) 43 45 27 117 2.8
Whitey Wickhorst (from CHI) 30 26 10 62 2.1
Hank Meyers 15 19 4 42 2.8
Frank Kowalczyk 22 15 10 40 1.8
Branch McCracken 5 7 1 15 3.0
Williser 1 1 0 2 2.0
Note - Banks's totals are for New York and Fort Wayne combined
Beckman's totals are for Cleveland and Fort Wayne combined
Wickhorst's totals are for Chicago and Fort Wayne combined
Benny Borgmann (to Paterson), George Glasco (to Cleveland), Lefty
Topel
(to Rochester) also played for Fort Wayne
NEW YORK CELTICS G FG FT TP PPG
Frank Stuchberry (from Paterson) 7 11 1 23 3.3
Tony Calland 2 4 2 10 5.0
Jack Crimmins 8 3 3 9 1.1
Bill Bergen 2 2 3 7 3.5
Fred Knudsen 2 1 2 4 2.0
Harry Riconda 5 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - New York's games were stricken from the league record, but
individual statistics counted
Johnny Beckman (to Cleveland), Bill McElwain (to Paterson), Stretch
Meehan
(to Paterson), Nat Holman (to Syracuse), Dave Banks (to FtW)
and
Willie McDonald (to Paterson) also played for New York
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann (from FTW) 50 149 118 416 8.3
Frank Roxbury 46 94 26 214 4.8
Bob Grody 55 53 28 134 2.4
Jerry Sullivan (from SYR) 37 43 41 127 3.4
Howie Bollerman 28 45 8 98 3.5
Bill McElwain (from NY) 30 29 39 97 3.2
Walton 14 33 22 88 6.3
Al Wyka 25 21 14 56 2.2
Stretch Meehan (from NY) 18 16 20 53 2.9
Red Sherr 10 14 13 41 4.1
Jake Moskow 14 13 13 39 2.8
Willie McDonald (from NY) 4 2 6 10 2.5
Note - Borgmann's totals are for Fort Wayne and Paterson combined
Sullivan's totals are for Syracuse and Paterson combined
McElwain's totals are for New York and Paterson combined
Meehan's totals are for New York and Paterson combined
McDonald's totals are for New York and Paterson combined
Frank Stuchberry (to New York), Tony Schiffer, Don Nagle, Leo Malone,
Art Powers,
Erwin, Weaver, also played for Paterson
SYRACUSE G FG FT TP PPG
Ed Wineapple 10 14 11 39 3.9
Ted Kearns 19 16 1 33 1.7
Tom Barlow 3 13 2 28 9.3
Pierson 4 2 4 8 2.0
Chuck Gillium 2 2 0 4 2.0
Dick Page 2 2 0 4 2.0
Note - Nat Holman (from New York, to Chicago), Jerry Sullivan (to Paterson),
Tommy Allen (to Rochester), Fritz Wesslock, Doc Carr, Brown, Roach
also played for Syracuse
1930-31 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Brooklyn Visitations 14 7 .667 Fort Wayne Hoosiers 11
5 .688
Fort Wayne Hoosiers 13 9 .591 Chicago Bruins 11
5 .688
Rochester Centrals 10 9 .526 Brooklyn Visitations 8
8 .500
Toledo Red Man Tobaccos 8 13 .381 Rochester Centrals 5
10 .333
Chicago Bruins 7 14 .333 Toledo Red Man Tobaccos 4
11 .274
Paterson Crescents** 9 9 .500
Cleveland Rosenblums* 6 6 .500
*Cleveland dropped out 8Dec30 during the first half
**Paterson dropped out 30Dec30 during the first half
ABL SECOND HALF TIEBREAKER
28Feb31 at Chicago - Fort Wayne 20, Chicago 16
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
5Mar31 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 14, Fort Wayne 10
8Mar31 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 21, Fort Wayne 13
10Mar31 at Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne 24, Brooklyn 20
11Mar31 at Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne 30, Brooklyn 26 (2 overtimes)
13Mar31 at Fort Wayne - Brooklyn 18, Fort Wayne 13
15Mar31 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 24, Fort Wayne 18
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann, Paterson/Chicago 33 111 68 290 8.8
Davey Banks, Toledo 34 94 66 254 7.5
Manny Hirsch, Rochester 28 81 49 211 7.6
Willie Scrill, Brooklyn 37 87 29 203 5.5
Frank Shimek, Fort Wayne 37 78 47 203 5.5
Al Kellett, Brooklyn 36 59 55 173 4.8
Carl Husta, Cleveland/Fort Wayne 35 64 42 170 4.9
Rusty Saunders, Fort Wayne 38 66 34 166 4.4
Cookie Cunningham, Toledo 35 53 44 150 4.5
Lou Spindell, Cleveland/Toledo 35 58 28 144 4.1
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Willie Scrill 37 87 29 203 5.5
Al Kellett 36 59 55 173 4.8
Pat Herlihy (to & from CHI) 36 59 24 142 4.0
Frank Conaty 36 48 23 119 3.3
Rody Cooney 28 51 7 109 3.9
Happy Reilly 31 43 17 103 3.3
Joe Brennan 15 36 29 101 6.7
Mike Mazurki 5 2 3 7 1.4
Bob Griebe 4 0 0 0 0.0
Buster Dunne 1 0 0 0 0.0
Barney Felix 1 0 0 0 0.0
Hagberg 1 0 0 0 0.0
Walsh 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Herlihy's totals are for Chicago and Brooklyn combined
CHICAGO G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann (from PAT) 33 111 68 290 8.8
Lloyd Kintzing (from ROC) 35 60 17 137 3.9
Nat Hickey 21 49 32 130 6.2
Allen 31 57 15 129 4.2
Ray Kennedy 32 53 19 125 3.9
Mike Wickhorst 11 28 12 68 6.2
Charley Murphy 27 29 9 67 2.5
Ralph Miller 17 29 6 64 4.6
Bill Bramhall 20 17 10 44 2.2
Gilbert Ely (from TOL) 13 15 7 37 2.8
Red Barak 8 6 1 13 1.6
Notes - Borgmann's totals are for Paterson and Chicago combined
Kintzing's totals are for Rochester and Chicago combined
Ely's totals are for Toledo and Chicago combined
Red Skurnick, Pat Herlihy (from & to Brooklyn) also played for
Chicago
CLEVELAND G FG FT TP PPG
Eckert 4 3 1 7 1.8
Dutton 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Pete Barry (to Toledo), Dutch Dehnert (to Toledo), Carl Husta (to
Fort Wayne), Joe Lapchick (to Toledo), Lou Spindell (to Toledo), and Doc
Schudtz (to Toledo)also played for Cleveland
FORT WAYNE G FG FT TP PPG
Frank Shimek 37 78 47 203 5.5
Carl Husta (from CLE) 35 64 42 170 4.9
Rusty Saunders 38 66 34 166 4.4
Shang Chadwick 38 51 29 131 3.5
Hank Meyers 35 54 13 121 3.5
Frank Kowaczyk 30 24 3 51 1.7
Branch McCracken 12 19 3 41 3.4
Doc Schudtz (from TOL) 16 14 8 36 2.3
Bud Lindberg 11 4 2 10 0.9
Notes - Carl Husta's totals are for Cleveland and Fort Wayne combined
Doc Schudtz's totals are for Cleveland, Toledo and Fort Wayne
combined
Baker also played for Fort Wayne
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Honey Russell 18 35 21 91 5.1
Al Wyka 16 18 18 54 3.4
George Artus 17 15 5 35 2.1
Red Conaty 11 8 5 21 1.9
Don Nagle 18 6 12 18 1.3
Bob Many 8 7 3 17 2.1
Tony Schiffer 3 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Benny Borgmann (to Chicago) also played for Paterson
ROCHESTER G FG FT TP PPG
Manny Hirsch 28 81 49 211 7.6
Lou Rabin 32 60 20 140 4.4
Tiny Hearn 34 40 23 103 3.0
Jack Uhlen 18 27 19 73 4.1
Marty Barry 30 23 15 61 3.0
Harry Topel 18 14 3 31 1.7
Buck Pierson 12 9 3 21 1.9
Sam Seigal 4 6 4 16 4.0
Phil Barlow 7 4 1 9 1.3
Gordon Chizmadia 2 1 7 9 4.5
George McNeil 5 3 2 8 1.6
Note - Lloyd Kintzing (to Chicago) also played for Rochester
TOLEDO G FG FT TP PPG
Davey Banks 34 94 66 254 7.5
Cookie Cunningham 35 53 44 150 4.5
Lou Spindell (from CLE) 35 58 28 144 4.1
Dutch Dehnert (from CLE) 30 32 43 107 3.1
Joe Lapchick (from CLE) 30 22 49 93 3.1
Pete Barry (from CLE) 29 35 16 86 3.0
Red Brandes 12 7 1 15 1.3
Pip Koehler 5 5 2 12 2.4
Leonard Sheppard 8 6 0 12 1.5
Chuck Gillium 13 2 7 11 0.8
Farling 4 1 4 6 1.5
Fred Jacobs 1 1 2 4 4.0
Bob Grody 1 0 0 0 0.0
Notes - Dehnert's totals are for Cleveland and Toledo combined
Lapchick's totals are for Cleveland and Toledo combined
Spindell's totals are for Cleveland and Toledo combined
Barry's totals are for Cleveland and Toledo combined
Gil Ely (to Chicago) and Doc Schudtz (from Cleveland, to Fort Wayne)
also played for Toledo
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE 1933-34 TO 1952-53]
Atlantic City Sand Snipers 1936-37
Baltimore Bullets 1944-45 to 1946-47
Baltimore Clippers 1939-40 to 1940-41
Boston Trojans 1934-35
Bronx Americans [St. Martin's] 1933-34
Bronx Yankees 1937-38
Brooklyn Celtics 1940-41
Brooklyn Gothams 1946-47 to 1948-49
Brooklyn Indians 1942-43 to 1943-44
Brooklyn Jewels 1933-34, 1936-37
Brooklyn Visitations 1933-34 to 1938-39
Camden Brewers [Athletics] 1933-34
Camden Indians 1942-43
Elizabeth Braves 1946-47 to 1947-48
Harrisburg Senators 1942-43
Hoboken Thourots 1933-34
Jersey Reds 1934-35 to 1939-40
Jersey City Atoms 1946-47 to 1947-48
Kingston Colonials 1935-36 to 1939-40
New Britain Jackaways 1934-35
New Britain Mules 1934-35
New Britain Palaces 1933-34
New Haven Jewels 1937-38
New York Americans 1943-44
New York Gothams 1944-45 to 1945-46
New York Jewels 1934-35, 1940-41 to 1942-43
New York Original Celtics 1936-37 to 1937-38
New York Yankees 1937-38
Newark Joe Fays [Bears] 1933-34
Newark Bobcats 1946-47
Newark Mules 1934-35
Passaic Red Devils [Reds] 1935-36
Paterson Crescents 1944-45 to 1950-51
Paterson Panthers 1935-36
Paterson Visitations 1936-37
Philadelphia Hebrews 1933-34 to 1936-37
Philadelphia SPHAs 1937-38 to 1948-49
Trenton Bengals [Moose] 1935-36
Trenton Moose 1933-34
Trenton Tigers 1941-42 to 1949-50
Troy Celtics 1939-40 to 1940-41, 1946-47
Troy Haymakers 1938-39 to 1939-40
Union City Reds 1933-34
Washington Brewers 1940-41 to 1941-42
Washington Capitols 1944-45, 1951-52
Washington Heurichs 1938-39
Washington Heurich Brewers 1939-40
Westchester Indians 1944-45
Wilkes-Barre Barons 1938-39 to 1939-40, 1947-48 to 1952-53
Wilmington Bombers 1943-44 to 1946-47
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1941-42
Yonkers Chiefs 1946-47
Allentown Aces 1950-51
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols 1949-50 to 1950-51
Bridgeport Newfield Steelers 1948-49
Bridgeport Roesslers 1951-52
Carbondale Aces 1950-51 to 1951-52
Elmira Colonels 1951-52 to 1952-53
Glens Falls-Saratoga 1952-53
Hartford Hurricanes 1947-48 to 1949-50
Lancaster Roses 1947-48
Manchester British Americans 1951-52 to 1952-53
Middletown Guards 1951-52 to 1952-53
New York Harlem Yankees 1949-50
Pawtucket Slaters 1952-53
Saratoga Harlem Yankees 1949-50 to 1951-52
Schenectady Packers 1949-50
Schenectady Yankees 1951-52
Scranton Miners 1947-48 to 1952-53
Utica Pros 1950-51
1933-34 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Trenton Moose 22 6 .786 Philadelphia SPHAs 14
0 1.000
Brooklyn Jewels 22 6 .786 New Britain Palaces 7
5 .583
Philadelphia SPHAs 15 12 .556 Brooklyn Jewels 4
4 .500
Brooklyn Visitations 12 12 .500 Trenton Moose 6
7 .462
Bronx Americans 10 15 .400 Newark Bears 4
5 .444
Union City Reds 10 18 .357 Union City Reds 4
7 .364
Newark Bears 9 17 .346 Bronx Americans 2
6 .250
Hoboken/Camden/New Britain* 5 19 .208 Brooklyn Visitations 1
8 .111
*The Hoboken Thourots with a record of 0-4 moved to Camden Brewers 23Nov33.
Camden won only 2 of 8 games and on 10Jan34 New Britain took over the team
with a 2-10 record.
ABL PLAYOFFS - First Half Championship
8Mar34 at Trenton - Trenton 44, Brooklyn 23
9Mar34 at Brooklyn - Trenton 21, Brooklyn 14
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
6Apr34 at Trenton - Philadelphia 28, Trenton 21
7Apr34 at Philadelphia - Trenton 35, Philadelphia 21
13Apr34 at Trenton - Philadelphia 32, Trenton 20
14Apr34 at Philadelphia - Trenton 32, Philadelphia 29
15Apr34 at Brooklyn - Philadelphia 32, Trenton 22
21Apr34 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 40, Trenton 34
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Benny Borgmann, Newark 32 120 81 321 10.0
Moe Spahn, New Britain 38 92 149 333 8.8
Nat Frankel, Bronx 32 105 66 276 8.6
Cy Kaselman, Philadelphia 39 115 102 332 8.5
Lou Spindell, Trenton 40 114 98 326 8.2
Allie Schuckman, Brooklyn J. 34 91 89 271 8.0
Mac Kinsbrunner, Brooklyn J. 32 101 44 246 7.7
Shikey Gotthoffer, Philadelphia 41 105 102 312 7.6
Louis Bender, Union City 9 28 12 68 7.6
Paulie Adamo, Union City 37 93 87 273 7.4
TEAM ROSTERS (partial only)
Philadelphia - Cy Kaselman, Shikey Gotthoffer, Lou Forman*, Harry Litwak,
Inky Lautman,
Red Wolfe@, Gil Fitch, Ed Beron, Moe Goldman (SR)
Trenton - Lou Spindell@, Rusty Saunders@, Tiny Hearn*@, Honey Russell@,
George Glasco@,
Bob Grody*@
Brooklyn Jewels - Allie Schuckman, Mac Kinsbrunner, Matty Begovich*, Max
Posnack, Rip Gerson,
George Slott (R), Jake Poliskin (R),
Union City - Paul Adamo@, Tony Calland@, Howie Bollerman*@, Rip Collins,
Jimmy Kent,
Buddy Hassett (R), Fred Gerken, Bob Synnott, Louis Bender
Brooklyn Visitations - Frank Conaty@, Milt Trupin, Frank Moore*, Rody
Cooney@, Willie Scrill@,
Carl Johnson, Happy Reilly@, Joe Brennan@
Newark - Benny Borgmann@, Gordon, Gordon Chizmadia*@, Lloyd Kintzing@,
Hamilton, Bob McCoy
Bronx - Nat Frankel, Hutchinson, Al Kellett*@, Budnitz, Sonny Gluck@,
Fred Brunelli (R), Spellacy, Willie MacDonald
New Britain - Moe Spahn (R), Putzer, Frank DePhillips*, Dave Bass, Stan
Entrup
* = center
@ = played in old ABL
1934-35 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
New York Jewels 16 6 .727 Philadelphia Hebrews 12
7 .632
Philadelphia Hebrews 13 10 .565 Brooklyn Visitations 12
7 .632
Brooklyn Visitations 13 11 .542 New Britain Mules 9
9 .500
Newark Mules* 12 11 .521 Jersey Reds 9
9 .500
Boston Trojans 10 11 .476 New York Jewels 8
10 .444
Jersey Reds 7 14 .333 Boston Trojans 4
12 .250
New Britain Jackaways* 6 14 .300
*New Britain and Newark merged for the second half on 18Jan35
ABL SECOND HALF PLAYOFF
5Apr35 at New York - Philadelphia 24, Brooklyn 15
6Apr35 at Philadelphia - Brooklyn 39, Philadelphia 30
11Apr35 at Philadelphia - Brooklyn 26, Philadelphia 25
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
12Apr35 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 26, New York 16
13Apr35 at Philadelphia - New York 26, Brooklyn 25
14Apr35 at New York - Brooklyn 29, New York 19
21Apr35 at Brooklyn - New York 26, Brooklyn 25
28Apr35 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 26, New York 10
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Carl Johnson, Brooklyn 43 310 7.2
David Soden Trophy - Carl Johnson, Bkn
TEAM ROSTERS (partial only)
Brooklyn Visitations - Carl Johnson, Frank Conaty, Howie Bollerman*, Bob
McDermott
(starting 2/10), Pete Berenson (R), Joe Geary (R); Mel Trupin,
Rody Cooney, Burkhardt, John Conaty, John Pelkington, Sid Gross (SR)
Philadelphia Sphas - Shikey Gotthoffer, Inky Lautman, Moe Goldman* (R), Cy
Kaselman,
Red Wolfe, Gil Fitch, Harry Litwak, Red Rosan (SR)
New York Jewels - Allie Schuckman, Rip Gerson, Matty Begovich*, Max Posnack,
Mac Kinsbrunner, George Slott, Jake Poliskin, Manny
Bernstein
New Britain Jackaways - Moe Spahn, Dave Bass, Stan Entrup*, Nat Frankel,
Putzer, Art Kaufman
Jersey Reds - Bob Synnott, Hagan Anderson (R), Stan Entrup* (from NB), Wille
Scrill,
Moe Frankel, Paul Adamo, Fred Gerken, Al Benson, Collins
Boston Trojans - George Glasco, Rusty Saunders, Al Kellett*, Louis Bender,
Carl Husta,
Frank Shimek, Hurley, Nat Hickey
Newark Mules - Benny Borgmann, Lou Spindell, Tiny Hearn*, Lloyd Kintzing,
Honey Russell,
Gordon Chizmadia, Wicker, Wishnewitz
New Britain Mules - Benny Borgmann, Rusty Saunders, Tiny Hearn*, Moe Spahn,
Lou Spindell,
Dave Bass
1935-36 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF
W L PCT.
Philadelphia SPHAs 14 5 .737 Brooklyn Visitations
12 8 .600
New York Jewels 11 8 .579 Jersey Reds
11 9 .550
Brooklyn Visitations 10 10 .500 New York Jewels
10 10 .500
Jersey Reds 9 9 .500 Kingston Colonials
9 10 .474
Kingston Colonials 7 12 .368 Philadelphia SPHAs
9 11 .450
Paterson Panthers/Trenton Bengals* 4 11 .267 Passaic Red Devils
8 11 .421
*Paterson moved to Trenton on 13Dec35 during the first half, then to Passaic
for the second half on 2Jan36
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
28Mar36 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 30, Brooklyn 28
29Mar36 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 27, Philadelphia 24
4Apr36 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 30, Brooklyn 27
5Apr36 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 31, Philadelphia 24
11Apr36 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 26, Brooklyn 23
12Apr36 at Brooklyn - Brooklyn 31, Philadelphia 30
18Apr36 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 47, Brooklyn 34
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Bobby McDermott, Brooklyn 40 157 68 382 9.6
Phil Rabin, Passaic 27 84 63 231 8.6
Carl Husta, Kingston 38 109 74 292 7.7
Mac Kinsbrunner, New York 39 114 64 292 7.5
Moe Spahn, Jersey 36 74 102 250 6.9
Shikey Gothoffer, Philadelphia 37 96 55 247 6.7
Petey Berenson, Brooklyn 40 79 101 259 6.5
Carl Johnson, Brooklyn 39 85 78 248 6.4
Willie Scrill, Jersey 37 92 42 226 6.1
Allie Schuckman, New York 35 83 48 214 6.1
TEAM ROSTERS (partial only)
Philadelphia Sphas - Shikey Gotthoffer, Gil Fitch, Moe Goldman*, Red Wolfe,
Inky Lautman,
Cy Kaselman, Red Rosan (R)
Brooklyn Visitations - Bobby McDermott, Pete Berenson, Carl Johnson, Frank
Conaty,
Howie Bollerman*, Bob Grody, Bob Synnott, Rody Cooney,
Andrews
New York Jewels - Mac Kinsbrunner, Allie Schuckman, Matty Begovich*, Rip
Gerson,
Max Posnack, Honey Russell, George Slott, Jake Poliskin
Jersey Reds - Moe Spahn, Willie Scrill, Stan Entrup*, Paul Adamo, Moe
Frankel,
Mike Michelotti, Hagan Anderson, Fred Gerken, Al Benson, Moe Dubilier
(SR)
Kingston Cities Service - Carl Husta, Frank Shimek, Tiny Hearn*, Lloyd
Kintzing, Fred Stanton,
Gordon Chizmadia, Al Wyka, Willie Meyers
Passaic Red Devils - Phil Rabin (R), Rusty Saunders, Al Kellett*, Dave Bass,
Clancy,
Seltzer, Putzer; PATERSON - Borgmann, Trupin, Rabin,
Saunders, Kellett, Glasco, Bass
New York Whirlwinds (NON-ABL) - Lee, Jacobs, Collins*, Manny Bernstein, Nat
Frankel,
Goldsmith, Moylan, Dunleavy
Pete Barry's Original Celtics (NON-ABL) - Sid Gross (R), Tony Calland,
Ghent*, Pete Barry,
Bill Bergen, Kenny, Al Kellett, Moylan, Synnott,
Bob McDermott - AT PARAMOUNT THEATER ON FRIDAYS
1936-37 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF
W L PCT.
Jersey Reds 14 4 .778 Philadelphia SPHAs
14 6 .700
Philadelphia SPHAs 12 6 .667 Jersey Reds
12 8 .600
Kingston Colonials 11 6 .647 Brooklyn Visitations
10 9 .526
New York Jewels*** 7 10 .412 New York Original Celtics
10 10 .500
Paterson/Brooklyn Visitations** 4 11 .237 Kingston Colonials
9 11 .450
Atlantic City Sandpipers* 0 10 .000 Brooklyn Jewels
4 15 .211
*Atlantic City dropped out during the first half on 21Dec36
**Paterson moved to the Brooklyn Visitations during the first half on
23Nov36
***New York was renamed the Brooklyn Jewels for the second half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
27Mar37 at Philadelphia - Jersey 36, Philadelphia 31
28Mar37 at North Bergen, NJ - Philadelphia 39, Jersey 36
3Apr37 at Philadelphia - Jersey 34, Philadelphia 28
4Apr37 at North Bergen, NJ - Jersey 34, Philadelphia 30
10Apr37 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 34, Jersey 33
14Apr37 at North Bergen, NJ - Philadelphia 45, Jersey 23
17Apr37 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 44, Jersey 43 (OT)
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Phil Rabin, Kingston 37 187 114 488 13.2
Mac Kinsbrunner, N.Y. Jewels/Brooklyn J. 34 135 76 346 10.1
Carl Johnson, N.Y. Celtics 20 62 65 189 9.5
Moe Spahn, Jersey 36 99 128 326 9.1
Nat Frankel, Brooklyn V. 24 77 53 207 8.6
Red Rosan, Philadelphia 36 101 100 302 8.4
Carl Husta, Kingston 37 124 51 299 8.1
Petey Berenson, N.Y. Celtics 19 40 72 152 8.0
Shikey Gothoffer, Philadelphia 32 91 61 243 7.6
Paulie Adamo, Jersey 36 83 88 254 7.1
TEAM ROSTERS
PHILADELPHIA SPHAS G FG FT PTS AVG
Red Rosan 36 101 100 302 8.4
Cy Kaselman 38 93 79 265 7.0
Inky Lautman 38 105 53 263 6.9
Shikey Gotthoffer 32 91 61 243 7.6
Moe Goldman 37 66 32 164 4.5
Red Wolfe 30 40 25 105 3.5
Gil Fitch 32 34 8 76 2.4
JERSEY REDS G FG FT PTS AVG
Moe Spahn 36 99 128 326 9.1
Paul Adamo 36 83 98 254 7.1
Willie Scrill 38 101 35 237 6.2
Mike Michelotti 36 92 43 227 6.3
Moe Frankel 33 63 20 146 4.4
Al Benson 36 30 10 70 1.9
Bibby Martens (R) 15 7 17 31 2.0
Hagan Anderson 5 8 11 27 5.4
Tony Kappen 5 1 0 2 0.4
KINGSTON COLONIALS G FG FT PTS AVG
Phil Rabin 37 187 114 448 13.2
Carl Husta 37 124 51 299 8.1
Rusty Saunders 32 61 17 139 4.3
Fred Stanton 31 44 36 124 4.0
Tiny Hearn 37 29 23 81 1.9
Pip Koehler 25 28 11 67 2.7
Jim Brown 14 24 9 57 4.1
Lloyd Kintzing 19 13 7 33 1.7
Miller 3 0 0 0 0.0
BROOKLYN VISITATIONS (also Paterson) G FG FT PTS AVG
George Slott 35 92 45 229 6.5
Nat Frankel 24 77 53 207 8.6
Bob Synnott 34 52 23 127 3.7
Al Esposito 18 40 37 117 6.5
Dick Lee 29 41 32 114 4.0
Howie Bollerman 33 37 27 101 3.0
Frank Conaty 33 28 27 83 2.5
Bobby McDermott 4 20 11 51 12.8
Maguire 19 9 14 32 1.7
Dodick 5 7 1 15 3.0
Fred Gerken 1 3 3 9 9.0
Moylan 2 2 0 4 2.0
Milt McDermott 2 0 1 1 0.5
Nat Lazar 1 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK JEWELS (also Brooklyn) G FG FT PTS AVG
Mac Kinsbrunner 34 135 76 346 10.1
Allie Schuckman 29 72 36 180 6.2
Honey Russell 31 44 15 103 3.3
Rip Gerson 30 22 40 84 2.6
Matty Begovich 33 29 23 81 2.5
Sam Winograd 13 24 23 71 5.4
Max Posnack 33 17 33 67 2.0
Venty Leib 10 13 12 38 3.8
Mickey Kupperberg 12 9 14 32 2.7
John Pelkington 11 8 15 31 2.8
Jules Bender (SR) 1 2 0 4 4.0
Louis Bender 1 2 0 4 4.0
George Goldsmith 3 1 2 4 1.3
Ken Norton (SR) 1 1 0 2 2.0
Willie Schwartz (R) 1 1 0 2 2.0
Moe Dubilier (R) 2 0 2 2 2.0
Leo Merson (SR) 1 0 1 1 1.0
Murray Heilwell 1 0 0 0 0.0
ATLANTIC CITY SANDPIPERS G FG FT PTS AVG
Clancy 10 26 14 66 6.6
Eddie Fredericks 3 11 6 28 9.3
Miles 10 10 5 25 2.5
Passon 10 8 6 22 2.2
Taylor 6 6 4 16 2.7
Fox 7 3 4 10 1.4
Winer 2 4 1 9 4.5
Wisner 3 4 1 9 3.0
Mosicant 5 3 2 8 1.6
DeZube 4 1 2 4 1.0
McMillan 6 2 0 4 0.7
Stan Entrup 2 1 0 2 1.0
Leibowitz 1 0 1 1 1.0
Sherman 1 0 1 1 1.0
Putzer 1 0 0 0 0.0
Chizmadia 1 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK CELTICS G FG FT PTS AVG
Carl Johnson 20 62 65 189 9.5
Pete Berenson 19 40 72 152 8.0
Al Kellett 20 23 26 72 3.6
Dave Bass 20 18 36 72 3.6
Milt Trupin 12 17 24 58 4.8
Rip Kaplinsky (R) 18 16 25 57 3.2
Pete Barry 6 3 5 11 1.8
Ben Kramer (SR) 3 2 5 9 3.0
Jack McGuirk (SR) 5 2 4 8 1.6
Jim McNally (SR) 4 0 2 2 0.5
1937-38 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Jersey Reds 16 6 .727 New York Jewels 14
5 .737
New Haven/New York Jewels* 12 8 .600 Jersey Reds 13
7 .650
Brooklyn Visitations 13 10 .565 Philadelphia SPHAs 11
9 .550
Philadelphia SPHAs 12 10 .545 Kingston Colonials 9
9 .500
New York Celtics 11 10 .524 New York Celtics 7
11 .389
Kingston Colonials 5 15 .250 Brooklyn Visitations 2
15 .118
Bronx/New York Yankees** 1 11 .083
*New Haven moved to the New York Jewels during the first half on 30Nov37
**The Bronx Yankees were renamed the New York Yankees and then dropped out
during the first half on 11Jan38
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
2Apr38 at North Bergen, NJ - Jersey 35, New York 34
3Apr38 at Brooklyn - New York 33, Jersey 30
9Apr38 at North Bergen, NJ - New York 30, Jersey 22
10Apr38 at Brooklyn - Jersey 26, New York 24
13Apr38 at North Bergen, NJ - New York 37, Jersey 33
17Apr38 at Brooklyn - Jersey 30, New York 28
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Phil Rabin, Kingston 39 203 108 514 13.2
Moe Spahn, Jersey 40 118 127 363 9.1
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 42 136 87 359 8.5
Petey Berenson, N.Y. Celtics 38 106 110 322 8.5
Nat Frankel, Bkn V - N.Y. Celtics 41 127 81 345 8.4
Mac Kinsbrunner, N.Y. Jewels 40 124 81 329 8.2
Cy Kaselman, Philadelphia 42 117 93 327 7.8
Shikey Gothoffer, Philadelphia 40 95 93 283 7.1
Carl Johnson, N.Y. Celtics 38 93 80 266 7.0
Moe Frankel, Jersey 40 111 51 273 6.8
David Soden Trophy - Moe Spahn, Jersey
TEAM ROSTERS (partial only)
Jersey Reds - Moe Spahn, Moe Frankel, Al Benson*, Paul Adamo, Hagan
Anderson,
Mike Michelotti, Bibby Martens
New York Jewels - Mac Kinsbrunner, Allie Schuckman, Matty Begovich*, George
Slott,
Honey Russell, Lou Spindell, Willie Rubenstein, Mickey Kupperberg,
John Pelkington
Philadelphia Sphas - Inky Lautman, Cy Kaselman, Shikey Gotthoffer, Red
Rosan, Moe Goldman*,
Red Wolfe, Gil Fitch, Beno Resnick, Mike Bloom (SR)
New York Celtics - Pete Berenson, Nat Frankel (from BknV 2/28), Carl
Johnson, Sammy Kaplan,
Harry Fitzpatrick, Ben Kramer (R), Jules Bender (R) (to BknV 2/28),
Bernie Fliegel (SR), Jerry Bush (SR)
Brooklyn Visitations - Allie Esposito, Bill Nash, Howie Bollerman*, Rip
Gerson,
Frank Conaty, Bob Synnott, Joe Polcha, Venty Lieb,
O'Hare, Matt Guokas (SR)
Kingston Colonials - Phil Rabin, Fred Stanton, Tiny Hearn*, Moe Dubilier,
Max Posnack,
Carl Husta, Rip Kaplinsky, Jim Brown
1938-39 ABL
W L PCT.
Kingston Colonials 28 7 .800
Philadelphia SPHAs 24 9 .727
Jersey Reds 19 14 .576
New York Jewels 19 15 .559
Wilkes-Barre Barons 14 22 .389
Troy Haymakers 12 21 .364
Brooklyn Visitations 7 20 .259
Washington Heurichs 7 22 .241
ABL PLAYOFFS
Jersey defeated Kingston 2 games to 1
18Mar39 at Philadelphia - New York 46, Philadelphia 44
19Mar39 at New York - New York 31, Philadelphia 24
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
31Mar39 at North Bergen, NJ - New York 34, Jersey 30
2Apr39 at Brooklyn - New York 40, Jersey 36
9Apr39 at Brooklyn - New York 37, Jersey 34 (OT)
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Phil Rabin, Jersey 33 116 109 341 10.3
Moe Dubilier, Wilkes-Barre 34 114 92 320 9.4
Moe Spahn, Jersey 32 98 85 281 8.8
Mickey Schoenfeld, Washington 29 103 48 254 8.8
Allie Esposito, Brooklyn 26 85 55 225 8.7
Art Zahn, Washington 29 79 72 230 7.9
Nat Frankel, Kingston 35 102 72 276 7.9
Mickey Kupperberg, New York 30 76 71 223 7.4
Joe Polcha, Troy 21 62 31 155 7.4
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 32 87 58 232 7.2
David Soden Trophy - Nat Frankel, Kingston
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Allie Esposito 26 85 55 225 8.7
Tony Kappen 21 36 64 136 6.5
John O'Brien (R) 27 41 48 130 4.8
Bill Nash 27 49 22 120 4.4
Frank Conaty 27 27 26 80 3.0
Howie Bollerman 23 21 12 54 2.3
John Kryger 11 21 11 53 4.8
Otsky 11 17 7 41 3.7
Bob Synnott 15 14 8 36 2.4
Venty Leib 4 3 3 9 2.2
Note - Ed Esposito was also on their roster
JERSEY G FG FT TP PPG
Phil Rabin 33 116 109 341 10.3
Moe Spahn 32 98 85 281 8.8
Ace Goldstein (R) 32 71 37 179 5.6
Lou Spindell 30 54 58 166 5.5
Hagan Anderson 30 42 69 153 5.1
Paulie Adamo 33 33 37 103 3.1
Al Benson 32 30 16 76 2.4
Tommy O'Brien (R) 12 6 5 17 1.4
Lou Rosenfeld (R) 7 0 3 3 0.4
Chuck Huntington 1 1 0 2 2.0
Ben Carnevale (R) 1 0 0 0 0.0
Sherman 2 0 0 0 0.0
Al Wyka 1 0 0 0 0.0
KINGSTON G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Frankel 35 102 72 276 7.9
Sammy Kaplan 35 91 61 243 6.9
Bernie Fliegel (R) 34 52 65 169 5.0
Petey Berenson 24 53 56 162 6.8
Carl Johnson 30 47 62 156 5.2
Chick Reiser 31 59 26 144 4.6
Ben Kramer 32 34 24 92 2.9
Harry Fitzpatrick 27 12 12 36 1.3
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Mickey Kupperberg 30 76 71 223 7.4
George Slott 30 76 58 210 7.0
Mac Kinsbrunner 31 71 47 189 6.1
Jake Pelkington 33 43 74 160 4.8
Willie Rubenstein 28 41 58 140 5.0
Rip Gerson 26 9 21 39 1.5
Nat Volpe (R) 12 8 4 20 1.7
Rocco Valvano 4 4 4 12 3.0
Honey Russell 17 4 2 10 0.6
Marty 4 3 1 7 1.8
Matty Begovich 3 2 2 6 2.0
Grote 3 1 1 3 1.0
Scheffer 1 1 0 2 2.0
Dailey 1 0 0 0 0.0
George Goldsmith 1 0 0 0 0.0
Whateley 1 0 0 0 0.0
Zayckeck 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Petey Rosenberg (R) 33 96 45 237 7.2
Inky Lautman 32 87 58 232 7.2
Red Rosan 32 77 54 208 6.5
Shikey Gothoffer 32 60 71 191 6.0
Cy Kaselman 26 54 27 135 5.2
Mike Bloom (R) 33 56 22 134 4.1
Moe Goldman 31 50 26 126 4.1
Red Wolfe 33 33 27 93 2.8
Sol Wiehoff 2 3 2 8 4.0
Beno Resnick 1 2 0 4 4.0
TROY G FG FT TP PPG
Jim Brown 34 86 39 211 6.2
Si Boardman (R) 27 68 34 170 6.3
Joe Polcha 21 62 31 155 7.4
Carl Husta 27 48 37 133 4.9
Al Kellett 32 45 25 115 3.6
Max Posnack 33 20 35 75 2.3
Von Hook 16 18 27 63 3.9
Fred Stanton 7 11 8 30 4.3
Prendergast 11 8 2 18 1.6
Al Lanowicz (SR) 6 2 10 14 2.3
Rogan 2 4 1 9 4.5
Sudyk 2 1 1 3 1.5
McDonald 1 1 0 2 2.0
Sylvanic 2 1 0 2 1.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Mickey Schoenfeld 29 103 48 254 8.8
Art Zahn 29 79 72 230 7.9
Ben Goldfadden 19 48 21 117 6.2
Whitey Wilson 27 45 25 115 4.3
Kit Carson (R) 25 23 26 72 2.9
George Froelicher 18 16 8 40 2.2
Ed Kweller 18 14 12 40 2.2
Alton Buechler 11 9 7 25 2.3
Fred Thomas 11 6 2 14 1.3
Hargaden 4 4 5 13 3.2
Bernie Busher 9 4 3 11 1.2
Rancie 3 4 1 9 3.0
Cliff Keyser 6 0 1 1 0.2
Bozi Berger 1 0 0 0 0.0
Lieb 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Eddie Martin, Hal Chillcotte and Waverly Wheeler were also on their
roster
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
Moe Dubilier 34 114 92 320 9.4
Allie Schuckman 37 98 59 255 6.9
Dick Lee 31 58 62 178 5.7
Jules Bender 26 53 29 135 5.2
Bibby Martens 22 36 34 106 4.8
Red Paris (R) 28 21 32 74 2.6
Rip Kaplinsky 19 25 15 65 3.4
D. Bainbridge 13 15 5 35 2.7
Matt Guokas (R) 17 13 8 34 2.0
Granahan 5 8 1 17 3.4
Krajeski 7 6 5 17 2.4
McCullough 7 5 5 15 2.1
Milt Perkel 6 6 3 15 2.5
Stan Entrup 6 3 1 7 1.2
Glidden 4 2 1 5 1.2
Mosicant 2 1 1 3 1.5
Budwitz 1 1 0 2 2.0
M. Bainbridge 3 1 0 2 0.7
Gannis 1 0 0 0 0.0
Ray Bowman 1 0 0 0 0.0
Kotlow 1 0 0 0 0.0
Mahoney 1 0 0 0 0.0
1939-40 ABL
W L PCT.
Philadelphia SPHAs 19 13 .594
Washington Heurich Brewers 19 13 .594
Troy Haymakers 19 15 .559
New York Jewels 15 15 .500
Baltimore Clippers 15 16 .484
Wilkes-Barre Barons*** 5 17 .227
Kingston Colonials* 8 4 .667
Jersey Reds** 7 14 .333
*Kingston merged with Troy on 19Dec39
**Jersey merged with New York on 26Jan40
***Wilkes-Barre dropped out on 2Feb40
ABL PLAYOFFS - First Place
9Mar40 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 34, Washington 27
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP - Round robin playoff
Philadelphia defeated Washington, Troy, New York and Baltimore in a round
robin playoff
6Mar40 at Troy - Troy defeated Baltimore
8Mar40 at ? - Baltimore 43, Washington 37
10Mar40 at ? - Washington 33, Baltimore 32
13Mar40 at Troy - Troy 44, Washington 32
15Mar40 at Baltimore - New York 34, Baltimore 33
16Mar40 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 32, Troy 29
17Mar40 at New York - Philadelphia 33, New York 27
23Mar40 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 43, Baltimore 36
27Mar40 at Troy - Troy 37, Baltimore 27
29Mar40 at Baltimore - Troy 37, Baltimore 24
30Mar40 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 37, New York 35
31Mar40 at New York - New York ? Troy ?
3Apr40 at Troy - Philadelphia 32, Troy 28
7Apr40 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 51, Washington 44
10Apr40 at Coatesville, PA - Philadelphia 48, Washington 30
Round Robin Standings ??
Philadelphia 7-0
Troy 6-2
New York 3-4
Washington 1-5
Baltimore 1-7
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Bobby McDermott, Baltimore 31 130 81 341 11.0
Phil Rabin, Washington* 34 108 72 288 8.5
Moe Dubilier, Washington* 37 110 64 284 7.7
Allie Esposito, Baltimore 29 79 51 209 7.2
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 33 92 49 233 7.1
Sammy Kaplan, Troy* 34 87 57 231 6.8
Chick Reiser, Troy* 33 73 78 224 6.8
Petey Rosenberg, Philadelphia 30 90 22 202 6.7
Moe Goldman, Philadelphia 33 86 42 214 6.5
Willie Rubinstein, New York 27 55 63 173 6.4
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Bobby McDermott 31 130 81 341 11.0
Allie Esposito 29 79 51 209 7.2
Bill Nash 31 71 28 170 5.5
Allie Schuckman* 27 64 39 167 6.2
Jules Bender* 25 59 29 147 5.9
Bibby Martens* 25 31 37 99 4.0
John O'Brien 27 35 16 86 3.2
Howie Bollerman 27 36 10 82 3.0
Frank Conaty 28 12 9 33 1.2
Tony Kappen 13 9 14 32 2.5
Herb Gershon 19 11 6 28 1.5
Orville Terjesen 7 8 5 21 3.0
Pat Herlihy 9 2 1 5 0.6
Ed Conaty 5 0 0 0 0.0
Rubin 1 0 0 0 0.0
JERSEY G FG FT TP PPG
Tommy O'Brien 13 23 19 65 5.0
Paulie Adamo 16 21 22 64 4.0
Emanuel Jarmon 20 18 6 42 2.1
Dan Kaplowitz 13 15 6 36 2.8
Sy Schneidman 9 2 0 4 0.4
Jimmy Gallagher 3 0 0 0 0.0
KINGSTON G FG FT TP PPG
Joe Murphy 8 4 1 9 1.1
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Ace Goldstein* 30 63 59 185 6.2
Willie Rubenstein 27 55 63 173 6.4
John Pelkington 29 64 45 173 6.0
Moe Spahn* 29 62 44 168 5.8
Red Paris* 30 51 47 149 5.0
George Slott 30 49 48 146 4.9
Mac Kinsbrunner 30 41 27 109 3.6
Al Benson* 28 24 21 69 2.5
Hagan Anderson* 16 19 12 50 3.1
Lou Spindell 8 17 10 44 5.5
Babe Lefkowitz* 14 11 11 33 2.4
John Kryger 11 8 2 18 1.6
Rocco Valvano 3 1 6 8 2.7
Rip Gerson 10 2 2 6 0.6
Milt Schulman 6 3 0 6 1.0
Milt Beck 4 2 0 4 1.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Inky Lautman 33 92 49 233 7.1
Moe Goldman 33 86 42 214 6.5
Petey Rosenberg 30 90 22 202 6.7
Red Rosan 33 67 58 192 5.8
Shikey Gothoffer 31 64 63 191 6.2
Cy Boardman* 27 35 14 84 3.1
Red Wolfe 32 22 23 67 2.1
Cy Kaselman 24 20 5 45 1.9
Leo Gottlieb 4 2 0 4 1.0
TROY G FG FT TP PPG
Sammy Kaplan* 34 87 57 231 6.8
Chick Reiser* 33 73 78 224 6.8
Bernie Fleigel* 34 69 52 190 5.6
Mickey Kupperberg 34 69 44 182 5.4
Joe Polcha 30 69 28 166 5.5
Petey Berenson* 32 44 47 135 4.2
Moe Frankel 32 49 30 128 4.0
Carl Johnson* 32 42 25 109 3.4
Harry Fitzpatrick* 30 23 14 60 2.0
Fred Stanton 19 8 13 29 1.5
Dave Bass 7 5 4 14 2.0
Sol Kopitko 1 0 0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Moe Dubilier* 37 110 64 284 7.7
Phil Rabin* 34 108 72 288 8.5
Mike Bloom* 36 74 59 207 5.8
Ben Goldfadden 30 43 29 115 3.8
Ben Kramer* 35 37 32 106 3.0
Dick Lee* 21 23 21 67 3.2
Max Posnack 33 22 14 58 1.8
Whitey Wilson 23 24 3 51 2.2
Kit Carson 24 15 9 39 1.6
Jim Brown 2 7 2 16 8.0
Ash Resnick 8 5 5 15 1.9
Eddie Boyle 6 4 2 10 1.7
Carroll Shore 7 1 0 2 0.3
Billy Mitchell 1 0 1 1 1.0
Ralph Bennie 2 0 0 0 0.0
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
Mickey Schoenfeld 10 23 14 60 6.0
Bob Synnott* 21 17 14 48 2.3
Murray Heilwell 15 17 3 37 2.5
Nick Shaback* 13 14 7 35 2.7
Barney Wilkes 9 15 4 34 3.8
Ray Bowman 11 11 0 22 2.0
Honey Russell 9 10 1 21 2.3
Ben Ford 1 2 1 5 5.0
Buckley 1 0 0 0 0.0
Red Coleman 2 0 0 0 0.0
Walt Coopey 2 0 0 0 0.0
Sam Schneider* 4 0 0 0 0.0
Signon 1 0 0 0 0.0
1940-41 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF
W L PCT.
Philadelphia SPHAs 9 7 .562 Brooklyn Celtics
11 4 .733
Washington Brewers 8 7 .533 New York Jewels
8 8 .500
Troy Haymakers/Brooklyn Celtics* 6 6 .500 Washington Brewers
7 8 .467
New York Jewels 6 6 .500 Philadelphia SPHAs
7 9 .438
Baltimore Clippers 5 8 .385 Baltimore Clippers
6 10 .375
*Troy moved to Brooklyn during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
5Apr41 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 48, Brooklyn 38
6Apr41 at Saratoga Springs, NY - Brooklyn 40, Philadelphia 26
12Apr41 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 50, Brooklyn 43
13Apr41 at Brooklyn - Philadelphia 30, Brooklyn 29
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Petey Rosenberg, Philadelphia 31 122 31 275 8.9
Mickey Kupperberg, Troy/Brooklyn 26 81 45 207 8.0
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 31 91 56 238 7.7
Phil Rabin, Washington 29 83 53 219 7.6
Moe Spahn, New York 30 79 55 213 7.1
Willie Rubinstein, New York 29 73 58 204 7.0
Chick Reiser, Troy/Brooklyn 26 59 61 179 6.9
Ace Goldstein, New York 29 88 23 199 6.9
Irv Torgoff, Philadelphia 31 88 37 213 6.9
Moe Dubilier, Washington 29 71 45 187 6.4
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Red Paris 31 65 66 196 6.3
Allie Esposito 29 72 35 179 6.2
Mike Bloom 29 52 55 159 5.5
Carl Johnson 30 44 24 112 3.7
Cy Boardman 28 32 23 87 3.1
Herb Gershon 22 32 13 77 3.5
Niroczhowski 10 20 11 51 5.1
Dutch Garfinkel 6 13 6 32 5.3
Howie Bollerman 15 14 4 32 2.1
Joe Polcha 5 10 3 23 4.6
Bobby McDermott 2 8 3 19 9.5
Pierson 10 5 0 10 1.0
O'Brien 2 2 1 5 2.5
Ash Resnick 2 1 1 3 1.5
Ellis 1 1 0 2 2.0
Fromwalt 2 0 2 2 1.0
BROOKLYN (also TROY) G FG FT TP PPG
Mickey Kupperberg 26 81 45 207 8.0
Chick Reiser 26 59 61 179 6.9
Bernie Fliegel 26 45 41 131 5.0
Moe Frankel 22 53 19 125 5.7
Sammy Kaplan 24 26 30 82 3.4
Harry Fitzpatrick 26 24 17 65 2.5
Nick Shaback 17 26 6 58 3.4
Frank Conaty 12 5 7 17 1.4
Ben Auerbach 3 1 2 4 1.3
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Moe Spahn 30 79 55 213 7.1
Willie Rubenstein 29 73 58 204 7.0
Ace Goldstein 29 88 23 199 6.9
Hagan Anderson 29 49 35 133 4.6
Mac Kinsbrunner 30 53 16 122 4.1
Leo Gottlieb 18 22 6 50 2.8
Newman 14 11 5 27 1.9
Al Benson 12 7 9 23 1.9
Tony Kappen 7 7 5 19 2.7
Stephens 4 7 0 14 3.5
Allie Schuckman 9 5 0 10 1.1
Davis 4 3 2 8 2.0
John Kryger 11 4 0 8 0.7
Bob Synnott 5 3 0 6 1.2
Peters 7 1 1 3 0.4
Lefkowitz 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Petey Rosenberg 31 122 31 275 8.9
Inky Lautman 31 91 56 238 7.7
Irv Torgoff 31 88 37 213 6.9
Red Rosan 28 59 62 180 6.4
Shikey Gothoffer 30 47 41 135 4.5
Red Wolfe 31 39 13 91 2.9
Moe Goldman 18 16 6 38 2.1
Cy Kaselman 19 8 11 27 1.4
Lou Posner 2 5 2 12 6.0
Butch Weintraub 3 1 0 2 0.7
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Phil Rabin 29 83 53 219 7.6
Moe Dubilier 29 71 45 187 6.4
George Slott 34 71 39 181 5.3
Nat Frankel 29 61 55 177 6.1
Ben Kramer 26 44 39 127 4.9
Ben Goldfadden 29 41 28 110 3.8
Pete Berenson 29 38 33 109 3.8
Whitey Wilson 23 18 13 49 2.1
Art Zahn 10 6 3 15 1.5
Max Posnack 24 3 11 17 0.7
1941-42 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Wilmington Blue Bombers 10 3 .769 Wilmington Blue Bombers 8
4 .667
Philadelphia SPHAs 8 6 .571 Trenton Tigers 6
6 .500
Washington Brewers 5 6 .454 Philadelphia SPHAs 5
7 .417
Trenton Tigers 5 8 .385 Washington Brewers 5
7 .417
New York Jewels* 1 6 .143
*New York dropped out during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
As Wilmington won both halves of the regular season they were awarded the
championship without the need for a playoff series.
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Frankel, Washington 20 59 70 188 9.4
Irv Torgoff, Philadelphia 22 67 34 168 7.6
Dutch Hoefer, Washington 25 75 32 182 7.3
Ace Goldstein, Trenton 19 57 17 131 6.9
Ed Sadowski, Wilmington 24 65 34 164 6.8
Red Paris, Trenton 25 56 57 169 6.8
Mike Bloom, Trenton 17 42 32 116 6.8
Moe Spahn, Wilmington 20 49 38 136 6.8
Herb Gershon, Trenton 25 72 20 164 6.6
Bernie Fliegel, Wilmington 25 57 36 150 6.0
TEAM ROSTERS
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Tony Kappan 3 2 5 9 3.0
Krieger 3 3 0 6 2.0
Capraro 1 2 1 5 5.0
Leo Gottlieb 1 0 0 0 0.0
Simon 2 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Irv Torgoff 22 67 34 168 7.6
Inky Lautman 25 58 31 147 5.9
Shikey Gothoffer 26 55 28 138 5.3
Ossie Schectman 20 47 13 107 5.4
Red Rosan 18 35 26 96 5.3
Petey Rosenberg 14 31 12 74 5.3
Chink Morganstine 10 18 17 53 5.3
Butch Schwartz 10 15 5 35 3.5
Red Wolfe 23 13 6 32 1.4
Moe Goldman 16 10 5 25 1.6
Irv Davis 6 10 5 25 4.2
Cy Kaselman 4 6 8 20 5.0
Dutch Newman 2 4 6 14 7.0
Harry Platt 2 2 2 6 3.0
Charlie Mosicant 4 2 1 5 1.2
Beckett 1 0 3 3 3.0
Cohen 1 1 1 3 3.0
Trubin 1 0 1 1 1.0
Rappaport 1 0 0 0 0.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Red Paris 25 56 57 169 6.8
Herb Gershon 25 72 20 164 6.6
Ace Goldstein 19 57 17 131 6.9
Allie Esposito 21 43 37 123 5.9
Mike Bloom 17 42 32 116 6.8
Bill Zubic 12 28 29 85 7.1
Morochzhowski 11 14 11 39 3.5
Matt Guokas 11 16 7 39 3.5
Dutch Garfinkle 10 15 3 33 3.3
Cy Boardman 10 10 6 26 2.6
Steve Juenger 8 5 5 15 1.9
Flynn 8 3 1 7 0.9
Blair 1 0 0 0 0.0
Ellis 1 0 0 0 0.0
Rip Gerson 1 0 0 0 0.0
Leal 1 0 0 0 0.0
Saunders 1 0 0 0 0.0
Sigholtz 3 0 0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Nat Frankel 20 59 70 188 9.4
Dutch Hoefer 25 75 32 182 7.3
Ben Goldfadden 23 47 30 124 5.4
Ben Kramer 22 40 38 118 5.4
Petey Berenson 19 35 41 111 5.8
Willie Rubenstein 14 21 25 67 4.8
Al Benson 15 24 7 55 3.7
Moe Dubilier 7 22 8 52 7.4
Whitey Wilson 22 22 5 49 2.2
Anderson 10 18 7 43 4.3
Herman Knupple 14 17 9 43 3.1
George Slott 20 10 16 36 1.8
Rizzi 8 7 2 16 2.0
Max Posnack 2 0 1 1 0.5
Restife 1 0 0 0 0.0
Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0.0
WILMINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ed Sadowski 24 65 34 164 6.8
Bernie Fliegel 25 57 36 150 6.0
Sammy Kaplan 25 55 31 141 5.6
Moe Spahn 20 49 38 136 6.8
Chick Reiser 11 33 12 78 7.1
Mac Kinsbrunner 16 22 8 52 3.2
Jerry Bush 10 19 7 45 4.5
Moe Frankel 7 15 6 36 5.1
Nick Shaback 16 13 4 30 1.9
Becker 2 2 0 4 2.0
Paul Chaddick 4 1 0 2 0.5
Stanton 7 0 0 0 0.0
1942-43 ABL
W L PCT.
Trenton Tigers 11 2 .846
Philadelphia SPHAs 8 6 .571
Camden Indians/Brooklyn Indians* 3 5 .375
Harrisburg Senators 4 8 .250
New York Jewels 1 6 .143
*Camden moved to Brooklyn on 18Jan43
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
6Mar43 at Philadelphia - Trenton 36, Philadelphia 27
7Mar43 at Trenton - Philadelphia 42, Trenton 35
13Mar43 at Philadelphia - Trenton 37, Philadelphia 30
14Mar43 at Trenton - Philadelphia 42, Trenton 39
Owners Girard Naples of Trenton and Eddie Gottlieb of Philadelphia
agreed to postpone the 5th game for one week to rest several injured
players
27Mar43 at Philadelphia - Trenton 48, Philadelphia 38
28Mar43 at Trenton - Philadelphia 34, Trenton 33
3Apr43 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 44, Trenton 42
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Steve Juenger, Harrisburg 10 38 40 116 11.6
Ed Sadowski, Brooklyn 8 32 27 91 11.4
Bobby Holm, New York 6 24 12 60 10.0
Mike Bloom, Trenton 12 37 31 105 8.8
Ace Goldstein, Trenton 13 48 15 111 8.5
Chick Reiser, Brooklyn 7 22 14 58 8.3
Irv Torgoff, Philadelphia 11 34 20 88 8.0
Hagan Anderson, New York 9 23 23 69 7.7
Bob Fitzgerald, Trenton 9 25 17 67 7.4
Phil Rabin, New York 4 10 8 28 7.0
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN (also CAMDEN) G FG FT TP PPG
Ed Sadowski 8 32 27 91 11.4
Chick Reiser 7 22 14 58 8.3
Mac Kinsbrunner 12 20 16 56 4.7
Nick Shaback 7 22 2 46 6.6
Moe Spahn 8 17 10 44 5.5
Moe Frankel 7 11 5 27 3.9
Kaplan 4 7 7 21 5.2
Matthews 8 5 7 17 2.1
Dutch Hoefer 3 4 3 11 3.7
Roberts 1 2 0 4 4.0
Ed Conaty 2 1 1 3 1.5
Hirsch 2 0 2 2 1.0
Yost 1 1 0 2 2.0
Herbert 1 0 0 0 0.0
Traupig 1 0 0 0 0.0
Walters 1 0 0 0 0.0
HARRISBURG G FG FT TP PPG
Steve Juenger 10 38 40 116 11.6
Bornheimer 12 35 10 80 6.7
Peters 9 7 6 20 2.2
Herman Knupple 5 6 1 13 2.6
Callahan 1 2 1 5 5.0
Bob Synnott 4 2 1 5 1.2
Mason 2 2 0 4 2.0
Rosenthal 1 2 0 4 4.0
Schmidli 2 1 1 3 1.5
Barry 2 0 2 2 1.0
Ben Auerbach 1 0 1 1 1.0
Pete Caruso 1 0 1 1 1.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Hagan Anderson 9 23 23 69 7.7
Bobby Holm 6 24 12 60 10.0
Howie Bollerman 6 13 4 30 5.0
Phil Rabin 4 10 8 28 7.0
Krieger 5 9 4 22 4.4
Sonny Hertzberg 3 9 1 19 6.3
Kramer 5 6 7 19 3.8
Cy Boardman 5 5 4 14 2.8
Leib 3 6 2 14 4.7
Rubinstein 2 3 4 10 5.0
Goebel 1 2 1 5 5.0
Petey Berenson 1 0 2 2 2.0
Buckley 1 1 0 2 2.0
Gardel 1 1 0 2 2.0
A. Rosenberg 1 0 1 1 1.0
M. Goldstein 1 0 0 0 0.0
Zeitlein 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Butch Schwartz 13 37 16 90 6.9
Irv Torgoff 11 34 20 88 8.0
Irv Davis 14 34 15 83 5.9
Inky Lautman 14 31 14 76 5.4
Ben Goldfadden 12 25 26 76 6.3
Petey Rosenberg 11 21 7 49 4.5
Red Rosan 13 14 16 44 3.4
Chink Morganstine 11 10 12 32 2.9
Red Klotz 12 14 2 30 2.5
Red Wolfe 9 8 3 19 2.1
Ossie Schectman 3 9 0 18 6.0
Shikey Gothoffer 7 2 0 4 0.6
Dutch Newman 1 2 2 6 6.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ace Goldstein 13 48 15 111 8.5
Mike Bloom 12 37 31 105 8.8
Matt Guokas 13 27 16 70 5.4
Dick Fitzgerald 9 25 17 67 7.4
Bill Zubic 11 24 17 65 5.9
Herb Gershon 13 24 12 60 4.6
Allie Esposito 13 20 12 52 4.0
Billy Hassett 3 0 2 2 0.7
Gray 1 0 1 1 1.0
Coleman 1 0 0 0 0.0
1943-44 ABL
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W
L PCT.
Wilmington Bombers 12 4 .750 Philadelphia SPHAs 8
4 .667
New York Americans 9 6 .600 Trenton Tigers 7
5 .583
Trenton Tigers 8 6 .571 Wilmington Bombers 5
5 .500
Philadelphia SPHAs 4 9 .308 New York Americans 2
8 .200
Brooklyn Indians* 2 9 .182
*Brooklyn dropped out during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
4Mar44 at Philadelphia - Wilmington 44, Philadelphia 31
5Mar44 at Wilmington - Philadelphia 42, Wilmington 35
12Mar44 at Wilmington - Philadelphia 50, Wilmington 44
18Mar44 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 56, Wilmington 51
19Mar44 at Wilmington - Wilmington 45, Philadelphia 38
25Mar44 at Philadelphia - Wilmington 57, Philadelphia 33
26Mar44 at Wilmington - Wilmington 57, Philadelphia 36
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Bloom, Trenton 26 94 85 273 10.5
Ossie Schectman, Philadelphia 19 89 21 199 10.5
Sonny Hertzberg, New York 17 67 23 157 9.2
Irv Torgoff, Philadelphia 21 82 25 189 9.0
Ed Sadowski, Wilmington 23 78 43 199 8.7
Matt Guokas, Trenton 26 77 45 199 7.7
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 25 76 41 193 7.7
Bob Tough, Trenton 22 70 27 167 7.6
Angelo Musi, Wilmington 21 69 21 159 7.6
Butch Schwartz, Philadelphia 20 54 27 135 6.8
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
George Slott 6 16 4 36 6.0
Bob Davies 4 8 8 24 6.0
Mac Kinsbrunner 12 6 6 18 1.5
Honey Russell 2 7 2 16 8.0
Chuck Connors 11 5 5 15 1.4
Phil Rabin 2 4 1 9 4.5
Bob Synnott 4 3 3 9 2.3
Eddie Riska 1 1 2 4 4.0
Gene Englund 1 1 1 3 3.0
Goebel 1 1 0 2 2.0
Valvano 2 1 0 2 1.0
Carroll 2 0 0 0 0.0
Dunleavy 2 0 0 0 0.0
Negretti 1 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Sonny Hertzberg 17 67 23 157 9.2
Dick Fitzgerald 18 39 33 111 6.2
Howie Bollerman 24 53 48 154 6.4
Hagan Anderson 20 49 36 134 6.7
Bobby Holm 26 48 38 134 5.2
Lou Simon 24 50 39 139 5.8
Lou Kantor 23 41 7 89 3.9
Leo Gottlieb 6 24 4 52 8.7
Stan Modzelewski 15 18 15 51 3.4
S. Rabin 16 21 9 51 3.2
Lobello 5 13 8 34 6.8
Eddie Danyo 8 13 7 33 4.1
Lieb 10 11 3 25 2.5
Bobby Dorn 1 4 1 9 9.0
Nat Frankel 2 3 0 6 3.0
Fuzzy Levane 1 1 2 4 4.0
Fasules 1 0 0 0 0.0
Bill McKeever 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Ossie Schectman 19 89 21 199 10.5
Inky Lautman 25 76 41 193 7.7
Irv Torgoff 21 82 25 189 9.0
Butch Schwartz 20 54 27 135 6.8
Dutch Garfinkle 26 56 15 127 4.9
Red Rosan 25 42 32 116 4.6
Red Wolfe 22 23 13 59 2.7
Herman Knupple 16 25 6 56 3.5
Paul Nowak 13 18 9 45 3.5
Jerry Fleishman 7 15 7 37 5.3
Moe Becker 10 13 4 30 3.0
George Garber 5 5 4 14 2.8
Art Hillhouse 4 4 4 12 3.0
Petey Rosenberg 2 4 3 11 5.5
Chink Morganstine 3 2 3 7 2.3
Irv Davis 2 2 3 7 3.5
Ed Hall 2 2 0 4 2.0
Len Weiner 1 0 1 1 1.0
Irv Richman 1 0 0 0 0.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Bloom 26 94 85 273 10.5
Matt Guokas 26 77 45 199 7.7
Bob Tough 22 70 27 167 7.6
Ace Abbott 25 50 31 131 5.2
Tony Kryger 20 52 13 117 5.8
Herb Gershon 26 41 27 109 4.2
Bob Fitzgerald 19 42 20 104 5.5
Red Paris 14 10 25 45 3.2
Smith 16 8 2 18 1.1
Craddock 3 5 4 14 4.7
Trematan 5 2 1 5 1.0
Ray Studwell 3 1 0 2 0.7
Allie Esposito 1 0 0 0 0.0
WILMINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ed Sadowski 23 78 43 199 8.7
Angelo Musi 21 69 21 159 7.6
Paul Chaddick 26 66 22 154 5.9
Ben Goldfadden 26 55 44 154 5.9
Dutch Hoefer 25 54 42 150 6.0
Moe Frankel 26 52 29 133 5.1
Ben Auerbach 20 24 18 66 3.3
Steve Juenger 13 15 18 48 3.7
Ben Scharnus 15 10 12 32 2.1
Schneider 9 4 5 13 1.4
Kramer 2 1 3 5 2.5
Boyle 1 0 2 2 2.0
McCahan 3 1 0 2 0.7
Rosenthal 5 1 0 2 0.4
Dan Christie 1 0 0 0 0.0
Michaels 2 0 0 0 0.0
Milanovich 1 0 0 0 0.0
Salaty 1 0 0 0 0.0
1944-45 ABL
W L PCT.
Philadelphia SPHAs 22 8 .733
Trenton Tigers 21 9 .700
Wilmington Bombers 14 14 .500
Baltimore Bullets 14 16 .467
Westchester Indians/New York Gothams* 11 15 .423
Washington Capitols/Paterson Crescents** 3 23 .115
*Westchester moved to New York on 20Jan45
**Washington moved to Paterson on 1Jan45
ABL PLAYOFFS
15Mar45 at Baltimore - Baltimore 48, Trenton 38
16Mar45 at Trenton - Trenton defeated Baltimore
Trenton played in a pro tournament in Cleveland on 17Mar45 - 18Mar45
and then in the World Professional Tournament from 19Mar45 -
24Mar45
2Apr45 at Baltimore - Baltimore defeated Trenton
17Mar45 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 49, Wilmington 44
21Mar45 at Wilmington - Wilmington 48, Philadelphia 29
1Apr45 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 48, Wilmington 41
ABL CHAMPIONSHIPS - originally scheduled for 3 of 5 but changed to 2 of 3
5Apr45 at Baltimore - Philadelphia 57, Baltimore 32
7Apr45 at Philadelphia - Baltimore 47, Philadelphia 46
14Apr45 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 46, Baltimore 40
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Steve Juenger, Paterson 25 92 89 273 10.9
Mike Bloom, Trenton 30 118 85 321 10.7
Mike Wallace, New York 13 48 27 123 9.5
Sol Broder, Paterson 14 53 25 131 9.4
Cy Boardman, Wilmington 28 94 67 255 9.1
Bob Tough, Trenton 28 103 49 255 9.1
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 29 99 52 250 8.6
Ace Abbott, Trenton 30 98 34 230 7.7
Hagan Anderson, New York 18 47 42 136 7.6
Art Hillhouse, Philadelphia 29 83 49 215 7.4
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Ben Scharnus 29 68 35 171 5.9
Moe Dubilier 27 50 24 124 4.6
Eddie Boyle 24 43 34 120 5.0
Herman Knupple 26 45 26 116 4.5
Red Paris 21 38 39 115 5.5
Stan Modzelewski 25 41 29 111 4.4
Art Spector 17 43 8 94 5.5
Becker 24 28 5 61 2.5
Red Rosan 19 14 15 43 2.3
Nimz 7 11 7 29 4.1
Pete Caruso 5 10 2 22 4.4
Paycheck 6 7 2 16 2.7
Balser 4 3 4 10 2.5
Biasi 3 1 0 2 0.7
Cotton 2 0 1 1 0.5
Chambers 2 0 0 0 0.0
F. Johnson 2 0 0 0 0.0
Sigholz 2 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Dick Fitzgerald 23 59 28 146 6.3
Hagan Anderson 18 47 42 136 7.6
Mike Wallace 13 48 27 123 9.5
Sonny Hertzberg 17 47 20 114 6.7
Lou Spindell 22 43 15 101 4.6
John O'Brien 15 39 18 96 6.4
Howie Bollerman 15 36 15 87 5.8
Bob Davies 5 21 21 63 12.6
Bill Fenley 14 17 12 46 3.3
Tony Bodego 22 13 3 29 1.3
Craddock 6 7 3 17 2.8
Allie Schuckman 15 5 5 15 1.0
Sherman 1 1 2 4 4.0
Honey Russell 7 1 0 2 0.3
Gerchick 3 0 0 0 0.0
Gorman 1 0 0 0 0.0
Kriss 1 0 0 0 0.0
Merrill 3 0 0 0 0.0
Mike McCarron 1 0 0 0 0.0
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Steve Juenger 25 92 89 273 10.9
Sol Broder 14 53 25 131 9.4
Pesh 13 41 9 91 7.0
Dan Christie 14 22 4 48 3.4
Posner 7 20 6 46 6.6
Gaines 10 18 5 41 4.1
Burns 15 10 9 29 1.9
Mac Kinsbrunner 13 7 4 18 1.4
Pressman 7 2 2 6 0.9
Buddy Blair 2 2 1 5 2.5
Kelly 1 2 1 5 5.0
Gilman 1 2 0 4 4.0
Don Kotter 1 1 2 4 4.0
Nachimson 4 1 2 4 1.0
Jules Bender 6 0 4 4 0.7
Feiter 4 1 1 3 0.8
Bergen 1 0 0 0 0.0
Bergman 1 0 0 0 0.0
Dismar 1 0 0 0 0.0
E. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0.0
Karmel 1 0 0 0 0.0
Wright 1 0 0 0 0.0
??? 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Inky Lautman 29 99 52 250 8.6
Art Hillhouse 29 83 49 215 7.4
Dutch Garfinkel 28 74 21 169 6.0
Bernie Opper 29 73 21 167 5.8
Irv Torgoff 21 58 21 137 6.5
Ossie Schechtman 16 49 19 117 7.3
Irv Rothenberg 29 42 24 108 3.7
Lenny Rader 21 25 15 65 3.1
Howie Rader 26 19 9 47 1.8
Chink Morganstine 5 4 3 11 2.2
Bill Levine 6 2 3 7 1.2
Petey Rosenberg 2 2 0 4 2.0
Jerry Fleishman 2 2 0 4 2.0
Gorman 1 1 0 2 2.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Bloom 30 118 85 321 10.7
Bob Tough 28 103 49 255 9.1
Ace Abbott 30 98 34 230 7.7
Matt Guokas 30 63 68 194 6.5
Herb Gershon 27 62 30 154 5.7
Lou Simon 30 46 29 121 4.0
McGuirk 24 35 24 94 3.9
D. Smith 20 9 6 24 1.2
Krygier 12 9 6 24 2.0
Al Schneider 11 5 6 16 1.5
Alberts 7 5 1 11 1.6
Curran 5 3 0 6 1.2
Languardt 2 3 0 6 3.0
Phil Rabin 4 1 4 6 1.5
Whalen 1 0 1 1 1.0
Roy Leenig 1 0 0 0 0.0
Eisenhart 1 0 0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
G.C. Rosenberg 9 13 8 34 3.8
Bobby Dorn 5 9 5 23 4.6
Red Conaty 11 8 4 20 1.8
Brown 3 4 2 10 3.3
McGinnis 1 2 0 4 4.0
S. O'Brien 1 2 0 4 4.0
Lytle 2 1 0 2 1.0
Ross 1 1 0 2 2.0
WILMINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Cy Boardman 28 94 67 255 9.1
Moe Frankel 27 72 31 175 6.5
Chuck Connors 27 69 26 164 6.1
Ben Auerbach 28 32 24 88 3.1
Angelo Musi 7 27 10 64 9.1
George Glamack 5 18 10 46 9.2
Kramer 15 17 4 38 2.5
Ben Goldfadden 5 14 8 36 7.2
Martin 8 15 5 35 4.4
Murray 4 11 4 26 6.5
Stan Szukala 3 10 5 25 8.3
Hamilton 7 8 9 25 3.6
Goebel 6 6 6 18 3.0
Richie Niemera 3 7 3 17 5.7
Mike Novak 7 5 2 12 1.7
Law 6 1 4 6 1.0
Suiter 5 2 1 5 1.0
H. Smith 2 2 0 4 2.0
Ramsay 2 1 1 3 1.5
Turley 2 1 1 3 1.5
Davis 3 1 1 3 1.0
Borecki 6 1 0 2 0.3
John McNally 3 1 0 2 0.7
Graham 2 0 0 0 0.0
Herman 1 0 0 0 0.0
1945-46 ABL
W L PCT.
Baltimore Bullets 21 13 .618
Philadelphia SPHAs 21 13 .618
New York Gothams 18 16 .529
Wilmington Bombers 15 19 .441
Trenton Tigers 14 20 .412
Paterson Crescents 13 21 .382
ABL PLAYOFFS
Date? - Wilmington defeated Philadelphia
17Mar46 at Wilmington - Philadelphia 69, Wilmington 65
23Mar46 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 75, Wilmington 72
Baltimore defeated New York in best 2 of 3 series
ABL CHAMPIONSHIPS
30Mar46 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 63, Baltimore 48
31Mar46 at Baltimore - Baltimore 65, Philadelphia 48
Teams interrupted their championship series to play in a national
professional
invitation tournament in Schenectady.
11Apr46 at Schenectady - Baltimore 61, Philadelphia 58 (OT) in
consolation round of that tournament
13Apr46 at Philadelphia - Baltimore 68, Philadelphia 45
14Apr46 at Baltimore - Baltimore 54, Philadelphia 39
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Art Hillhouse, Philadelphia 34 139 145 423 12.4
Stan Modzelewski, Baltimore 31 126 126 378 12.2
Sonny Hertzberg, New York 33 156 79 391 11.8
Bobby Dorn, Paterson 32 134 105 373 11.7
Tony Kappen, New York 30 106 127 339 11.3
Cy Boardman, Paterson 32 126 108 360 11.2
Leo Gottlieb, New York 34 157 52 366 10.8
Inky Lautman, Philadelphia 34 147 68 362 10.6
Ralph Kaplowitz, Philadelphia 20 83 46 212 10.6
Mike Bloom, Baltimore 35 123 118 364 10.4
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Stan Modzelewski 31 126 126 378 12.2
Mike Bloom 35 123 118 364 10.4
Moe Dubilier 34 93 68 254 7.5
Hagan Anderson 32 78 91 247 7.7
Jake Ahearn 16 47 22 116 7.2
Jack Peters 27 24 31 79 2.9
Wibs Kautz 7 22 5 49 7.0
Goldman 9 15 11 41 4.6
Flanagan 8 12 12 36 4.5
Price Brookfield 8 11 8 30 3.8
Benson 7 5 7 17 2.4
Osiewalski 5 1 5 7 1.4
Simms 2 1 4 6 3.0
John Norlander 2 0 5 5 2.5
Silverberg 2 1 2 4 2.0
Loagan 1 1 1 3 3.0
Beasi 1 1 0 2 2.0
Kaufman 2 0 0 0 0.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Sonny Hertzberg 33 156 79 391 11.8
Leo Gottlieb 34 157 52 366 10.8
Tony Kappen 30 106 127 339 11.3
Ben Scharnus 29 74 58 206 7.1
Irv Rothenberg 20 65 49 179 6.0
Fred Frey 30 47 48 142 4.7
Sol Cohen 21 42 36 120 5.7
Lester Walsh 18 25 32 82 4.6
Red Holzman 4 18 12 48 12.0
Petey Berenson 16 3 8 14 0.9
Bob Fitzgerald 2 2 4 8 4.0
John Ezersky 2 4 0 8 4.0
Goebel 1 1 0 2 2.0
Hy Gotkin 3 0 1 1 0.3
??? 2 0 1 1 0.5
??? 1 0 0 0 0.0
Krygier 2 0 0 0 0.0
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Bobby Dorn 32 134 105 373 11.7
Si Boardman 32 126 108 360 11.2
Jerry Rizzo 31 88 96 272 8.8
Steve Juenger 28 75 84 234 8.4
Chuck Connors 18 69 20 158 8.8
Moe Frankel 29 58 36 152 5.2
Les Rothman 17 55 30 140 8.2
Nick Shaback 15 49 23 121 8.1
Ben Auerbach 22 34 22 90 4.1
Kelly 24 34 11 79 3.3
Phil Rabin 16 23 18 64 4.0
Bender 11 24 9 57 5.2
Wilk 9 15 10 40 4.4
Hank Beenders 5 10 8 28 5.6
Mroczewski 3 3 8 14 4.7
Christy 1 4 0 8 8.0
Payack 1 2 3 7 7.0
Languardt 3 1 0 2 0.7
??? 1 0 0 0 0.0
??? 2 0 0 0 0.0
Miller 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Art Hillhouse 34 139 145 423 12.4
Inky Lautman 34 147 68 362 10.6
Ossie Schechtman 34 130 58 318 9.4
Bernie Opper 33 92 33 217 6.6
Ralph Kaplowitz 20 83 46 212 10.6
Red Klotz 31 58 52 168 5.4
Irv Davis 25 39 33 111 4.4
Jerry Fleishman 6 30 12 72 12.0
Petey Rosenberg 12 32 4 68 5.7
Dutch Garfinkel 10 17 12 46 4.6
Jules Kasner 5 16 6 38 7.6
Irv Torgoff 5 8 3 19 3.8
Butch Schwartz 7 6 6 18 2.6
George Senesky 1 1 0 2 2.0
Butch Weintraub 1 1 0 2 2.0
Ed Kampner 1 0 0 0 0.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Bob Tough 26 92 55 239 9.2
Ash Resnick 31 77 83 237 7.6
Dick Fitzgerald 33 90 54 234 7.1
Virgil Vaughn 28 92 41 225 8.0
Herb Gershon 34 80 57 217 6.4
Ben Goldfadden 29 68 46 182 6.3
Art Spector 30 67 45 179 6.0
Eddie Boyle 32 36 72 144 4.5
Mike McCarron 9 25 18 68 7.6
Bodick 11 8 11 27 2.5
Male 1 4 6 14 14.0
Bogado 9 6 1 13 1.4
Sherman 3 4 2 10 3.3
Gray 6 3 2 8 1.3
Russell 4 2 0 4 1.0
??? 3 1 0 2 0.7
Glassmiller 2 1 0 2 1.0
Gorman 1 1 0 2 2.0
McGuire 2 1 0 2 1.0
Simon 1 1 0 2 2.0
Fitzpatrick 5 0 1 1 0.2
Hefner 2 0 0 0 0.0
WILMINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ken Corley 24 83 49 215 9.0
John Murphy 23 59 76 194 8.4
Dutch Hoefer 33 63 64 190 5.8
Paul Chaddick 17 63 46 174 10.2
Bill McKeever 28 60 39 159 5.7
Doug Holcomb 18 52 45 149 8.3
Richie Niemera 16 43 32 118 7.4
Tony Kaplan 28 46 23 115 4.1
McCahan 19 31 23 85 4.5
Davis 19 28 16 72 3.8
Szulka 7 15 12 42 6.0
Jett 6 11 4 26 4.3
Herman Knupple 13 7 8 22 1.7
Bernie Fliegel 2 5 1 11 5.5
Adams 1 3 5 11 11.0
George Glamack 1 3 3 9 9.0
Graf 5 2 2 6 1.2
John Barr 3 2 1 5 1.7
Bob Neu 2 1 2 4 2.0
Craddock 3 2 0 4 1.3
Beeders 2 1 1 3 1.5
Judenfriend 1 1 0 2 2.0
??? 3 0 1 1 0.3
Turley 1 0 0 0 0.0
Simpson 1 0 0 0 0.0
??? 1 0 0 0 0.0
1946-47 ABL
SOUTHERN DIVISION W L PCT. NORTHERN DIVISION
W L PCT.
Baltimore Bullets 31 3 .912 Brooklyn Gothams
24 10 .706
Philadelphia SPHAs 19 14 .576 Jersey City Atoms
14 22 .389
Trenton Tigers 17 17 .500 Troy Celtics
13 22 .371
Elizabeth Braves 15 18 .455 Paterson Crescents
11 23 .324
Wilmington Bombers 15 20 .429 Newark Bobcats/Yonkers Chiefs*
7 17 .292
*Newark moved to Yonkers before dropping out during the season
ABL PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
13Mar47 at Baltimore - Brooklyn 80, Baltimore 66
16Mar47 at Brooklyn - Baltimore 80, Brooklyn 53
20Mar47 at Baltimore - Baltimore 70, Brooklyn 46
Philadelphia defeated Jersey City 2 games to 1
16Mar47 at Trenton - Trenton 67, Elizabeth 39
18Mar47 at Elizabeth - Trenton 54, Elizabeth 52
SECOND ROUND
23Mar47 at Trenton - Trenton 81, Philadelphia 64
2Apr47 at Philadelphia - Philadelphia 46, Trenton 42
12Apr47 at Philadelphia - Trenton 48, Philadelphia 46
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
The best 2 of 3 final was scheduled between Baltimore and Trenton but
Baltimore
quit the playoffs to participate in World Basketball Tournament and Trenton
was
declared league champions by default
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Ash Resnick, Troy 35 191 181 563 16.1
Mike Bloom, Baltimore 34 171 166 508 14.9
Jack Hewson, Wilmington 22 102 100 304 13.8
Stan Brown, Philadelphia 32 158 116 432 13.5
Bobby Dorn, Paterson 30 127 135 389 13.0
Cy Boardman, Paterson 32 139 134 412 12.9
Buddy Jeannette, Baltimore 29 113 118 344 11.9
John Ezersky, Brooklyn 34 147 100 394 11.6
Paul Chaddick, Wilmington 35 166 71 403 11.5
Fred Frey, Brooklyn 25 93 96 282 11.3
TEAM ROSTERS
BALTIMORE G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Bloom 34 171 166 508 14.9
Buddy Jeannette 29 113 118 344 11.9
Jake Ahearn 34 131 68 330 9.7
Herm Feutsch 34 92 55 239 7.0
Ace Abbott 28 70 50 190 6.8
Bill McKeever 31 68 49 185 6.0
Tony Kelly 33 63 26 152 4.6
Barney Goldberg 27 48 19 115 4.3
Kleggie Hermsen 10 39 20 98 9.8
Vic Bock 25 25 10 60 2.4
Franny Bock 20 18 5 41 2.0
Leon Brown 13 11 5 27 2.1
Steve Bagarus 4 9 0 18 4.5
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
John Ezersky 34 147 100 394 11.6
Sol Cohen 33 129 111 369 11.2
Fred Frey 25 93 96 282 11.3
Sol Kopitko 34 102 78 282 8.3
Lester Walsh 34 99 56 254 7.5
Phil Rabin 34 82 39 203 6.0
Ted Delson 34 65 9 139 4.1
Banks 30 17 26 60 2.0
Harry Kovner 22 8 11 27 1.2
Fenley 6 10 5 25 4.2
Makin 3 3 0 6 2.0
Toombs 1 2 1 5 5.0
Les Mintz 2 0 0 0 0.0
ELIZABETH G FG FT TP PPG
Steve Juenger 36 118 103 339 9.4
Al Moschetti 29 81 55 217 7.5
Herb Bloom 31 67 42 176 5.7
Lou Lesser 22 65 37 167 7.6
Dick Murphy 16 52 37 141 8.8
Walker 12 50 39 139 11.6
Cusick 20 46 16 108 5.4
Ross Merrick 19 40 25 105 5.5
Hy Gotkin 18 37 22 96 5.3
Stan Waxman 11 21 4 46 4.2
White 10 11 5 27 2.7
Kunz 7 9 3 21 3.0
Bob Cluggish 4 8 2 18 4.5
Ralph Dolgoff 7 4 8 16 2.3
Danyo 4 5 4 14 3.5
Bill Kotsores 3 2 1 5 1.7
Frank Fucarino 1 0 1 1 1.0
Kane 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Bobby Dorn and Leo Merson were also on their roster
JERSEY CITY G FG FT TP PPG
Roy Leenig 36 157 89 403 11.2
George Babich 34 140 95 375 11.0
Lou Simon 36 129 88 346 9.6
Bernie Fliegel 30 84 92 260 8.7
Charles Schmidli 36 85 59 229 6.4
Lockheed 23 72 25 169 7.3
Jake Bornheimer 33 66 20 152 4.6
Frank Licitra 27 35 24 94 3.5
Borneman 17 32 16 80 4.7
J. Kelly 8 23 15 61 7.6
Maack 4 10 8 28 7.0
George Syby 3 2 5 9 3.0
Christie 1 3 1 7 7.0
Bobby Lewis 3 2 2 6 2.0
Michaels 4 2 1 5 1.2
Rutledge 4 1 3 5 1.2
Volpe 3 1 2 4 1.3
Ginsberg 5 1 1 3 0.6
Hal Dorn 9 1 0 2 0.2
Baer 1 0 1 1 1.0
Marty 1 0 0 0 0.0
Pat Finnegan 3 0 0 0 0.0
Von Derlinde 1 0 0 0 0.0
Parmari 1 0 0 0 0.0
R. Louis 3 0 0 0 0.0
NEWARK G FG FT TP PPG
Jack Peters 9 17 30 64 7.1
Moe Goldman 6 17 13 47 7.8
Bussels 6 9 14 32 5.3
Conaty 12 13 3 29 2.4
Krygier 9 13 3 29 3.2
Swede Mason 7 9 9 27 3.9
Scharf 10 8 8 24 2.4
McGuirk 3 1 6 8 2.7
Abe Novak 3 4 0 8 2.7
Sol Broder 3 2 1 5 1.7
Barrett 2 0 2 2 1.0
Cerrone 2 0 1 1 0.5
Cito 3 0 0 0 0.0
Dehnert 4 0 0 0 0.0
Pine 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - Al Benson and Red Powers also were on their roster
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Si Boardman 32 139 134 412 12.9
Bobby Dorn 30 127 135 389 13.0
Bill Goebels 34 96 73 265 7.8
Red Powers 25 82 93 257 10.3
Frank Mangiapane 24 83 61 227 9.5
Dick Nachimson 30 54 62 170 5.7
Lionel Baxter 19 59 49 167 8.8
Al Benson 25 69 28 166 6.6
Ben Auerbach 29 53 30 136 4.7
Carroll 18 51 43 145 8.1
George Pastorchuk 12 28 24 80 6.7
Trubin 9 22 18 62 6.9
Rothman 11 22 11 55 5.0
Herman Knupple 18 14 19 47 2.6
Stevens 12 13 12 38 3.2
Millhaven 7 12 8 32 4.6
Jackson 9 7 4 18 2.0
Bill Kobler 8 7 3 17 2.1
Ondresik 5 5 5 15 3.0
Ivanicki 7 2 6 10 1.4
J. Kiernan 2 0 0 0 0.0
Riley 4 0 0 0 0.0
Rosenthal 1 0 0 0 0.0
Silverberg 3 0 0 0 0.0
Silverman 4 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Stan Brown 32 158 116 432 13.5
Bernie Opper 32 145 51 341 10.7
Len Weiner 33 104 108 316 9.6
Jack Hewson 22 102 100 304 13.8
Butch Schwartz 32 94 60 248 7.8
Inky Lautman 31 94 42 230 7.4
Red Klotz 33 93 42 228 6.9
Irv Davis 30 59 41 159 5.3
Mendy Snyder 26 37 20 94 3.6
Mort Freemark 25 28 7 63 2.5
Art Gurfine 1 0 1 1 1.0
Bud Gaines 1 0 0 0 0.0
Greenspan 1 0 0 0 0.0
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Chilly Edelstein 34 134 66 334 9.8
Al Schneider 33 135 53 323 9.8
Ben Goldfadden 30 89 110 288 9.6
Eddie Boyle 30 88 107 283 9.4
Red Paris 28 76 45 197 7.0
Luke Sapan 33 56 46 158 4.8
Gorham Getchell 16 57 42 156 9.8
Norm Drucker 27 26 28 80 3.0
Allie Esposito 20 18 29 65 3.2
Herb Gershon 28 21 22 64 2.3
Gil Rossi 19 13 11 37 1.9
Alberto 7 3 1 7 1.0
Cervi 5 2 0 4 0.8
Haspic 1 0 1 1 1.0
Dick Gray 2 0 0 0 0.0
Tony Nitti 1 0 0 0 0.0
TROY G FG FT TP PPG
Ash Resnick 35 191 181 563 16.1
Moe Dubilier 35 97 116 310 8.9
Jules Kasner 31 106 81 293 9.5
Tom Flanagan 30 104 32 240 8.0
Friend 31 73 51 197 6.4
Blair 24 65 33 163 6.8
Sam Laub 32 54 33 141 4.4
Henry 19 44 39 127 6.7
Dinkwood 16 38 32 108 6.8
Dodick 13 37 18 92 7.1
Nat Frankel 15 19 22 60 4.0
Moe Frankel 12 14 9 37 3.1
Lacina 8 11 13 35 4.4
Scheer 15 11 10 32 2.1
Hal Korovin 8 10 9 29 3.6
Rader 5 4 5 13 2.6
Marty Scheinkman 4 3 6 12 3.0
Abbatello 8 2 3 7 0.9
Ben Kramer 3 3 1 7 2.3
Orlando 1 2 3 7 7.0
Galub 1 1 0 2 2.0
Blumenthal 1 0 0 0 0.0
WILMINGTON G FG FT TP PPG
Paul Chaddick 35 166 71 403 11.5
Don Gleasner 34 118 75 311 9.2
Jack McCloskey 34 113 64 290 8.5
Ken Corley 34 112 63 287 8.4
John Murphy 10 68 55 191 19.1
Ed Lyons 12 71 44 186 15.5
Frank Hoerst 14 23 19 65 4.6
Buzzy Gillen 31 14 22 50 1.6
F. Kiernan 13 14 5 33 2.5
Landis 5 11 4 26 5.2
Nagel 9 7 6 20 2.2
Bob Boylan 9 3 3 9 1.0
Poker 5 1 1 3 0.6
Markellas 1 0 1 1 1.0
Byrnes 1 0 0 0 0.0
Eyrich 1 0 0 0 0.0
Garry 1 0 0 0 0.0
Kesey 1 0 0 0 0.0
Lindsay 3 0 0 0 0.0
Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0.0
Van Belle 1 0 0 0 0.0
1947-48 ABL
W L PCT.
Wilkes-Barre Barons 26 8 .765
Paterson Crescents 19 16 .543
Trenton Tigers 17 15 .531
Jersey City Atoms/Scranton Miners* 16 16 .500
Elizabeth Braves/Hartford Hurricanes** 11 12 .478
Philadelphia SPHAs 13 19 .406
Brooklyn Gothams 8 20 .286
Lancaster Roses*** 1 5 .167
*Scranton franchise was terminated by the league on 4Dec47
**Elizabeth moved to Hartford on 19Dec47
***Jersey City moved to Lancaster on 28Jan48
ABL PLAYOFFS
24Mar48 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 53, Trenton 52
28Mar48 at Trenton - Wilkes-Barre 102, Trenton 84
27Mar48 at Paterson - Paterson 82, Scranton 68
28Mar48 at Scranton - Paterson 92, Scranton 66
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
31Mar48 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 70, Paterson 63
4Apr48 at Paterson - Paterson 65, Wilkes-Barre 57
17Apr48 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 51, Paterson 43
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Cas Ostrowski, Wilkes-Barre 31 214 133 561 18.1
Bill Chanecka, Wilkes-Barre 30 188 129 505 16.8
Elmore Morganthaler, Philadelphia 28 167 147 481 17.2
Martin Powers, Paterson 35 128 223 479 13.7
Aaron Tanitsky, Philadelphia 32 155 90 400 12.5
Ed Boyle, Trenton 32 112 154 378 11.8
Mike Wallace, Scranton 15 129 69 327 21.8
Jerry Rullo, Philadelphia 30 129 43 301 10.0
Ted Hanauer, Wilkes-Barre 33 111 70 292 8.8
Herschel Baltimore, Wilkes-Barre 34 119 50 288 8.5
TEAM ROSTERS
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Hank Biatti 17 67 91 225 13.2
Tony Kappan 25 50 114 214 8.6
Sol Kopitko 23 70 60 200 8.7
Lester Walsh 28 68 64 200 7.1
Ted Delson 28 78 11 167 6.0
John Ezersky 9 50 49 149 16.6
Bill Pless 26 57 34 148 5.7
Herb Gershon 22 35 27 97 4.4
Wilcox 14 32 18 82 5.9
Lou Lesser 9 24 11 59 6.6
Red Paris 7 15 13 43 6.1
Ben Scharnus 10 15 9 39 3.9
Bill Fenley 5 10 10 30 6.0
Bleier 3 8 2 18 6.0
Shor 1 4 5 13 13.0
Rosenman 6 3 3 9 1.5
Warwick 1 3 0 6 6.0
Dave Fox 1 1 0 2 2.0
Kreisberg 1 1 0 2 2.0
M. Goldstein 3 0 1 1 0.3
Rabin 3 0 0 0 0.0
Rossi 1 0 0 0 0.0
ELIZABETH G FG FT TP PPG
Norm Drucker 2 6 2 14 7.0
Steve Juenger 1 3 0 6 6.0
HARTFORD G FG FT TP PPG
Jones 21 91 74 256 12.2
Cox 21 101 39 241 11.5
Sherman 22 90 54 234 10.6
Klapprodt 22 83 42 208 9.5
Coulby Gunther 15 74 57 205 13.7
Flanagan 22 70 29 169 7.7
Bobby Knight 19 34 17 85 4.5
Bores 6 18 10 46 7.7
O'Brien 10 5 3 13 1.3
Hanrahan 2 2 5 9 4.5
Wade 4 2 1 5 1.2
Curran 1 0 0 0 0.0
JERSEY CITY G FG FT TP PPG
Sid Tanenbaum 10 63 75 201 20.1
Bernie Opper 10 42 10 94 9.4
Ace Abbott 12 21 32 74 6.2
Lou Simon 13 25 13 63 4.8
Lockheed 2 1 1 3 1.5
Pasch 1 0 1 1 1.0
Zaycheck 2 0 1 1 0.5
Moe Dubilier 3 0 1 1 0.3
LANCASTER G FG FT TP PPG
Bill Zubic 6 22 37 81 13.5
Tom O'Connell 6 28 16 72 12.0
Fred Sheffield 6 30 11 71 11.8
Don Markward 6 20 4 44 7.3
Tommy Bell 6 12 17 41 6.8
Norman Butz 6 10 16 36 6.0
John Murphy 6 10 7 27 4.5
Jack McCloskey 6 5 4 14 2.3
Waxman 2 3 2 8 4.0
Pete Yousatis 5 3 0 6 1.2
Don Gleasner 1 1 1 3 3.0
Bink Manning 1 1 0 2 2.0
Flink 2 0 1 1 0.5
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Martin Powers 35 128 223 479 13.7
Bob Mullens 28 114 42 270 9.6
Bill Goebels 33 89 77 255 7.7
Carroll 35 91 49 231 6.6
Fred Frey 33 75 67 217 6.6
Frank Mangiapane 35 69 56 194 5.5
Dick Murphy 27 71 37 179 6.6
Chuck Connors 19 64 30 158 8.3
Ossie Schechtman 31 51 25 127 4.1
Ed Kassler 16 49 29 127 7.9
Hank DeZonie 5 33 19 85 17.0
Ash Resnick 6 12 12 36 6.0
Bill McKeever 6 8 8 24 4.0
Bobby Dorn 5 7 7 21 4.2
Patricks 2 6 4 16 8.0
Dobey 8 5 5 15 1.9
Davis 1 2 1 5 5.0
Keller 1 2 0 4 4.0
Benson 1 0 0 0 0.0
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Elmore Morganthaler 28 167 147 481 17.2
Aaron Tanitsky 32 155 90 400 12.5
Jerry Rullo 30 129 43 301 10.0
Stan Brown 17 92 60 244 14.4
Len Weiner 31 81 73 235 7.6
Oscar Baldwin 24 66 41 173 7.2
Eddie Lyons 7 35 18 88 12.6
Red Klotz 19 27 24 78 4.1
Jack McGaffney 14 23 25 71 5.1
Rolker 11 26 12 64 5.8
Si Boardman 9 16 12 44 4.9
Butch Schwartz 5 8 6 22 4.4
George Feigenbaum 3 0 3 3 1.0
Della Monica 2 0 0 0 0.0
Mendy Snyder 5 0 0 0 0.0
Zeiss 1 0 0 0 0.0
SCRANTON G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Wallace 15 129 69 327 21.8
Vinnie Verdeschi 18 91 80 262 14.6
Len Cohen 19 73 65 211 11.1
Hank Rosenstein 16 66 65 197 12.3
Breenberg 28 63 54 180 6.4
Leenig 22 49 23 121 5.5
Cotter 14 45 31 121 8.6
Goodwin 10 48 5 101 10.1
Paglioroli 15 37 24 98 6.5
Fitzgerald 11 32 31 95 8.6
Babich 17 23 19 65 3.8
Pat Walsh 13 21 9 51 3.9
Whitey Macknowski 4 20 9 49 12.2
Allen 9 15 12 42 4.7
Joseph Thomas 6 6 6 18 3.0
Karpowicz 4 5 5 15 3.8
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Ed Boyle 32 112 154 378 11.8
Chilly Edelstein 32 115 57 287 9.0
Roth 30 102 52 256 8.5
Mike McCarron 21 89 75 253 12.0
Virgil Vaughn 21 81 50 212 10.1
Ben Goldfadden 28 60 56 176 6.3
Jack Hewson 9 58 41 157 17.4
Frascella 19 66 17 149 7.8
Al Schneider 25 52 27 131 5.2
Paul Chaddick 23 41 23 105 4.6
Ed Golub 12 34 33 101 8.4
Gorham Getchell 23 19 23 61 2.7
Zerkel 6 6 1 13 2.2
Kelty 7 2 1 5 0.7
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
Cas Ostrowski 31 214 133 561 18.1
Bill Chanecka 30 188 129 505 16.8
Ted Hanauer 33 111 70 292 8.8
Herschel Baltimore 34 119 50 288 8.5
Steve Chanecka 34 101 84 286 8.4
Red Dehnert 22 53 19 125 5.7
Chick Craig 28 45 18 108 3.9
John Barr 33 35 28 98 3.0
Art Hillhouse 8 20 20 60 7.5
John Rusinko 6 23 11 57 9.5
Franks 21 12 3 27 1.3
Larry Disque 1 0 0 0 0.0
1948-49 ABL
W L PCT.
Wilkes-Barre Barons 29 12 .707
Scranton Miners 26 15 .634
Trenton Tigers 25 16 .610
Paterson Crescents* 24 17 .585
Bridgeport Newfield Steelers* 24 17 .585
Hartford Hurricanes 13 26 .333
Brooklyn Gothams 10 30 .250
Philadelphia SPHAs 8 26 .235
*26Mar49 - Paterson defeated Bridgeport 99-80 for fourth place
ABL PLAYOFFS
30Mar49 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 106, Trenton 71
3Apr49 at Trenton - Wilkes-Barre 93, Trenton 80
31Mar49 at Scranton -Scranton 68, Paterson 66
2Apr49 at Paterson - Scranton 67, Paterson 65
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
7Apr49 at Wilkes-Barre -Wilkes-Barre 71, Scranton 60
10Apr49 at Scranton - Scranton 75, Wilkes-Barre 70
12Apr49 at Wilkes-Barre -Scranton 74, Wilkes-Barre 62
20Apr49 at Scranton - Wilkes-Barre 72, Scranton 56
22Apr49 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 58, Scranton 47
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Dick Holub, Paterson 41 285 265 835 20.4
Cas Ostrowski, Wilkes-Barre 41 304 143 751 18.3
Bill Chanecka, Wilkes-Barre 40 269 180 718 18.0
Mickey Homa, Bridgeport 40 253 199 705 17.6
Jack Hewson, Trenton 36 240 204 684 19.0
Hank Baietti, Brooklyn 40 205 230 640 16.0
William Zirkel, Bridgeport 40 220 156 596 14.9
Ralph Kaplowitz, Hartford 41 216 138 570 13.9
Peter Pasko, Wilkes-Barre 29 216 94 526 18.1
Mike Wallace, Scranton 41 192 124 508 12.4
TEAM ROSTERS
BRIDGEPORT G FG FT TP PPG
Mickey Homa 40 253 199 705 17.6
Bill Zirkel 40 220 156 596 14.9
"Big" J. Wilson 39 166 148 480 12.1
Petrovick 40 189 79 457 11.4
Gomez 40 103 97 303 7.6
Klapprodt 41 111 65 287 7.0
Bowen 39 77 81 235 6.0
Charlie Powers 29 59 85 203 7.0
Cascia 31 41 18 100 3.2
Fazekas 26 18 6 42 1.6
Oslai 15 8 12 28 1.9
Springer 9 9 3 21 2.3
"Small" J. Wilson 11 8 4 20 1.8
Johnson 6 3 3 9 1.5
Flanagan 2 3 2 8 4.0
John Rusinko 2 3 0 6 3.0
Phillips 1 1 1 3 3.0
Lengyel 3 1 1 3 1.0
Thompson 1 1 0 2 2.0
Bill Kotsores 3 0 0 0 0.0
Neksick 3 0 0 0 0.0
BROOKLYN G FG FT TP PPG
Hank Baietti 40 205 230 640 16.0
Karpowicz 35 162 115 439 12.5
Sisti 35 94 74 262 7.5
Wilcox 38 82 50 214 5.6
Walsh 34 57 50 164 4.8
Babich 15 44 24 112 7.5
Friedman 13 39 31 109 8.4
Williams 19 43 18 104 5.5
John Isaacs 7 31 21 83 11.9
French 5 19 4 42 8.4
Delson 9 11 9 31 3.4
I. Young 6 10 6 26 4.3
Shain 8 5 7 17 2.1
Breenberg 6 4 8 16 2.7
Whalen 5 0 9 9 1.8
Starkman 3 3 2 8 2.7
Haspel 2 3 0 6 3.0
Shaw 1 1 3 5 5.0
Bollinger 3 2 1 5 1.7
Herb Gershon 1 2 0 4 4.0
Goldsmith 1 1 1 3 3.0
Sibbi 2 1 0 2 1.0
Sol Kopitko 2 1 0 2 1.0
Castigan 1 0 0 0 0.0
Norm Drucker 1 0 0 0 0.0
HARTFORD G FG FT TP PPG
Ralph Kaplowitz 41 216 138 570 13.9
Jones 37 163 127 453 12.2
Campbell 39 176 90 442 11.3
Johnny Bach 13 69 51 189 14.5
Bores 15 61 53 175 11.7
Goebels 25 60 44 164 6.6
Cox 23 66 26 158 6.9
Desci 21 40 52 132 6.3
John Hazen 22 43 34 120 5.5
Bobby Knight 10 16 12 44 4.4
Kosior 15 17 5 39 2.6
Ed Faber 7 13 10 36 5.1
Bob Hubbard 3 10 6 26 8.7
Walters 7 9 6 24 3.4
O'Brien 10 6 7 19 1.9
Vogel 5 7 4 18 3.6
Roy Hurley 8 4 1 9 1.1
Mazzarella 2 2 1 5 2.5
Dinnie 7 1 2 4 0.6
Spiers 2 1 0 2 1.0
Woody Grimshaw 1 0 0 0 0.0
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Dick Holub 41 285 265 835 20.4
Bob Mullens 41 205 79 489 11.9
Smith 41 151 98 400 9.8
Dick Krause 40 146 55 347 8.7
Ed Kelly 25 124 64 312 12.5
Weston 43 100 87 287 6.7
Murphy 41 102 46 250 6.1
W. Kaplowitz 29 82 46 210 7.2
Frank Mangiapane 39 67 54 188 4.8
Schwartz 24 56 46 158 6.6
Len Cohen 36 51 43 145 4.0
Ossie Schectman 21 51 32 134 6.4
Forman 6 14 16 44 7.3
PHILADELPHIA G FG FT TP PPG
Eddie Lyons 34 206 93 505 14.9
Stan Brown 33 204 90 498 15.1
Aaron Tanitsky 33 160 69 389 11.8
Elmore Morganthaler 17 107 155 367 21.6
Len Weiner 34 130 82 342 10.1
Gorham Getchell 33 52 57 161 4.9
Dave Fox 16 40 62 142 8.9
Bill Zubic 5 30 16 76 15.2
Bill McCahan 23 27 14 68 3.0
Jerry Rullo 7 24 11 59 8.4
Ed Stanczak 28 23 12 58 2.1
Markoff 6 15 8 38 6.3
O'Connell 3 11 6 28 9.3
E. Wallace 5 1 1 3 0.6
Brophy 1 1 0 2 2.0
D. Young 1 1 0 2 2.0
Barnett 3 0 1 1 0.3
Marshall 1 0 1 1 1.0
Herlich 3 0 0 0 0.0
SCRANTON G FG FT TP PPG
Mike Wallace 41 192 124 508 12.4
Doug Holcomb 26 135 132 402 15.5
Don Kotter 40 80 45 205 5.1
Vinnie Verdeschi 16 69 61 199 12.4
Dolly King 14 64 48 176 12.6
Sanders 23 66 43 175 7.6
Reis 21 64 36 164 7.8
Hank Rosenstein 14 46 46 138 9.9
Ed Kassler 15 53 29 135 9.0
Dan Krause 27 42 42 126 4.7
Nat Militzok 13 46 33 125 9.6
Phoenix 20 39 36 114 5.7
Marshall Gemberling 20 36 25 97 4.8
Chili Edelstein 12 17 6 40 3.3
Pagett 10 12 8 32 3.2
Al Widmar 10 8 11 27 2.7
Eddie Younger 13 7 12 26 2.0
Rosofsky 6 1 1 3 0.5
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Jack Hewson 36 240 204 684 19.0
Herb Krautblatt 33 162 83 407 12.3
McLaughlin 41 145 114 404 9.9
Roth 41 147 99 393 9.6
George Feigenbaum 40 139 92 370 9.2
Frascella 41 147 49 343 8.4
Dutch Hoefer 40 85 59 229 5.7
Ed Boyle 41 58 89 205 5.0
Paul Chaddick 13 42 31 115 8.8
Mike McCarron 7 22 17 61 8.7
Hafner 12 14 17 45 3.8
Price 18 11 7 29 1.6
E. Kelly 3 6 4 16 5.3
Howard 1 2 1 5 5.0
Rossi 1 0 0 0 0.0
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
Cas Ostrowski 41 304 143 751 18.3
Bill Chanecka 40 269 180 718 18.0
Peter Pasko 29 216 94 526 18.1
Milt Ticco 41 131 28 290 7.1
Verl Heap 41 120 38 278 6.8
Herschel Baltimore 39 86 37 209 5.4
Steve Chanecka 39 73 54 200 5.1
Earl Hawkins 28 60 53 173 6.2
Ted Hanauer 38 49 42 140 3.7
Chick Craig 35 12 15 67 1.9
1949-50 ABL
W L PCT.
Scranton Miners 27 11 .711
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols 22 13 .629
Wilkes-Barre Barons 21 17 .552
New York Harlem Yankees** 20 17 .541
Paterson Crescents 17 18 .486
Hartford Hurrcanes 11 26 .297
Trenton Tigers*** 4 16 .200
Schenectady Packers* 0 6 .000
*Schenectady dropped out 23Nov49
**New York moved to Schenectady during the season
***Trenton dropped out 1Feb50
ABL PLAYOFFS
19Mar50 at Scranton - Scranton 60, Wilkes-Barre 49
22Mar50 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 89, Scranton 83
26Mar50 at Scranton - Scranton 103, Wilkes-Barre 99 (3 overtimes)
26Mar50 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport 81, New York 74
27Mar50 at Saratoga - New York 80, Bridgeport 78
29Mar50 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport 75, New York 73
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
2Apr50 at Scranton - Scranton 88, Bridgeport 67
9Apr50 at Bridgeport - Scranton 85, Bridgeport 73
12Apr50 at Scranton - Bridgeport 68, Scranton 65
14Apr50 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport 78, Scranton 73
16Apr50 at Scranton - Scranton 85, Bridgeport 59
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Elmore Morganthaler, Scranton 37 267 194 728 19.7
Hank DeZonie, New York 37 286 78 650 17.6
Bill Chanecka, Wilkes-Barre 37 233 141 607 16.4
Cas Ostrowski, Wilkes-Barre 38 223 152 598 15.7
Ike Walthour, New York 35 207 119 533 15.2
George Kok, Bridgeport 35 201 123 525 15.0
Dick Holub, Paterson 34 145 213 503 14.8
Johnny Bach, Hartford 37 164 171 499 13.5
George Crowe, New York 35 190 96 476 13.6
Irv Rothenberg, Paterson 33 167 135 469 14.2
TEAM ROSTERS
BRIDGEPORT G FG FT TP PPG
George Kok 35 201 123 525 15.0
Charlie Homa 35 151 134 436 12.5
Jack Hewson 24 123 148 394 16.4
Hank Baietti 35 101 128 330 9.4
John Wilson 35 95 130 320 9.1
William Zirkel 34 110 43 263 7.7
Jerry Rizzo 35 67 110 244 7.0
George Petrovick 33 80 26 186 5.6
Thomas Tolan 34 56 36 148 4.4
Cole 17 12 6 30 1.8
Martin Powers 7 5 3 13 1.9
Emerson Speicher 2 1 0 2 1.0
HARTFORD G FG FT TP PPG
Johnny Bach 37 164 171 499 13.5
Herb Krautblatt 33 162 104 428 13.0
Ralph Kaplowitz 37 161 75 397 10.7
George Feigenbaum 23 126 60 312 13.6
Charlie Parsley 18 78 41 197 10.9
Dick Bartels 22 74 43 191 8.7
Lewis 10 46 29 121 12.1
Hank Beenders 18 46 19 111 6.2
Roth 22 32 35 99 4.5
Frank Mangiapane 29 35 24 94 3.2
John Ezersky 6 33 28 94 15.7
Bob Hubbard 16 33 11 77 4.8
Tom Sealy 14 26 20 72 5.1
Adair 5 17 4 38 7.6
Dutch Garfinkle 9 17 3 37 4.1
Rader 7 9 2 20 2.9
Woods 3 8 5 21 7.0
Campbell 6 4 3 11 1.8
Franszak 5 4 2 10 2.0
Walsh 5 3 3 9 1.8
Bores 2 2 0 4 2.0
Lipman 2 1 2 4 2.0
Seagrist 3 1 2 4 1.3
Jones 1 1 0 2 2.0
NEW YORK G FG FT TP PPG
Hank DeZonie 37 286 78 650 17.6
Ike Walthour 35 207 119 533 15.2
George Crowe 35 190 96 476 13.6
Benny McNeil 30 96 78 270 9.0
Woods 34 92 49 233 6.9
Bailey 29 59 30 148 5.1
Hinds 35 55 34 144 4.1
Forbes 32 43 28 114 3.6
Moore 2 2 3 7 3.5
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Dick Holub 34 145 213 503 14.8
Irv Rothenberg 33 167 135 469 14.2
Mike Wallace 34 159 142 460 13.5
Bob Mullens 29 141 41 323 11.1
Tom Kelly 35 108 85 301 8.6
Steve Chanecka 38 82 81 245 6.4
Howie Janotta 25 89 61 239 9.6
Murphy 34 47 42 136 4.0
Len Cohen 20 46 35 127 6.4
Lionel Malamed 22 33 17 83 3.8
Rothbart 17 30 16 76 4.5
Fenley 11 12 8 32 2.9
Gallagher 5 9 1 19 3.8
Kraus 4 3 0 6 1.5
Labanowski 3 1 1 3 1.0
Sandemeyer 2 1 0 2 1.0
SCHENECTADY G FG FT TP PPG
Bob Fitzgerald 3 15 11 41 13.7
Benson 6 13 7 33 5.5
Bennett 4 6 2 14 3.5
Don Kotter 4 6 2 14 3.5
Mike McCarron 1 3 7 13 13.0
Bill Pless 1 4 1 9 9.0
Simmons 3 2 2 6 2.0
Harmon 1 1 0 2 2.0
Kellick 2 0 2 2 1.0
Mastriani 1 1 0 2 2.0
Prambylo 1 1 0 2 2.0
Zelie 1 1 0 2 2.0
Sisti 1 0 1 1 1.0
SCRANTON G FG FT TP PPG
Elmore Morganthaler 37 267 194 728 19.7
Ed Kassler 34 138 108 384 11.3
Vincent Verdeschi 38 125 121 371 9.8
Hank Rosenstein 38 102 147 351 9.2
Carl Meinhold 34 122 87 331 9.7
Bill King 34 118 85 321 9.4
Robert Kelly 38 85 109 279 7.3
Pop Gates 37 96 84 276 7.5
Nat Militzok 35 83 56 222 6.3
Martin Brofman 13 29 28 86 6.6
Eddie Younger 34 22 19 63 1.9
Chili Edelstein 25 18 10 46 1.8
Doug Holcomb 3 3 1 7 2.3
TRENTON G FG FT TP PPG
Eddie Lyons 15 68 61 197 13.1
Johnny Jameson 15 52 24 128 8.5
Angelo Musi 13 39 31 109 8.4
Jerry Rullo 17 44 17 105 6.2
Stan Brown 9 33 23 89 9.9
McLaughlin 14 29 38 96 6.9
Frascella 15 38 9 85 5.7
Bob Smith 3 11 7 29 9.7
Frank Martello 5 8 10 26 5.2
Hammack 7 10 4 24 3.4
Carroll 3 4 10 18 6.0
Bob Tough 3 5 0 10 3.3
Jim Pembrick 5 4 0 8 1.6
Schwartz 2 2 2 6 3.0
Irv Torgoff 4 3 0 6 1.5
Price 10 1 1 3 0.3
Silverman 1 1 1 3 3.0
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
Bill Chanecka 37 233 141 607 16.4
Cas Ostrowski 38 223 152 598 15.7
Joe Colone 38 125 103 353 9.3
Earl Hawkins 34 85 107 277 8.1
Marty Zippel 38 95 71 261 6.9
Bobby McDermott 36 93 59 245 6.8
Milt Ticco 35 85 20 190 5.4
Peter Pasko 31 51 41 143 4.6
Herschel Baltimore 13 19 12 50 3.8
Ike Borsavage 3 11 15 37 12.3
Ted Hanauer 19 8 19 35 1.8
Alex Athas 5 3 13 19 3.8
1950-51 ABL
W L PCT.
Scranton Miners 28 8 .778
Wilkes-Barre Barons** 28 11 .718
Paterson Crescents 21 16 .568
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols 18 15 .545
Utica Pros 17 22 .436
Saratoga Harlem Yankees 5 25 .167
Allentown Aces/Carbondale Aces* 4 24 .105
*Allentown moved to Carbondale on 28Dec50 after a 1-12 start
**Wilkes-Barre dropped out on 22Feb51 after Scranton demanded a $1,500 bond
before they would play
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
No playoff held - Scranton champion on basis of final league standings.
LEAGUE LEADERS G FG FT TP PPG
Ike Walthour, Saratoga 29 201 185 587 20.2
John Ezersky, Wilkes-Barre 39 242 234 718 18.4
Joe Colone, Wilkes-Barre/Carbondale 23 150 107 407 17.7
Hank DeZonie, Saratoga 24 158 49 365 15.2
Cas Ostrowski, Carbondale 15 90 48 228 15.2
Walter Sheil, Carbondale 15 82 54 218 14.5
Alex Athas, Utica 21 99 103 301 14.3
Irv Rothenberg, Paterson 34 158 145 461 13.6
Chink Crossin, Wilkes-Barre 31 165 81 411 13.3
Joel Kaufman, Paterson 35 171 97 439 12.5
ROSTERS
BRIDGEPORT G FG FT TP PPG
Ralph Kaplowitz 30 142 88 372 12.4
Matt Forman 32 132 88 352 11.0
Dick Holub 33 115 115 345 10.5
John Wilson 32 108 129 345 10.8
Hank Baietti 32 105 114 324 10.1
Perry Del Purgatorio 23 104 38 246 10.7
Jerry Rizzo 33 71 94 236 7.2
Jack Byrnes 10 46 33 125 12.5
Mike McCarron 9 21 18 60 6.7
Thomas Tolan 7 6 7 19 2.7
George Lindeman 3 6 4 16 5.3
Mueller 7 7 0 14 2.0
Jack Hewson 4 6 1 13 3.3
Anderson 1 1 1 3 3.0
Bowden 1 0 0 0 0.0
Walt Kaplowitz 2 0 0 0 0.0
ALLENTOWN/CARBONDALE G FG FT TP PPG
Joe Colone 23 150 107 407 17.7
Herb Scherer 23 93 85 271 11.8
Cas Ostrowski 15 90 48 228 15.2
Bob O'Brien 22 82 63 227 10.3
Walter Sheil 15 82 54 218 14.5
Eddie Lyons 12 50 51 151 12.6
Milt Ticco 24 69 12 150 6.2
Pete Clark 18 37 22 96 5.3
Al Saemmer 13 37 21 95 7.3
Herb Lyon 9 30 30 90 10.0
Ted Hanauer 14 27 27 81 5.8
Coulby Gunther 9 24 27 75 8.3
Harry Donovan 5 23 17 63 12.6
George Feigenbaum 5 23 14 60 12.0
Hank Poppe 9 24 11 59 6.6
Dick O'Keefe 4 21 10 52 12.6
John Rusinko 7 17 8 42 6.0
Gifford 4 15 8 38 9.5
Dick McGee 7 11 3 25 3.6
Bill Pless 5 6 9 21 4.2
Al Widmar 9 6 8 20 2.2
McLaughlin 2 3 4 10 5.0
O'Donnell 2 1 2 4 2.0
Schwartz 2 2 0 4 2.0
Pfeiffer 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - totals for Colone and O'Brien are Wilkes-Barre-Carbondale combined
totals for Ticco are Wilkes-Barre and Carbondale combined
PATERSON G FG FT TP PPG
Irv Rothenberg 36 163 152 478 13.3
Joel Kaufman 37 182 106 470 12.7
Irwin Dambrot 37 185 72 442 11.9
Howie Janotta 37 126 121 373 10.1
Bucky Hatchett 29 103 84 290 10.0
Ed Sadowski 25 113 63 289 11.6
Mike Wallace 36 102 59 263 7.3
Don Parsons 36 81 75 237 6.6
Herb Krautblatt 16 42 12 96 6.0
Donovan 9 32 21 85 9.4
Len Cohen 15 28 23 79 5.3
Robert Mullens 13 25 15 65 5.0
Tom Kelly 9 11 6 28 3.1
Tom Muller 3 0 1 1 0.3
Dick Kor 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - totals for Hatchett are Paterson-Saratoga combined
SARATOGA G FG FT TP PPG
Ike Walthour 29 201 185 587 20.2
Hank DeZonie 24 158 49 365 15.2
Buddy Thompson 27 102 43 247 9.1
Sonny Woods 27 77 67 221 8.2
Jim Usry 30 73 55 201 6.7
Joe Galiber 11 45 29 119 10.8
Vic Hansen 8 29 36 94 11.8
Charley Isles 11 26 15 67 6.1
John Rucker 12 25 17 67 5.6
Norman Skinner 4 12 9 33 8.2
Benny McNeil 4 10 9 29 7.2
Wilcox 7 12 2 26 3.7
Edward Anderson 4 10 5 25 6.2
Henry Singleton 3 10 5 25 8.3
Clarence Bell 2 4 11 19 9.5
Eddie Younger 9 5 3 13 1.4
Leroy Watkins 2 0 2 2 1.0
Winfield 1 1 0 2 2.0
Smallwood 4 0 2 2 0.5
John Isaacs 2 0 1 1 0.5
SCRANTON G FG FT TP PPG
Hank Rosenstein 36 110 202 422 11.7
Ed Kassler 36 148 114 410 11.4
Jerry Fleishman 36 155 78 388 10.8
Vinnie Verdeschi 35 122 98 342 9.8
Nat Militzok 34 111 87 309 9.1
Dolly King 35 83 81 247 7.1
Ed Bartels 21 90 43 223 10.6
Dan Finn 21 72 36 180 8.6
Joseph Hannon 20 24 22 70 3.5
Elmore Morgenthaler 6 19 16 54 9.0
Italo Ablondi 6 15 10 40 6.7
Alvy Peterson 6 3 4 10 1.7
Bill Roberts 1 1 3 5 5.0
Note - totals for Bartels are Utica-Scranton combined
UTICA G FG FT TP PPG
Leroy Chollet 34 140 96 376 11.1
Dick Smuin 33 110 110 330 10.0
Alex Athas 23 107 111 325 14.1
Bob Roper 32 108 78 294 9.2
Chuck Harmon 37 105 78 288 7.8
Bob MacKinnon 39 102 46 250 6.4
Ray Corley 21 84 72 240 11.4
Dermie O'Connell 20 79 30 188 9.4
Leroy Banks 26 71 30 172 6.6
Al Henningsen 15 51 37 139 9.3
Ed Stanczak 6 38 33 109 18.2
Jerry Fowler 10 32 27 91 9.1
Jerry Calabrese 4 23 9 55 13.8
Al Masino 10 19 16 54 5.4
Harry Foley 5 11 15 37 7.4
Don Lofgran 2 9 8 26 13.0
Bob Healy 4 6 1 13 3.2
Mike Novak 3 6 1 13 4.3
John Rucker 1 4 3 11 11.0
Dave Miller 1 4 2 10 10.0
WILKES-BARRE G FG FT TP PPG
John Ezersky 39 242 234 718 18.4
Bill Chanecka 38 181 111 473 12.4
Chink Crossin 31 165 81 411 13.3
Earl Hawkins 39 110 126 346 8.9
Ray Ellefson 27 106 99 311 11.5
Jack Leighton 37 105 42 252 6.8
Steve Chanecka 37 72 54 198 5.4
Bill Erickson 21 42 72 156 7.4
Jack Shelton 21 50 53 153 7.3
Marty Zippel 11 35 21 91 8.3
Ace Mauughn 10 21 11 53 5.3
Harry Donovan 6 13 6 32 5.3
Bill van Breda Kolff 2 3 6 12 6.0
Ed Bartels 1 3 2 8 8.0
Ludka 2 0 0 0 0.0
Claude Overton 1 0 0 0 0.0
Note - totals for Ellefson are Scranton and Wilkes-Barre combined
1951-52 ABL
W L
PCT.
Scranton Miners 24 11
.686
Elmira Colonels 22 18
.550
Wilkes-Barre Barons 20 19
.513
Saratoga Harlem Yankees/Schenectady Yankees/Saratoga Harlem Yankees* 12 16
.429
Manchester British Americans 8 11
.421
Bridgeport Roesslers 9 22
.290
Washington Capitols** 12 10
.545
*Saratoga moved to Schenectady and back to Saratoga during the season
**Washington dropped out 11Jan52
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilkes-Barre defeated Scranton 87-81
1952-53 ABL
W L PCT.
Manchester British Americans 19 9 .679
Wilkes-Barre Barons 20 11 .645
Elmira Colonels 17 11 .607
Scranton Miners 12 11 .522
Pawtucket Slaters 6 19 .240
Middletown Guards* 2 5 .286
Glens Falls-Saratoga** 1 11 .083
*Middletown dropped out 8Jan53
**Glens Falls-Saratoga dropped out on 6Feb53
ABL PLAYOFFS
Wilkes-Barre defeated Elmira
Manchester defeated Scranton
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Manchester defeated Wilkes-Barre