PHILADELPHIA BASKET BALL LEAGUE [1902-03 TO 1908-09] Contributed by John Grasso and Robert Bradley
Baldwin [Locomotives] 1905-06 Beacon [Churchmen] 1905-06 Bridesburg 1905-06 Columbia Field Club 1902-03 to 1903-04 Conshohocken Giants 1903-04 to 1904-05 Conshohocken Iron Men [Giants] 1906-07 Conshohocken 1907-08 Covenant Guild Nationals 1902-03 DeNeri 1904-05 to 1908-09 East Falls [Cliff Climbers, Hessians] 1902-03 to 1907-08 Germantown 1907-08 to 1908-09 Gray's Ferry 1904-05 Greystock 1902-03 Jasper A.C. 1902-03 to 1905-06 Manayuck [Yunkers] 1904-05 to 1907-08 National A.C. 1903-04 North Philadelphia Phillies 1903-04 to 1908-09 North Wales 1907-08 to 1908-09 Philadelphia Strattons 1907-08 to 1908-09 St. John 1902-03 to 1903-04 St. Luke 1907-08 St. Simeon [Saints] 1902-03 to 1908-09 South Philadelphia 1903-04 Trenton E.L. Kerns 1905-06 Xavier 1902-03 to 1903-04 West Philadelphia 1903-04
1902-03 PBL W L PCT. Columbia Field Club 22 5 .815 East Falls 20 8 .714 Jasper Athletic Club 14 14 .500 St. John 12 14 .462 Greystock 12 15 .444 St. Simeon 12 16 .429 Xavier 10 17 .370 Covenant Guild Nationals 6 19 .240
1903-04 PBL W L PCT. Jasper Athletic Club 24 4 .857 Columbia Field Club 18 8 .692 St. John 18 10 .643 East Falls 14 14 .500 West Philadelphia/North Philadelphia Phillies* 12 16 .429 South Philadelphia/National Athletic Club/Conshohocken Giants** 10 17 .370 St. Simeon 9 18 .333 Xavier 5 23 .179 *West Philadelphia moved to North Philadelphia during the season **South Philadelphia dropped out in Dec03 and were replaced by National who were dropped from the league 17Jan04 and replaced by Conshohocken
1904-05 PBL W L PCT. Conshohocken 31 8 .795 North Philadelphia 28 13 .683 Jasper 26 15 .634 DeNeri 22 17 .564 East Falls 18 22 .450 St. Simeon 13 26 .333 Manayunk 11 29 .275 Columbia/Gray's Ferry* 7 26 .212
Note - there were 2 tie games - DeNeri-East Falls and DeNeri-Manayunk
*Columbia dropped out on January, 1905. Columbia players renamed "Gray's Ferry"
1905-06 PBL W L PCT. DeNeri 24 6 .800 Manayunk 22 8 .733 St. Simeon 18 10 .643 East Falls 17 11 .607 North Philadelphia 15 13 .536 Jasper 9 19 .321 Beacon 5 23 .179 Bridesburg/Trenton/Baldwin* 4 24 .143 *Bridesburg dropped out on 20Dec05 and were replaced by Trenton on 21Dec05 who dropped out of league 19Jan06 and were replaced by Baldwin on 26Jan06.
Note - Regular season ended in a tie. DeNeri won best of three playoff with Manayunk 2-0 for league championship.
1906-07 PBL W L Pct. Conshohocken 22 8 .733 Manayunk 19 11 .633 East Falls 15 15 .500 St. Simeon 14 16 .467 DeNeri 11 19 .367 North Philadelphia 9 21 .290
1907-08 PBL W L Pct. Germantown 21 7 .750 St. Simeon 17 11 .607 DeNeri 15 10 .600 Conshohocken/North Wales* 16 11 .593 Manayunk 13 11 .542 Stratton 13 13 .500 North Philadelphia 6 18 .250 St. Luke** 3 23 .115 East Falls** 8 8 .500
*Conshohocken dropped out and was replaced by North Wales **East Falls dropped out and was replaced by St. Luke
1908-09 PBL W L PCT. Germantown** 11 2 .846 North Philadelphia* 7 5 .583 St. Simeon* 7 6 .538 Stratton 5 6 .454 DeNeri 4 8 .333 North Wales* 2 9 .182
*North Philadelphia, North Wales and St. Simeon dropped out on 06Jan09 **Germantown dropped out on 09Jan09