American Nasketball League 1925-26 to 1930-31, 1933-34 to 1952-53
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE [1925-26 TO 1930-31, 1933-34 TO 1952-53]
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP [1925-26 TO 1930-31]
Baltimore Orioles 1926-27
Boston Whirlwinds 1925-26
Brooklyn (NY) Arcadians 1925-26 to 1926-27
Brooklyn (NY) Celtics (Original Celtics) 1926-27
Brooklyn (NY) Visitations 1927-28 to 1930-31
Buffalo Germans [Bisons] 1925-26
Chicago Bruins 1925-26 to 1930-31
Cleveland Rosenblums 1925-26 to 1930-31
Detroit Cardinals 1927-28
Detroit Lions 1926-27
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 1925-26 to 1926-27
Fort Wayne (IN) Hoosiers [Guards] 1926-27 to 1930-31
Fort Wayne (IN) Caseys 1925-26
New York Celtics (Original Celtics) 1927-28, 1929-30
New York Hakoahs 1928-29
Paterson (NJ) Crescents 1929-30 to 1930-31
Paterson (NJ) Whirlwinds 1928-29
Philadelphia Phillies [Quakers] 1926-27
Philadelphia Warriors [Quakers] 1926-27 to 1927-28
Rochester (NY) Centrals 1925-26 to 1930-31
Syracuse (NY) All-Americans 1929-30
Toledo (OH) Red Man Tobaccos [Redmen] 1930-31
Trenton (NJ) [Royal] Bengals 1928-29
Washington Palace Five [Laundrymen] 1925-26 to 1927-28
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP [1933-34 TO 1952-53]
Atlantic City (NJ) Sand Pipers 1936-37
Baltimore Bullets 1944-45 to 1946-47
Baltimore Clippers 1939-40 to 1940-41
Boston Trojans 1934-35
Bridgeport (CT) Aer-A-Sols 1949-50, 1950-51
Bridgeport (CT) Newfield Steelers 1948-49
Bridgeport (CT) Roesslers 1951-52
Bronx (NY) Americans 1933-34
Brooklyn (NY) Celtics 1940-41
Brooklyn (NY) Gothams 1946-47 to 1948-49
Brooklyn (NY) Indians 1942-43 to 1943-44
Brooklyn (NY) Jewels 1933-34, 1936-37
Brooklyn (NY) Visitations 1933-34 to 1938-39
Camden (NJ) Brewers [Athletics] 1933-34
Camden (NJ) Indians 1942-43
Carbondale (PA) Aces 1950-51 to 1951-52
Elmira (NY) Colonels 1951-52 to 1952-53
Elizabeth (NJ) Braves 1946-47 to 1947-48
Glens Falls-Saratoga (NY) 1952-53
Harrisburg (PA) Senators 1942-43
Hartford (CT) Hurricanes 1947-48 to 1949-50
Hoboken (NJ) Thourots 1933-34
Jersey (North Berger, NJ) Reds 1934-35 to 1939-40
Jersey City (NJ) Atoms 1946-47 to 1947-48
Kingston (NY) Colonials 1935-36 to 1939-40
Lancaster (PA) Roses 1947-48
Manchester (CT) British Americans 1951-52 to 1952-53
Middletown (CT) Guards 1951-52 to 1952-53
New Britain (CT) Jackaways 1934-35
New Britain (CT) Mules 1934-35
New Britain (CT) Palaces 1933-34
New Haven (CT) Jewels 1937-38
New York Americans 1943-44
New York Gothams 1944-45 to 1945-46
New York Harlem Yankees 1949-50
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 (NJ) Bears [Joe Fays] 1933-34
Newark (NJ) Bobcats 1946-47
Newark (NJ) Mules 1934-35
Passaic (NJ) Red Devils [Reds] 1935-36
Paterson (NJ) Crescents 1944-45 to 1950-51
Paterson (NJ) Panthers 1935-36
Paterson (NJ) Visitations 1936-37
Pawtucket (RI) Slaters 1952-53
Philadelphia Hebrews 1933-34 to 1936-37
Philadelphia Sphas 1937-38 to 1948-49
Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, NY) Harlem Yankees 1949-50 to 1951-52
Schenectady (NY) Packers 1949-50
Schenectady (NY) Yankees 1951-52
Scranton (PA) Miners 1947-48 to 1952-53
Trenton (NJ) Bengals [Moose] 1935-36
Trenton (NJ) Moose 1933-34
Trenton (NJ) Tigers 1941-42 to 1949-50
Troy (NY) Celtics 1939-40 to 1940-41, 1946-47
Troy (NY) Haymakers 1938-39 to 1939-40
Union City (NJ) Reds 1933-34
Utica (NY) Pros 1950-51
Washington Brewers 1940-41 to 1941-42
Washington Capitols 1944-45, 1951-52
Washington Heurichs 1938-39
Washington Heurich Brewers 1939-40
Westchester (White Plains, NY) Indians 1944-45
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Barons 1938-39 to 1939-40, 1947-48 to 1952-53
Wilmington (DE) Bombers 1943-44 to 1946-47
Wilmington (DE) Blue Bombers 1941-42
Yonkers (NY) Chiefs 1946-47
1925-26 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Brooklyn 12 4 .750 Cleveland 13 1 .929
Cleveland 10 6 .625 Washington 11 3 .786
Washington 11 5 .688 Rochester 9 5 .643
Rochester 9 7 .562 Brooklyn 7 7 .500
Fort Wayne 7 9 .438 Fort Wayne 6 8 .429
Boston* 6 10 .375 Buffalo 5 9 .357
Chicago 6 10 .375 Chicago 3 11 .214
Detroit 6 10 .375 Detroit 2 12 .143
Buffalo 5 11 .322
*Boston dropped out after the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Cleveland 36, Brooklyn 33
Cleveland 37, Brooklyn 21
Cleveland 23, Brooklyn 22
1926-27 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Cleveland 17 4 .667 Brooklyn 19 2 .905
Washington 16 5 .762 Fort Wayne 15 6 .714
Philadelphia 14 7 .667 Washington 14 7 .667
Brooklyn/Brooklyn** 13 8 .619 Philadelphia 10 11 .476
Fort Wayne 8 13 .381 Cleveland 9 12 .429
Rochester 8 13 .381 Chicago 6 15 .286
Chicago 7 14 .333 Rochester 6 15 .286
Baltimore 1 20 .048 Baltimore 5 16 .238
Detroit* 0 6 .000
*Detroit dropped out during the season
**Brooklyn (0-5) dropped out with the New York Celtics assuming their
record and playing as Brooklyn during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Brooklyn 29, Cleveland 21
Brooklyn 28, Cleveland 20
Brooklyn 35, Cleveland 32
1927-28 ABL
EASTERN DIVISION W L Pct. WESTERN DIVISION W L Pct.
New York 40 9 .816 Fort Wayne 27 24 .529
Philadelphia 30 21 .588 Cleveland 22 29 .431
Washington/Brooklyn* 25 26 .490 Chicago 13 36 .265
Rochester 24 28 .462 Detroit** 5 13 .278
*Washington Palace Five dropped out 3Jan28 during the first half and
were replaced by Brooklyn
**Detroit dropped out 3Jan28 during the second half
ABL PLAYOFFS
Fort Wayne 22, Cleveland 15
Fort Wayne 31, Cleveland 25
New York 27, Philadelphia 21
New York 32, Philadelphia 24
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
New York 30, Fort Wayne 21
Fort Wayne 28, New York 21
New York 35, Fort Wayne 18
New York 27, Fort Wayne 26
1928-29 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Cleveland 19 9 .679 Fort Wayne 11 3 .786
Fort Wayne 18 10 .643 Brooklyn 10 4 .714
Brooklyn 15 12 .556 Cleveland 10 4 .714
Chicago 15 12 .556 Rochester 7 7 .500
New York 13 16 .448 New York 5 9 .357
Trenton 12 16 .429 Trenton 4 8 .333
Rochester 11 15 .423 Chicago 4 10 .286
Paterson 6 19 .240 Paterson 3 9 .250
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Cleveland 24, Fort Wayne 17
Cleveland 28, Fort Wayne 23
Cleveland 19, Fort Wayne 18
Cleveland 30, Fort Wayne 22
1929-30 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Cleveland 17 7 .738 Rochester 19 11 .633
Brooklyn 15 9 .625 Cleveland 18 12 .600
Rochester 14 10 .583 Chicago 17 13 .567
Chicago 12 12 .500 Brooklyn 15 15 .500
Fort Wayne 12 12 .500 Fort Wayne 13 17 .433
Paterson 10 14 .417 Paterson 8 22 .267
Syracuse** 4 20 .167
New York* 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
Rochester 20, Cleveland 16
Cleveland 18, Rochester 17
Cleveland 23, Rochester 16
Cleveland 18, Rochester 13
Cleveland 21, Rochester 15
1930-31 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Brooklyn 14 7 .667 Fort Wayne 11 5 .688
Fort Wayne 13 9 .591 Chicago 11 5 .688
Rochester 10 9 .526 Brooklyn 8 8 .500
Toledo 8 13 .381 Rochester 5 10 .333
Chicago 7 14 .333 Toledo 4 11 .274
Paterson** 9 9 .500
Cleveland* 6 6 .500
*Cleveland dropped out 8Dec30 during the first half
**Paterson dropped out 30Dec30 during the first half
ABL TIEBREAKER
Fort Wayne 20, Chicago 16
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Brooklyn defeated Fort Wayne 4 games to 2
1933-34 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Trenton 22 6 .786 Philadelphia 14 0 1.000
Brooklyn 22 6 .786 New Britain 7 5 .583
Philadelphia 15 12 .556 Brooklyn 4 4 .500
Brooklyn 12 12 .500 Trenton 6 7 .462
Bronx 10 15 .400 Newark 4 5 .444
Union City 10 18 .357 Union City 4 7 .364
Newark 9 17 .346 Bronx 2 6 .250
Hoboken/Camden/New Britain* 5 19 .208
*Hoboken moved to Camden then to New Britain during the first half
ABL PLAYOFFS
Trenton defeated Brooklyn Jewels in 1st half
Philadelphia defeated New Britain in 2nd half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Trenton 4 games to 2
1934-35 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
New York 16 6 .727 Philadelphia 12 7 .632
Philadelphia 13 10 .565 Brooklyn 12 7 .632
Brooklyn 13 11 .542 New Britain 9 9 .500
Newark* 12 11 .521 Jersey 9 9 .500
Boston 10 11 .476 New York 8 10 .444
Jersey 7 14 .333 Boston 4 12 .250
New Britain* 6 14 .300
*Newark and New Britain consolidated for the second half
ABL PLAYOFFS
Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 2 game to 1 for second half title
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Brooklyn defeated New York 3 games to 2
1935-36 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Philadelphia 14 5 .737 Brooklyn 12 8 .600
New York 11 8 .579 Jersey 11 9 .550
Brooklyn 10 10 .500 New York 10 10 .500
Jersey 9 9 .500 Kingston 9 10 .474
Kingston 7 12 .368 Philadelphia 9 11 .450
Paterson/Trenton* 4 11 .267 Passaic 8 11 .421
*Paterson moved to Trenton during the first half, then to Passaic for
the second half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 4 games to 3
1936-37 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Jersey 14 4 .778 Philadelphia 14 6 .700
Philadelphia 12 6 .667 Jersey 12 8 .600
Kingston 11 6 .647 Brooklyn V. 10 9 .526
New York*** 7 10 .412 New York 10 10 .500
Paterson/Brooklyn V.** 4 11 .237 Kingston 9 11 .450
Atlantic City* 0 10 .000 Brooklyn J. 4 15 .211
*Atlantic City dropped out
**Paterson moved to the Brooklyn Visitations during the first half
***New York moved to the Brooklyn Jewels for the second half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Union City 4 games to 3
1937-38 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Jersey 16 6 .727 New York J. 14 5 .737
New Haven/New York J.* 12 8 .600 Jersey 13 7 .650
Brooklyn 13 10 .565 Philadelphia 11 9 .550
Philadelphia 12 10 .545 Kingston 9 9 .500
New York C. 11 10 .524 New York C. 7 11 .389
Kingston 5 15 .250 Brooklyn 2 15 .118
New York Y.** 1 11 .083
*New Haven moved to the New York Jewels during the first half
**New York dropped out during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jersey defeated the New York Jewels 4 games to 2
1938-39 ABL W L Pct.
Kingston 28 7 .800
Philadelphia 24 9 .727
Jersey 19 14 .576
New York 19 15 .559
Wiles-Barre 14 22 .389
Troy 12 21 .364
Brooklyn 7 20 .259
Washington 7 22 .241
ABL PLAYOFFS
Jersey defeated Kingston 2 games to 1
New York defeated Philadelphia 2 games to 0
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
New York defeated Jersey 2 games to 1
1939-40 ABL W L Pct.
Philadelphia 20 13 .697
Washington 19 14 .576
Troy 19 15 .559
New York 15 15 .500
Baltimore 15 16 .484
Wilkes-Barre 5 17 .227
Kingston* 8 4 .667
Jersey** 7 14 .333
*Kingston merged with Troy 19Jan39
**Jersey merged with New York 26Jan40
ABL PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia defeated Washington, Troy, New York and Baltimore in
a round robin playoff
1940-41 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Philadelphia 9 7 .562 Brooklyn 11 4 .733
Washington 8 7 .533 New York 8 8 .500
Troy/Brooklyn* 6 6 .500 Washington 7 8 .467
New York 6 6 .500 Philadelphia 7 9 .438
Baltimore 5 8 .385 Baltimore 6 10 .375
*Troy moved to Brooklyn during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 4 games to 3
1941-42 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Wilmington 10 3 .769 Wilmington 8 4 .667
Philadelphia 8 6 .571 Trenton 6 6 .500
Washington 5 6 .454 Philadelphia 5 7 .417
Trenton 5 8 .385 Washington 5 7 .417
New York* 1 6 .143
*New York dropped out during the first half
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilmington won regular season to claim championship
1942-43 ABL W L Pct.
Trenton 11 2 .846
Philadelphia 8 6 .571
Camden/Brooklyn* 3 5 .375
Harrisburg 4 8 .250
New York 1 6 .143
*Camden moved to Brooklyn
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Trenton 4 games to 3
1943-44 ABL
First Half W L Pct. Second Half W L Pct.
Wilmington 12 4 .750 Philadelphia 8 4 .667
New York 9 6 .600 Trenton 7 5 .583
Trenton 8 6 .571 Wilmington 5 5 .500
Philadelphia 4 9 .308 New York 2 8 .200
Brooklyn 2 9 .182
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilmington defeated Philadelphia 4 games to 3
1944-45 ABL W L Pct.
Philadelphia 22 8 .733
Trenton 21 9 .700
Wilmington 14 14 .500
Baltimore 14 16 .467
New York W./New York G.* 11 15 .423
Paterson 3 23 .115
*New York Westchesters moved to New York Gothams
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia defeated Baltimore 2 games to 1
1945-46 ABL W L Pct.
Baltimore 21 13 .618
Philadelphia 21 13 .618
New York 18 16 .529
Wilmington 15 19 .441
Trenton 14 20 .412
Paterson 13 21 .382
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Baltimore defeated Philadelphia 3 games to 1
1946-47 ABL
Southern Division W L Pct. Northern Division W L Pct.
Baltimore 31 3 .912 Brooklyn 24 10 .706
Philadelphia 19 14 .576 Jersey City 14 22 .389
Trenton 17 17 .500 Troy 13 22 .371
Elizabeth 15 18 .455 Paterson 11 23 .324
Wilmington 15 20 .429 Newark 7 17 .292
ABL PLAYOFFS
Baltimore defeated Brooklyn 2 games to 1 (66-80, 80-53, 70-46)
Philadelphia defeated Jersey City 2 games to 1
Trenton defeated Elizabeth 2 games to 1
Trenton defeated Philadelphia 2 games to 1
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Baltimore quit the playoffs to participate in World Basketball Tournament
and Trenton was declared league champions
1947-48 ABL W L Pct.
Wilkes-Barre 26 8 .765
Paterson 19 16 .543
Trenton 17 15 .531
Scranton* 16 16 .500
Elizabeth/Hartford** 11 12 .478
Philadelphia 13 19 .406
Brooklyn 8 20 .286
Jersey City/Lancaster*** 1 5 .167
*Scranton franchise was terminated by the league 4Dec47
**Elizabeth moved to Hartford 19Dec47
***Jersey City moved to Lancaster 28Jan48
ABL PLAYOFFS
Wilkes-Barre defeated Trenton 2 games to 0
Paterson defeated Scranton 2 games to 0
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilkes-Barre 70, Paterson 63
Paterson 65, Wilkes-Barre 57
Wilkes-Barre 51, Paterson 43
1948-49 ABL W L Pct.
Wilkes-Barre 29 12 .707
Scranton 26 15 .634
Trenton 25 16 .610
Paterson* 24 17 .585
Bridgeport* 24 17 .585
Hartford 13 26 .333
Brooklyn 10 30 .250
Philadelphia 8 26 .235
*Paterson defeated Bridgeport 99-80 for fourth place
ABL PLAYOFFS
Wilkes-Barre 106, Trenton 71
Wilkes-Barre 93, Trenton 80
Scranton 68, Paterson 66
Scranton 67, Paterson 65
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilkes-Barre 71, Scranton 60
Scranton 75, Wilkes-Barre 70
Scranton 74, Wilkes-Barre 62
Wilkes-Barre 72, Scranton 56
Wilkes-Barre 58, Scranton 47
1949-50 ABL W L Pct.
Scranton 27 11 .711
Bridgeport 22 13 .629
Wilkes-Barre 21 17 .552
New York 20 17 .541
Paterson 17 18 .486
Hartford 11 26 .297
Trenton 4 16 .200
Schenectady* 0 6 .000
*Schenectady dropped out 23Nov49
ABL PLAYOFFS
Scranton 60, Wilkes-Barre 49
Wilkes-Barre 89, Scranton ??
Scranton 103, Wilkes-Barre 99
Bridgeport 81, New York 74
New York 80, Bridgeport 78
Bridgeport 75, New York 73
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Scranton 88, Bridgeport 67
Scranton 85, Bridgeport 73
Bridgeport 68, Scranton 65
Bridgeport 78, Scranton 73
Scranton 85, Bridgeport 59
1950-51 ABL W L Pct.
Scranton 26 8 .765
Wilkes-Barre 28 11 .718
Paterson 20 14 .588
Bridgeport 17 15 .531
Utica 17 20 .459
Saratoga 5 25 .167
Carbondale 4 24 .105
ABL CHAMPIONSHP
Scranton defeated Wilkes-Barre
1951-52 ABL W L Pct.
Scranton 24 11 .686
Elmira 22 18 .550
Wilkes-Barre 20 19 .513
Saratoga 12 16 .429
Manchester 8 11 .421
Bridgeport 9 22 .290
ABL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wilkes-Barre defeated Scranton 87-81
1952-53 ABL W L Pct.
Manchester 19 9 .679
Wilkes-Barre 20 11 .645
Elmira 17 11 .607
Scranton 12 11 .522
Pawtucket 6 19 .240
Middletown* 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
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