Thursday, April 5, 2018

1944-45 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL)

1944-45 PHILADELPHIA SPHA's
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)

22-8 .733, 1st place

Semi-finals: Defeated Wilmington, 2-1
ABL Championship: Defeated Baltimore, 2-1



PLAYERS:
  • Jerry Fleishman (February 14, 1922 - June 20, 2007)
Biography

  • Dutch Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 - August 14, 2003)
Biography

  • Art Hillhouse (June 12, 1916 - October 27, 1980)
Biography

  • Inky Lautman (May 22, 1914 - April 11. 1976)
Biography

  • Bill Levine (    )
Biography 

  • Chink Morganstine (May 9, 1918 - October 19, 1976)
Biography 

  • Bernard Opper (September 1, 1915 - February 24, 2000)
Biography

  • Howie Rader (March 29, 1921 - February 2, 1991)
Biography

  • Lenny Rader (March 29, 1921 - December 29, 1996)
Biography

  • Petey Rosenberg (April 7, 1918 - June 29, 1997)
Biography

  • Irv Rothenberg (December 31, 1921 - July 18, 2009)
Biography

  • Ossie Schectman (March 30, 1919 - July 30, 2013)
Biography

  • Al Schneider (April 12, 1918 - April 20, 1978)
Biography 

  • Irv Torgoff (March 6, 1917 - October 21, 1993) Also played as "Irv Silvers"
Biography

Tom Gordon of the New York Westchesters shot at the wrong basket during a game against Philly, scoring 2 points for the SPHA's.

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