AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
28-11 .718, 2nd place
Eddie White's Barons remained one of the league's dominant forces. He had to step down from coaching in December, saying he would only coach home games and Marty Zippel would handle the club on the road. Near as I can tell, Zippel only coached the New Year's Day game at Saratoga. White would not coach for the remainder of the season after the February 6, 1951, loss to Paterson. After a dispute with the league over a secured payment that game, which was played in neutral Scranton, White announced that Shag Hawkins lead the club the rest of the way. The team battled with the league over $1500 dollars, and when it came time to play the season finale at Scranton on March 4, the Barons abruptly quit the league, starting a chain of events that would lead to a cancellation of the playoffs.
Head Coaches:
- Eddie White (February 4, 1910 - December 9, 1988) 22-10
- Marty Zippel (February 7, 1922 - October 17, 2018) 1-0 Also played. See below
- Shag Hawkins (September 23, 1920 - March 10, 2005) 5-1 Also played. See below
PLAYERS:
- Ed Bartels (October 8, 1925 - November 4, 2007)
- Bill Chanecka (April 21, 1924 - January 27, 2010)
- Steve Chanecka (February 6, 1918 - February 9, 2000)
- Joe "Bells" Colone (January 23, 1924 - July 1, 2009)
- Chink Crossin (July 4, 1923 - January 10, 1981)
- Harry Donovan (b. September 10, 1926)
- Ray Ellefson (November 18, 1922 - October 7, 1994)
- Bill Erickson (June 8, 1928 - September 21, 1987)
- Johnny Ezersky (March 21, 1922 - February 20, 2012)
- Shag Hawkins (September 23, 1920 - March 10, 2005)
- Jack Leighton (January 25, 1928 - August 2, 1996)
- Johnny Ludka (January 28, 1926 - February 24, 2013)
- Ariel Maughan (February 23, 1923 - August 4, 1997)
- Bobby O'Brien (January 26, 1927 - September 19, 2008)
- Claude Overton (December 16, 1927 - April 29, 1996)
- Jack Shelton (August 7, 1928 - July 23, 2003)
- Milton Ticco (September 22, 1922 - January 26, 2002)
- Butch Van Breda Kolff (October 28, 1922 - August 22, 2007)
- Marty Zippel (February 7, 1922 - October 17, 2018)
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