1946-47 Binghamton Triplets / Pottsvile Maroons (EPBL)

1946-47 BINGHAMTON TRIPLETS / POTTSVILLE MAROONS
EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
7-20, .259, 6th place

The league's only non-Pennsylvanian entry, the Binghamton club of New York was owned by Jimmy (Dennis) Gallagher. After losing their first two games of the season, Gallagher fired the entire team and restocked it with many players from a New York City team, the Bronx Indians. The "new" Triplets would only win once in the next four games before Gallagher surrendered the team back to the league on December 20, 1946.  The franchise was sold  to a new ownership group in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, headed by local sportsman Herwood E. Hobbs. On January 6, 1947, Hobbs and his associates then sold the team to Clarence Messner, operator of the Minserville store chain. Jake Pitler, the GM in Binghamton, would move with the team to Pottsville. The hapless club struggled the rest of the season, save for winning 3 of their last four games.

BINGHAMTON:

Head Coaches:

• Ted Hanauer (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013) 0-2  Also played.  See below
• Pete Savio (September 3, 1922 - August 25, 2005) 1-4 Also played.  See below  

PLAYERS:

Joe Bellis (November 30, 1913 - May 27, 1967)

Vic Brandi (October 26, 1922 - July 4, 2002)

John Charno (December 11, 1920 - October 20, 2006)

Danny Murphy

Melvin Flichtenfeld (August 24, 1925 - February 19, 2003)

Moe Goldberg (July 16, 1922 - August 1, 1996)

Ted Hanauer (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013) 

Marv Haspil aka Mel Haskell (February 11, 1924 - October 26, 2004)

Carl Kolosna (June 17, 1924 - January 30, 1992)

Tom Larkin  (January 21, 1923 - December 28, 1996)

Bob Morgan  

Dan Murphy  

Reagen 

Pete Savio (September 3, 1922 - August 25, 2005)

Sterling 

George Syby (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)

Jack Walsh (November 11, 1920 - May 9, 1976)

Al Widmar (March 20, 1925 - October 15, 2005)

Jim Zeravich (February 17, 1920 - August 16, 1998)

POTTSVILLE:

Head Coach:

• Hughie Hoke (October 15, 1908 - May 4, 1984)  6-14

PLAYERS:

Jack Collins 

Eddie Deitch (December 1, 1910 - June 20, 1997)

Bob Morris

Ralph Dolgoff (October 24, 1917 - April 20, 2009)

Joe Dougherty 

Jack Gillespie (November 13, 1923 - July 24, 1986)

Habinski  

Marv Haspil aka Mel Haskell (February 11, 1924 - October 26, 2004)

Art Heffner (December 12, 1916 - August 12, 2010)

Bill Law (September 15, 1916 - May 24, 1989)

Dick Maberry (October 15, 1923 - July 18, 2000)

Carl Macur (September 15, 1918 - January 1, 1988)

Eddie McCluskey (January 29, 1926 - March 2, 2016)

Bob Morris (February 17, 1913 - June 1, 1985)

Dan Murphy 

Bogey Rosenberger (July 12, 1923 - October 26, 2000)

Saeger 

George Syby (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)

George Tepo (March 14, 1920 - October 3, 2005)

Charlie Trinkle (August 2, 1920 - November 3, 2015)

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