EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
20-8, .714, 1st place
Northern Division
Semi-finals: Defeated Pottsville, 2-1
Finals: Defeated Harrisburg, 2-1
After falling in the semi-finals the year before, the Billies were determined to win the championship and Larry Disque beefed up his team with the addition of Johnny Rusinko and Milt Simon. They ran off to a 6-1 start and held on the first place in the Northern Division the rest of the way. Perk Stabley led the team with a 15.9 PPG average. Once in the playoffs, they defeated Pottsville before squaring up with Harrisburg in the finals. After splitting the first two games, Williamsport dropped Harrisburg in the deciding game, winning 100-94 and claiming the Eastern League title.
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| Wally Hatkevich |
Larry Disque (March 27, 1921 - March 3, 1994)
Pop Goodwin (December 22, 1920 - May 16, 2005)
John Gozdenovich (March 8, 1924 - July 7, 1997)
Wally Hatkevich (November 7, 1924 - June 10, 2006)
Ray Kodish (June 10, 1923 - March 14, 2012)
Johnny Mascavage (January 14, 1918 - April 12, 1990)
Wes Myers (December 21, 1927 - February 1, 2002)
Marty Powers (March 27, 1928 - December 21, 1991)
John Rusinko (March 1, 1925 - October 23, 2013)
Frank Sebest (September 24, 1923 - November 28, 2010)
Milt Simon (July 31, 1925 - March 17, 2018)
Perk Stabley (January 24, 1925 - September 25, 1994)
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