AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1939-1940

Standings
Philadelphia (4) 19 13 .594     …
Washington (5) 19 13 .594 1
Troy 19 15 .559 1.5
New York 15 15 .500 3.5
Baltimore 15 16 .484 5
Kingston (1) 8 4 .667
Jersey (2) 7 14 .333
Wilkes-Barre (3) 5 17 .227

Notes:

(1) Merged with Troy on December 19, 1939
(2) Merged with New York on January 26, 1940
(3) Dropped out of league league on February 2, 1940
(4) Won playoff for first place
(5) Lost playoff for first place

Playoff for first place                                  
Philadelphia 1, Washington 0
Washington 27 at Philadelphia 34

All five teams that completed the regular season competed in a  round-robin tournament for the championship

Championship                                      
Round-robin Standings
Philadelphia 8 0 1.000   …
Troy 6 2 .750 2
New York 3 4 .429 5
Washington 1 6 .143 7
Baltimore 1 7 .125 7

 

 

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Leading Scorers (By Average – Minimum 20 games)
NAME TEAM GA FG FT PTS AVG.
Bobby McDermott Baltimore 31 130 81 341 11.0
Phil Rabin Philadelphia-Washington 34 108 72 288 8.5
Moe Dublier WilkesBarre-Washington 37 110 64 284 7.7
Mickey Kupperberg Troy 24 69 44 182 7.6
Allie Espisito Baltimore 29 79 51 209 7.2
 Inky Lautman  Philadelphia 33 92 49 233 7.1
Chick Reiser Kingston-Troy 33 73 78 224 6.8
Sam Kaplin Kingston-Troy 34 87 57 231 6.8
Pete Rosenburg Philadelphia 30 90 22 202 6.7
Moe Goldman Philadelphia 33 86 42 214 6.5

 

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