AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1948-1949

Standings
Wilkes-Barre 29 12 .707    …
Scranton 26 15 .634 3
Trenton 25 16 .610 4
Paterson 24 17 .585 5
Bridgeport 24 17 .585 5
Hartford 13 26 .333 15
Brooklyn 10 30 .250 18
Philadelphia 8 26 .235 18

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Playoff For Fourth-Place
Bridgeport 80 at Paterson 99
Playoffs                                          
Wilkes-Barre  2,  Trenton  0    
Trenton 71 at Wilkes-Barre 106
Wilkes-Barre 93 at Trenton 81
Scranton  2,  Paterson  1
Paterson 66 at Scranton 68 (OT)
Scranton 69 at Paterson 67
Championship                                        
Wilkes-Barre  3,  Scranton  2
Scranton 68 at Wilkes-Barre 71
Wilkes-Barre 70 at Scranton 75
Scranton 74 at Wilkes-Barre 62
Wilkes-Barre 72 at Scranton 56
Scranton 47 at Wilkes-Barre 58

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Leading Scorers (By Average – Miniumum 15 games)
NAME TEAM GA FG     FT PTS AVG.
Elmore Morganthaler Philadelphia 17 130 107 367 21.6
Dick Holub Paterson 41 285 265 835 20.4
Cas Ostrowski Wilkes-Barre 41 304 143 751 18.3
Pete Pasko Wilkes-Barre 29 216 94 526 18.1
Bill Chanecka Wilkes-Barre 40 269 180 718 18.0
Mickey Homa Bridgeport 40 253 199 705 17.6
Jack Hewson Trenton 36 240 204 684 19.0
Hank Baietti Brooklyn 40 205 230 640 16.0
Doug Holcomb Scranton 26 135 132 402 15.5
Willie Zerkel Bridgeport 40 220 156 596 14.9
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