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NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE YEARLY STANDINGS
1937-38 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Akron Firestone Non-Skids* 14 4 .778 8 1 5 3 ..
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 13 5 .722 8 1 5 4 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 5 .615 5 1 3 4 3.5
Buffalo Bisons 3 6 .333 2 2 1 4 6.5
Warren Penns 3 9 .250 2 3 1 6 8
Columbus Athletic Supply* 1 12 .091 1 3 0 7 10.5
*Akron Firestone includes one forfeit win, Columbus includes two forfeit losses
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 12 2 .857 9 1 2 1 ..
Whiting Ciesar All-Americans 12 3 .800 7 0 5 3 0.5
Fort Wayne General Electrics* 13 7 .650 9 1 2 6 2.0
Indianapolis Kautskys* 4 9 .308 4 2 0 6 7.5
Richmond King Clothiers/Cincinnati Comellos* 3 7 .300 3 1 0 5 7
Kankakee Gallagher Trojans 3 11 .214 1 4 0 7 9
Dayton Metropolitans 2 11 .154 2 4 0 5 9.5
*Richmond moved to Cincinnati 5Jan38
*Fort Wayne includes two forfeit wins, Indianapolis includes one forfeit loss
NBL Eastern Division Playoff
Akron Goodyear 26, Akron Firestone 21
Akron Goodyear 31, Akron Firestone 31
NBL Western Division Playoff
Oshkosh 40, Whiting 33
Oshkosh 41, Whiting 38
NBL Championship
Akron Goodyear 29, Oshkosh 28
Oshkosh 39, Akron Goodyear 31
Akron Goodyear 37, Oshkosh 35
1938-39 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Akron Firestone Non-Skids 24 3 .889 11 2 13 1 ..
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500 7 7 7 7 10.5
*Warren Penns/Cleveland White Horses 14 14 .500 9 5 4 9 10.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 13 14 .481 9 5 4 9 11
*Warren moved to Cleveland 10Feb39
*Warren/Cleveland includes one forfeit win
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 17 11 .607 10 4 7 7 ..
Indianapolis Kautskys 13 13 .500 9 4 4 9 3
Sheboygan Red Skins 11 17 .393 7 7 4 10 6
Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 4 24 .143 4 9 0 14 13
Hammond includes one forfeit loss
NBL Championship
Akron Firestone 50, Oshkosh 38
Oshkosh 38, Akron Firestone 36
Akron Firestone 40, Oshkosh 29
Oshkosh 49, Akron Firestone 37
Akron Firestone 37, Oshkosh 30
1939-40 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Akron Firestone Non-Skids 18 9 .667 10 3 8 6 ..
Detroit Eagles 17 10 .630 12 2 5 8 1
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500 8 6 6 8 4.5
Indianapolis Kautskys 9 19 .321 6 8 3 11 9.5
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 15 13 .536 12 2 3 11 ..
Sheboygan Red Skins 15 13 .536 11 3 4 10 ..
Chicago Bruins 14 14 .500 10 4 4 10 1
Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 9 19 .321 7 7 2 12 6
NBL Eastern Division Playoff
Akron Firestone 48, Detroit 35
Detroit 49, Akron Firestone 37
Akron Firestone 46, Detroit 35
NBL Western Division Playoff
Oshkosh 41, Sheboygan 24
Sheboygan 43, Oshkosh 42
Oshkosh 31, Sheboygan 29
NBL Championship
Oshkosh 47, Akron Firestone 37
Oshkosh 60, Akron Firestone 46
Akron Firestone 35, Oshkosh 32
Akron Firestone 41, Oshkosh 40
Akron Firestone 61, Oshkosh 60
1940-41 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 18 6 .750 11 1 7 5 ..
Sheboygan Red Skins 13 11 .542 7 5 6 6 5
Akron Firestone Non-Skids 13 11 .542 7 5 6 6 5
Detroit Eagles 12 12 .500 8 4 4 8 6
Chicago Bruins 11 13 .458 8 4 3 9 7
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 11 13 .458 6 6 5 7 7
Hammond Ciesar All-American 6 18 .250 2 6 8 0 12
NBL Semifinals
Oshkosh 30, Akron Firestone 28
Oshkosh 47, Akron Firestone 41 [OT]
Detroit 43, Sheboygan 32
Sheboygan 22, Detroit 19
Sheboygan 54, Detroit 40
NBL Championship
Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 38
Oshkosh 54, Sheboygan 36
1941-42 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 20 4 .833 13 1 7 3 ..
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 15 9 .625 11 3 4 6 5
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 15 9 .625 11 2 4 7 5
Indianapolis Kautskys 12 11 .522 10 1 2 10 7.5
Sheboygan Red Skins 10 14 .417 8 5 2 9 10
*Chicago Bruins 8 15 .348 4 8 3 8 11.5
*Toledo Jim White Chevrolets 3 21 .125 2 4 0 16 17
Chicago includes one forfeit win and one forfeit loss, Toledo includes one forfeit
win and one forfeit loss
NBL Semifinals
Oshkosh 40, Indianapolis 33
Oshkosh 64, Indianapolis 48
Akron Goodyear 46, Fort Wayne 30
Fort Wayne 51, Akron Goodyear 48
Fort Wayne 49, Akron Goodyear 43
NBL Championship
Fort Wayne 61, Oshkosh 43
Oshkosh 68, Fort Wayne 60
Oshkosh 52, Fort Wayne 46
1942-43 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 17 6 .739 10 2 7 4 ..
Sheboygan Red Skins 12 11 .522 9 4 3 7 5
Oshkosh All-Stars 11 12 .478 7 5 4 7 6
Chicago Studebaker Flyers 8 15 .349 5 6 3 9 9
*Toledo Jim White Chevrolets 0 4 .000 0 0 0 4 ..
*Toledo disbanded 14Dec42
NBL Semifinals
Fort Wayne 49, Chicago 37
Chicago 45, Fort Wayne 32
Fort Wayne 44, Chicago 32
Sheboygan 50, Oshkosh 26
Sheboygan 56, Oshkosh 47
NBL Championship
Sheboygan 55, Fort Wayne 50
Fort Wayne 50, Sheboygan 45 [OT]
Sheboygan 30, Fort Wayne 29
1943-44 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 18 4 .818 9 2 9 2 ..
Sheboygan Red Skins 14 8 .636 8 3 6 5 4
Oshkosh All-Stars 7 15 .318 6 5 1 10 11
Cleveland Chase Brassmen 3 15 .167 3 6 0 9 13
NBL Semifinals
Fort Wayne 64, Cleveland 37
Fort Wayne 42, Cleveland 31
Sheboygan 32, Oshkosh 31
Oshkosh 34, Sheboygan 32
Sheboygan 40, Oshkosh 27
NBL Championship
Fort Wayne 55, Sheboygan 53
Fort Wayne 36, Sheboygan 26
Fort Wayne 48, Sheboygan 38
1944-45 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 25 5 .833 14 1 11 4 ..
Cleveland Allmen Transfers 13 17 .433 8 7 5 10 12
Pittsburgh Raiders 7 23 .233 5 9 2 14 18
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Sheboygan Red Skins 19 11 .633 12 3 7 8 ..
Chicago American Gears 14 16 .467 5 11 4 3 12
Oshkosh All-Stars 12 18 .400 10 6 2 12 7
NBL Eastern Division Playoff
Fort Wayne 78, Cleveland 50
Fort Wayne 58, Cleveland 51
NBL Western Division Playoff
Chicago 50, Sheboygan 49
Sheboygan 49, Chicago 36
Sheboygan 57, Chicago 27
NBL Championship
Sheboygan 65, Fort Wayne 53
Sheboygan 50, Fort Wayne 47
Fort Wayne 58, Sheboygan 47
Fort Wayne 58, Sheboygan 41
Fort Wayne 59, Sheboygan 49
1945-46 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 26 8 .765 14 3 12 5 ..
Rochester Royals 24 10 .706 14 3 10 7 2
Youngstown Bears 13 20 .394 9 8 4 12 12.5
Cleveland Allmen Transfers 4 29 .121 4 11 0 18 21.5
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Sheboygan Red Skins 21 13 .618 12 6 9 7 ..
Oshkosh All-Stars 19 15 .559 13 5 6 10 2
Chicago American Gears 17 17 .500 10 7 7 10 4
Indianapolis Kautskys 10 22 .313 4 11 6 11 10
NBL Eastern Division Playoff
Fort Wayne 54, Rochester 44
Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 52
Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 52
Rochester 70, Fort Wayne 54
NBL Western Division Playoff
Sheboygan 46, Oshkosh 45
Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 41
Sheboygan 58, Oshkosh 52
Oshkosh 68, Sheboygan 42
Sheboygan 65, Oshkosh 46
NBL Championship
Rochester 60, Sheboygan 50
Rochester 61, Sheboygan 54
Rochester 66, Sheboygan 48
1946-47 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Rochester Royals 31 13 .705 19 3 12 10 ..
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 25 19 .568 17 5 8 14 6
Toledo Jeeps 21 23 .477 13 9 8 14 10
Syracuse Nationals 21 23 .477 14 8 7 15 10
Tri-City Blackhawks 19 25 .432 12 10 7 15 12
Youngstown Bears 12 32 .273 10 12 2 20 19
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 28 16 .636 19 3 9 13 ..
Indianapolis Kautskys 27 17 .614 19 3 8 14 1
Chicago American Gears 26 18 .591 15 7 11 11 2
Sheboygan Red Skins 26 18 .591 20 2 6 16 2
Anderson Duffey Packers 24 20 .545 16 6 8 14 4
Detroit Gems 4 40 .091 4 18 0 22 24
NBL Eastern Division Opening Round
Rochester 66, Syracuse 64
Syracuse 64, Rochester 61
Rochester 54, Syracuse 48
Rochester 62, Syracuse 57
Fort Wayne 65, Toledo 38
Fort Wayne 54, Toledo 31
Toledo 56, Fort Wayne 46
Toledo 58, Fort Wayne 53
Fort Wayne 64, Toledo 46
NBL Western Division Opening Round
Sheboygan 54, Oshkosh 48
Sheboygan 40, Oshkosh 45
Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 44
Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 45
Oshkosh 49, Sheboygan 47
Chicago 74, Indianapolis 72
Chicago 69, Indianapolis 61
Indianapolis 68, Chicago 67
Indianapolis 55, Chicago 54
Chicago 76, Indianapolis 62
NBL Eastern Division Semifinals
Chicago 60, Oshkosh 54
Chicago 61, Oshkosh 60
NBL Western Division Semifinals
Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 49
Fort Wayne 56, Rochester 49
Rochester 76, Fort Wayne 47
NBL Championship
Rochester 71, Chicago 66
Chicago 67, Rochester 63
Chicago 78, Rochester 70
Chicago 79, Rochester 68
1947-48 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB
Rochester Royals 44 16 .733 26 4 17 11 1 1 ..
Anderson Duffey Packers 42 18 .700 27 2 13 15 2 1 2
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 40 20 .667 24 3 14 16 2 1 4
Syracuse Nationals 24 36 .400 15 14 7 19 2 3 20
Toledo Jeeps 22 37 .373 15 13 6 22 1 2 21.5
*Flint Dow A.C.'s/Midland Dow A.C.'s 8 52 .133 7 22 1 26 0 4 36
*Flint moved to Midland during the season
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB
Minneapolis Lakers 43 17 .717 23 5 15 11 5 1 ..
Tri-City Blackhawks 30 30 .500 17 9 11 19 2 2 13
Oshkosh All-Stars 29 31 .483 20 8 8 20 1 3 14
Indianapolis Kautskys 24 35 .407 17 10 5 25 2 0 17.5
Sheboygan Red Skins 23 37 .383 13 14 8 21 2 2 20
NBL Eastern Division Opening Round
Rochester 65, Fort Wayne 56
Fort Wayne 68, Rochester 65
Rochester 64, Fort Wayne 47
Rochester 71, Fort Wayne 71
Anderson 73, Syracuse 56
Anderson 72, Syracuse 54
Anderson 79, Syracuse 68
NBL Western Division Opening Round
Minneapolis 80, Oshkosh 68
Minneapolis 88, Oshkosh 65
Oshkosh 69, Minneapolis 51
Minneapolis 61, Oshkosh 66
Tri-City 77, Indianapolis 67
Indianapolis 89, Tri-City 70
Tri-City 70, Indianapolis 59
Tri-City74, Indianapolis 61
NBL Eastern Division Semifinals
Rochester 71, Anderson 66
Anderson 76, Rochester 69
Rochester 74, Anderson 48
NBL Western Division Semifinals
Minneapolis 98, Tri-City 79
Minneapolis 83, Tri-City 59
NBL Championship
Minneapolis 80, Rochester 72
Minneapolis 82, Rochester 67
Rochester 74, Minneapolis 60
Minneapolis 75, Rochester 65
1948-49 NBL
Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB
Anderson Duffey Packers 49 15 .766 32 2 17 13 0 0 ..
Syracuse Nationals 40 23 .656 27 4 7 19 6 0 8.5
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers 21 41 .339 15 16 5 25 1 0 30.5
*Detroit Vagabond Kings/Dayton Rens 16 43 .271 5 9 9 30 2 4 30.5
*Detroit disbanded on 17Dec48 and were replace by Dayton
Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB
Oshkosh All-Stars 37 27 .578 27 8 9 18 1 1 ..
Tri-City Blackhawks 36 28 .563 25 10 10 17 1 1 1
Sheboygan Red Skins 35 29 .547 24 7 10 21 1 1 2
Waterloo Hawks 30 32 .484 23 6 7 22 0 4 6
Denver Nuggets 18 44 .290 15 15 3 28 0 1 18
NBL Opening Round
2Apr49 Syracuse 80, Hammond 69
3Apr49 Syracuse 72, Hammond 66
2Apr49 Tri-City 75, Sheboygan 60
3Apr49 Tri-City 59, Sheboygan 51
NBL Eastern Division Semifinals
8Apr49 Anderson 89, Syracuse 74
10Apr49 Syracuse 80, Anderson 62
11Apr49 Anderson 76, Syracuse 59
13Apr49 Anderson 90, Syracuse 84
NBL Western Division Semifinals
6Apr49 Oshkosh 68, Tri-City 66
9Apr49 Oshkosh 73, Tri-City 73
10Apr49 Tri-City 70, Oshkosh 64
12Apr49 Oshkosh 70, Tri-City 69
NBL Championship
16Apr49 Anderson 74, Oshkosh 70
17Apr49 Anderson 72, Oshkosh 70
19Apr49 Anderson 88, Oshkosh 64
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