1947 Professional Basketball League of America Game Scores

Complete known game results from the short-lived Professional Basketball League of America, including overtime games, neutral-site contests and reported attendance figures.

PBLA Game Results

The Professional Basketball League of America began play in October 1947 with 16 teams divided between Northern and Southern divisions. The league's schedule lasted less than one month before operations ceased on November 13, 1947.

The results below preserve the known scores and attendance figures from the PBLA's brief existence. Games played at neutral sites are identified in the Notes column, while attendance totals listed as estimates are marked accordingly.

Date	Result	Notes	Attendance
Oct. 25	Atlanta 44, Oklahoma City 43	Wichita, Kansas
Oct. 27	Oklahoma City 35 at Grand Rapids 34		1,200
Oct. 27	St. Paul 55 at Waterloo 49	Overtime	1,600
Oct. 27	Atlanta 43, Tulsa 36	Hutchinson, Kansas
Oct. 28	Tulsa 46 at Omaha 41
Oct. 28	Atlanta 48, Kansas City 38	Wichita, Kansas
Oct. 29	Tulsa 46 at St. Joseph 41		1,000 (estimate)
Oct. 30	Atlanta 60, St. Joseph 44	Salina, Kansas
Oct. 30	Springfield 57, Louisville 36	At Springfield
Oct. 30	Birmingham 51, New Orleans 42	At Birmingham	800
Oct. 31	Tulsa 46 at Kansas City 38
Oct. 31	Chicago 59 at St. Paul 49		3,128
Oct. 31	New Orleans 75 at Chattanooga 57		300
Nov. 1	New Orleans 51 at Louisville 49
Nov. 1	Chicago 82 at Waterloo 56		2,450
Nov. 1	Houston 56, Oklahoma City 44	At Houston	550
Nov. 2	Chicago 80 at St. Joseph 66
Nov. 2	Tulsa 46, Springfield 33	At Tulsa	300
Nov. 3	St. Joseph 42, Kansas City 34	At St. Joseph	300 (estimate)
Nov. 3	Chicago 74 at Omaha 54		1,000 (estimate)
Nov. 3	New Orleans 58 at Waterloo 53		1,000 (estimate)
Nov. 3	St. Paul 57 at Springfield 42		700
Nov. 4	Grand Rapids 53, Louisville 43	At Grand Rapids	1,000
Nov. 4	Atlanta 59, Birmingham 48	At Atlanta	600
Nov. 4	Chattanooga 47, Springfield 41	At Chattanooga
Nov. 5	Houston 65, St. Joseph 54	At Houston
Nov. 5	St. Paul 67, New Orleans 56	At St. Paul	1,825
Nov. 5	Tulsa 46, Waterloo 44	Overtime; at Tulsa	400
Nov. 5	Birmingham 58, Springfield 54	At Birmingham
Nov. 6	Louisville 57, Grand Rapids 49	At Louisville
Nov. 6	St. Paul 52 at Omaha 39
Nov. 6	Birmingham 49, Chattanooga 44	Overtime; at Birmingham
Nov. 6	Atlanta 56, Springfield 46	At Atlanta
Nov. 7	Chicago 97, New Orleans 65	At Chicago
Nov. 7	Louisville 60, Omaha 48	Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 7	Kansas City 52, St. Paul 47	At Kansas City
Nov. 7	Chattanooga 53, Birmingham 51	At Chattanooga
Nov. 8	Waterloo 45, St. Joseph 36	At Waterloo
Nov. 8	Grand Rapids 67, New Orleans 62	At Grand Rapids	1,000
Nov. 8	St. Paul 60 at Oklahoma City 53		609
Nov. 8	Birmingham 72, Springfield 51	At Birmingham
Nov. 9	Chicago 51 at Tulsa 48		1,500
Nov. 10	Grand Rapids 62 at Kansas City 58
Nov. 10	Oklahoma City 41, Tulsa 30	At Oklahoma City	479
Nov. 10	Omaha 63 at Waterloo 61
Nov. 10	St. Paul 76 at St. Joseph 57
Nov. 10	Chicago 75 at Springfield 61		861
Nov. 11	Omaha 53, Grand Rapids 52	At Omaha
Nov. 11	Atlanta 65, Chattanooga 50	At Atlanta
Nov. 11	Tulsa 50 at New Orleans 46
Nov. 12	Chicago 65 at Louisville 56
Nov. 12	Tulsa 39, St. Paul 34	At Tulsa
Nov. 12	Birmingham 59, Kansas City 55	Overtime; at Birmingham
Nov. 12	Chattanooga 48, Atlanta 46	At Chattanooga

End of the PBLA

November 13, 1947 — League Disbands

The Professional Basketball League of America ceased operations on November 13, 1947, less than a month after its first games were played. No league champion was crowned.

PBLA Schedule Notes

Chicago finished the abbreviated season undefeated at 8-0, while Atlanta finished 7-1 and Tulsa 7-3. Because the league folded before completing its schedule, every team's final record represents only the games played before operations ended.

The PBLA's short existence remains an important part of early professional basketball history. The league featured the Chicago American Gears and George Mikan, who would soon become professional basketball's first dominant superstar.