28:. Most of the Sphas' existence was spent in the Eastern Basketball League and the American Basketball League. They won twelve championships, one each in the short-lived Philadelphia League and Philadelphia Basket Ball League, three in the Eastern Basketball League, and seven in the American Basketball League.
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American professional basketball team active from 1917 to 1959. Throughout the team's tenure, they played in many ramshackle leagues, which was commonplace in the time before the formation of the
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Lost second half title (2–1 to
Brooklyn Visitations)
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148:No playoffs were held by the Manufacturer's League
163:No playoffs were held by the Philadelphia League
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219:No playoffs were held by the Eastern League
611:Lost second round (2–1 to Trenton Tigers)
411:Champions (4–3 over Brooklyn Visitations)
465:Lost semifinals (2–0 to New York Jewels)
357:Lost championship (3–1 to Trenton Moose)
250:American Basketball League (as Warriors)
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339:Champions (3–1 over Philadelphia Moose)
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182:Champions (2–0 over Tri-Council Caseys)
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128:ALP folded before the season completed
768:No relation to earlier Eastern League
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43:Playoffs
779:Category
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619:1947–48
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34:Year
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742:ISBN
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46:Ref
19:The
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