The Detroit Gems were an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. It played one season, 1946–47, in the Western Division of the...
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Detroit Gems (1946–1947) and Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) Play at Crypto.com Arena (1999–present) Previously played at Minneapolis Auditorium (1947–1960)...
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Los Angeles Lakers (category Basketball teams established in 1947)
was the Detroit Gems, which played for only one season, going 4-40 in 1946-1947. Benny Berger, a Minneapolis businessman, purchased the Gems and relocated...
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Minneapolis following its relocation from Detroit where it played as the Detroit Gems the previous season. The Lakers won the National Basketball League championship...
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Frank Mekules (category Detroit Gems players)
player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems for three games in the 1946–47 season and averaged 2.0 points per game. In baseball...
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Pat Rooney (basketball) (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems and Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In 10 career games he averaged 1.5 points...
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Frank Sabo (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems. In only three career games he averaged 5.3 points per contest. Sabo...
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Philip Sachs (category Detroit Gems coaches)
Falcons. Prior to coaching in the BAA, he had spent time coaching the Detroit Gems before they entered the National Basketball League. Sachs was born in...
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Davenport Cubs (category Baseball teams established in 1946)
Chicago Cubs and played through 1947. The Davenport "Pirates" (Pittsburgh Pirates), Davenport "Quads," Davenport "Tigers" (Detroit Tigers) and Davenport "DavSox"...
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National Basketball League (United States) (redirect from 1947–48 National Basketball League (United States) season)
NBA teams trace their history back to the NBL: the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento...
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Tom Meyer (basketball) (category Detroit Gems players)
player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems during the 1946–47 season and averaged 7.8 points per game. "Tom Meyer". Peach...
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Wilbert King (category Detroit Gems players)
Homestead Grays. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in the 1946–47 season and averaged 8.2 points per game. "Willie King". Peach...
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The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American...
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Bob Dykstra (category Detroit Gems players)
Detroit Gems early in the 1946–47 season before being sold to the Sheboygan Red Skins for the remainder of the season. Dykstra then played the 1947–48...
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Chrysler (section "Imported From Detroit")
incorporated in Kaiser (1927–1947), mid-priced cars; purchased by Henry Kaiser and reorganized into Kaiser-Frazer Motors Paige-Detroit (1908-1928) Jewett (1922-1926)...
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Urban growth in Detroit Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement...
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Fred Campbell (basketball) (category Detroit Gems coaches)
in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems and Detroit Vagabond Kings. While playing for the Gems he served as the head coach during the second...
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1945–46 IHL season with four teams in Windsor and Detroit, and operated as semi-professional league. In 1947, a team from Toledo, Ohio, joined the league,...
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Eddie Parry (category Detroit Gems players)
player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Eagles and Detroit Gems. In three total NBL seasons, he averaged 5.6 points per game...
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franchise traces its roots to the NBL's Detroit Gems which was formed in 1946 and relocated to Minneapolis in 1947 to become the Lakers. The Lakers are one...
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The 2024 Detroit Tigers season is the team's 124th season and its 25th at Comerica Park. This is the Tigers' fourth season under manager A. J. Hinch....
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Chuck Hawley (category Detroit Gems players)
Basketball League. In 12 career games during the 1946–47 season, Hawley played for the Detroit Gems and scored 17 points. Hawley began playing in the...
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Detroit Eagles due to World War II, both the Detroit Gems of the NBL (who became the Minneapolis Lakers) and the Detroit Falcons of the BAA in 1947,...
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Chapelle (1970s) De Tomaso (1959) Delage (1905) DeLorean (1975) Denza (2010) Detroit Electric (1907) DFSK (2003) Dodge (1900) Dongfeng (1969) Donkervoort (1978)...
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History a large gem collection that is now part of the Jeptha Homer Wade II Gallery of Gems and Jewels. Jeptha H. Wade II was also...
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Paula Drew (category Actresses from Detroit)
Newspapers.com. Ross, Jerry (March 16, 1947). "Eyeful: Beauty Wins Movie Spot for Detroit's Paula Drew". Detroit Free Press. p. 13. Retrieved December...
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Connie O'Connor (category Detroit Gems players)
baseball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in 1946–47 and averaged 5.4 points per game. In baseball, he played for the...
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Curt Henderson (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in the 1946–47 and averaged 1.0 points per game. "Curt Henderson". Peach Basket...
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Milwaukee Journal. June 3, 1946. p. 1. From Wire Dispatches (June 9, 1946). "Dime-In-Slot Locker yields Last of Hesse Crown Gems". The Courier-Journal. pp...
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Dave Latter (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems and Detroit Vagabond Kings and averaged 7.6 points per game. He also played...
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