NBA professional basketball team season
The 1946–47 BAA season was the first season for the St. Louis Bombers in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1]
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | F | 6 | Baltimore, Herschel | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1921-06-21 | Penn State | F | 8, 13 | Barr, John | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1918-08-08 | Penn State | G/F | 9, 10 | Davis, Aubrey | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1921-03-28 | Oklahoma Baptist | F/C | 5 | Doll, Bob | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1919-08-10 | Colorado | G | 9, 11 | Hankins, Cecil | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1922-01-06 | Oklahoma State | F | 4, 12 | Jacobs, Fred | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1922-12-02 | Denver | G | 7 | Logan, Johnny | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1921-01-01 | Indiana | F/C | 14 | Martin, Don | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1920-02-07 | Central Missouri | G | 3 | Munroe, George | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1922-01-05 | Dartmouth | G | 8, 13 | Putman, Don | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1922-11-13 | Denver | F/C | 12, 14 | Roux, Giff | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1923-06-28 | Kansas | G | 14 | Smawley, Belus | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1918-03-20 | Appalachian State | F | 10, 11 | Smith, Deb | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1920-01-07 | Utah | | - Head coach
Ken Loeffler - Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster |
Record vs. opponents
[edit] 1946–47 BAA records |
Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | DET | NYK | PHI | PIT | PRO | STL | TOR | WAS |
Boston | — | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
Chicago | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
Cleveland | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 1–5 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
New York | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2-4 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 |
Philadelphia | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 |
Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
Providence | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 |
St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 |
Toronto | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–5 |
Washington | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 2 | Pittsburgh | 56–51 | Logan, Putman (12) | 1–0 |
2 | November 5 | @ Detroit | 53–49 | John Barr (12) | 2–0 |
3 | November 7 | New York | 63–68 | Don Putman (17) | 2–1 |
4 | November 9 | Washington | 70–69 | Cecil Hankins (18) | 3–1 |
5 | November 14 | Boston | 64–62 (OT) | Logan, Putman (14) | 4–1 |
6 | November 16 | Cleveland | 83–74 (OT) | Don Putman (16) | 5–1 |
7 | November 19 | @ Philadelphia | 66–63 | Cecil Hankins (14) | 6–1 |
8 | November 20 | @ Washington | 51–54 | John Logan (14) | 6–2 |
9 | November 21 | @ Boston | 65–53 | George Munroe (16) | 7–2 |
10 | November 23 | @ Providence | 65–59 | Cecil Hankins (18) | 8–2 |
11 | November 27 | @ New York | 60–67 | Cecil Hankins (18) | 8–3 |
12 | November 28 | @ Chicago | 75–72 | John Logan (21) | 9–3 |
13 | November 30 | Detroit | 60–57 (OT) | Don Putman (13) | 10–3 |
14 | December 5 | Pittsburgh | 66–55 | Hankins, Logan (15) | 11–3 |
15 | December 7 | Philadelphia | 47–57 | John Logan (17) | 11–4 |
16 | December 10 | @ Cleveland | 62–61 (OT) | Aubrey Davis (15) | 12–4 |
17 | December 12 | Chicago | 68–88 | Hankins (18) | 12–5 |
18 | December 15 | Toronto | 46–50 | John Logan (9) | 12–6 |
19 | December 16 | @ Pittsburgh | 66–55 | John Logan (11) | 13–6 |
20 | December 18 | @ Washington | 47–68 | George Munroe (10) | 13–7 |
21 | December 19 | @ Boston | 76–74 | Bob Doll (22) | 14–7 |
22 | December 22 | Boston | 65–53 | John Logan (15) | 15–7 |
23 | December 26 | Detroit | 55–51 | Barr, Munroe (10) | 16–7 |
24 | December 29 | Philadelphia | 75–68 | John Logan (27) | 17–7 |
25 | December 31 | @ Cleveland | 68–59 | John Logan (15) | 18–7 |
26 | January 1 | @ Chicago | 103–90 | Davis, Munroe, Putman (15) | 19–7 |
27 | January 2 | Washington | 66–57 | John Logan (17) | 20–7 |
28 | January 5 | New York | 57–59 | George Munroe (15) | 20–8 |
29 | January 9 | Chicago | 84–81 | Bob Doll (22) | 21–8 |
30 | January 12 | Pittsburgh | 72–59 | Giff Roux (24) | 22–8 |
31 | January 16 | Cleveland | 59–63 | Bob Doll (20) | 22–9 |
32 | January 19 | Providence | 69–53 | John Logan (13) | 23–9 |
33 | January 21 | @ Toronto | 71–72 | John Logan (14) | 23–10 |
34 | January 26 | Detroit | 71–66 | John Logan (17) | 24–10 |
35 | January 30 | Providence | 70–82 | Logan, Putman (12) | 24–11 |
36 | February 1 | Cleveland | 70–48 | John Barr (13) | 25–11 |
37 | February 3 | @ Pittsburgh | 63–68 | Munroe, Putman (13) | 25–12 |
38 | February 5 | @ New York | 71–46 | John Logan (16) | 26–12 |
39 | February 6 | @ Providence | 73–65 | John Logan (18) | 27–12 |
40 | February 8 | Washington | 65–68 | Don Martin (12) | 27–13 |
41 | February 11 | @ Philadelphia | 59–75 | Bob Doll (16) | 27–14 |
42 | February 13 | @ Boston | 54–64 | John Logan (12) | 27–15 |
43 | February 16 | Toronto | 80–64 | John Logan (15) | 28–15 |
44 | February 18 | @ Toronto | 57–65 | Bob Doll (17) | 28–16 |
45 | February 21 | Chicago | 65–60 | Bob Doll (16) | 29–16 |
46 | February 23 | Philadelphia | 71–66 | John Logan (17) | 30–16 |
47 | February 25 | @ Cleveland | 96–76 | Belus Smawley (23) | 31–16 |
48 | February 26 | @ Philadelphia | 65–75 | Belus Smawley (18) | 31–17 |
49 | March 2 | @ Chicago | 86–98 | George Munroe (20) | 31–18 |
50 | March 3 | Providence | 71–70 (OT) | John Logan (22) | 32–18 |
51 | March 8 | @ Washington | 73–74 | John Logan (21) | 32–19 |
52 | March 11 | @ Toronto | 71–79 | Bob Doll (16) | 32–20 |
53 | March 13 | @ New York | 74–78 (2OT) | Baltimore, Roux (13) | 32–21 |
54 | March 15 | @ Providence | 56–60 | Don Putman (15) | 32–22 |
55 | March 18 | @ Detroit | 68–59 | Logan, Smawley (16) | 33–22 |
56 | March 19 | @ Pittsburgh | 79–54 | Belus Smawley (16) | 34–22 |
57 | March 20 | New York | 51–49 | Belus Smawley (18) | 35–22 |
58 | March 23 | Toronto | 60–40 | Belus Smawley (10) | 36–22 |
59 | March 26 | @ Detroit | 67–63 | Bob Doll (15) | 37–22 |
60 | March 29 | Boston | 59–55 | John Logan (18) | 38–22 |
61 | March 31 | @ Chicago | 66–73 (OT) | Belus Smawley (17) | 38–23 |
1947 playoff game log |
First round: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1) |
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