1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season
BAA champions
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Arena
Results
Record35–25 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA champions
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWCAU
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The 1946–47 BAA season was the first season of the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1] The Warriors finished the season winning their first Championship.

Roster[]

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 12 Dallmar, Howie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-05-24 Stanford
G 6 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1922-02-14 NYU
F 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-10-26 Murray State
F 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1915-11-11 Saint Joseph's
C 18 Hillhouse, Art 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1916-06-12 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 9 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-05-18 NYU
G 5 Musi, Angelo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1918-07-25 Temple
G 15 Rosenberg, Petey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1918-04-07 Saint Joseph's
G 7 Rullo, Jerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1923-06-23 Temple
G 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1922-04-04 Saint Joseph's
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 49 11 .817 –
2 x-Philadelphia Warriors 35 25 .583 14
3 x-New York Knicks 33 27 .550 16
4 Providence Steamrollers 28 32 .467 21
5 Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27
6 Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27


Record vs. opponents[]

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 —

Game log[]

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 7 Pittsburgh 81–75 Joe Fulks (25) 1–0
2 November 14 Washington 68–65 Joe Fulks (19) 2–0
3 November 19 St. Louis 63–66 Joe Fulks (24) 2–1
4 November 21 Chicago 63–65 Fred Sheffield (14) 2–2
5 November 26 Boston 66–54 Angelo Musi (16) 3–2
6 November 28 Detroit 55–68 Fulks, Rosenberg (14) 3–3
7 November 30 @ New York 60–64 (OT) Joe Fulks (26) 3–4
8 December 3 Providence 76–68 Joe Fulks (37) 4–4
9 December 5 New York 62–51 Angelo Musi (20) 5–4
10 December 7 @ St. Louis 57–47 Joe Fulks (18) 6–4
11 December 8 @ Cleveland 66–72 Joe Fulks (25) 6–5
12 December 10 @ Toronto 85–73 Joe Fulks (29) 7–5
13 December 12 Washington 49–64 Joe Fulks (17) 7–6
14 December 14 @ Boston 65–77 Joe Fulks (28) 7–7
15 December 17 Detroit 57–49 Angelo Musi (14) 8–7
16 December 19 Cleveland 58–44 Joe Fulks (26) 9–7
17 December 21 @ Washington 56–68 Joe Fulks (29) 9–8
18 December 26 Pittsburgh 53–46 Joe Fulks (22) 10–8
19 December 27 @ Boston 63–60 Joe Fulks (25) 11–8
20 December 29 @ St. Louis 68–75 Joe Fulks (29) 11–9
21 December 30 @ Pittsburgh 62–60 Joe Fulks (19) 12–9
22 January 2 Providence 84–72 Joe Fulks (35) 13–9
23 January 4 @ Providence 74–78 Joe Fulks (31) 13–10
24 January 8 @ Pittsburgh 63–67 Joe Fulks (19) 13–11
25 January 9 Toronto 74–55 Joe Fulks (35) 14–11
26 January 11 @ Detroit 56–58 Joe Fulks (20) 14–12
27 January 12 @ Chicago 72–75 Joe Fulks (32) 14–13
28 January 14 @ Toronto 104–74 Joe Fulks (41) 15–13
29 January 16 Chicago 78–84 Joe Fulks (36) 15–14
30 January 21 Boston 59–43 Joe Fulks (22) 16–14
31 January 22 @ Washington 55–57 Joe Fulks (20) 16–15
32 January 23 Cleveland 83–78 Joe Fulks (28) 17–15
33 January 25 @ Detroit 61–55 Joe Fulks (23) 18–15
34 January 26 @ Chicago 57–63 Joe Fulks (19) 18–16
35 January 30 New York 65–58 Joe Fulks (18) 19–16
36 February 1 @ New York 71–63 Joe Fulks (31) 20–16
37 February 3 @ Boston 61–55 Howie Dallmar (22) 21–16
38 February 4 Providence 75–68 Joe Fulks (19) 22–16
39 February 6 Toronto 79–61 Joe Fulks (37) 23–16
40 February 8 @ Providence 58–67 Howie Dallmar (19) 23–17
41 February 11 St. Louis 75–59 Joe Fulks (25) 24–17
42 February 13 Cleveland 61–48 Joe Fulks (19) 25–17
43 February 15 @ Washington 60–70 Joe Fulks (18) 25–18
44 February 16 @ Cleveland 71–75 Joe Fulks (23) 25–19
45 February 20 Pittsburgh 78–66 Joe Fulks (34) 26–19
46 February 23 @ St. Louis 66–71 Angelo Musi (22) 26–20
47 February 24 @ Pittsburgh 69–67 Joe Fulks (22) 27–20
48 February 26 St. Louis 75–65 Joe Fulks (25) 28–20
49 February 28 @ Toronto 69–77 Joe Fulks (23) 28–21
50 March 2 @ Cleveland 69–72 Joe Fulks (21) 28–22
51 March 3 Toronto 76–66 Joe Fulks (25) 29–22
52 March 6 New York 59–61 Joe Fulks (20) 29–23
53 March 11 Washington 77–80 Art Hillhouse (20) 29–24
54 March 13 Boston 81–57 Joe Fulks (25) 30–24
55 March 14 @ Chicago 67–70 Dallmar, Fulks (18) 30–25
56 March 16 @ Detroit 67–61 Joe Fulks (16) 31–25
57 March 20 Detroit 77–75 Joe Fulks (15) 32–25
58 March 22 @ Providence 103–82 Joe Fulks (24) 33–25
59 March 27 Chicago 80–73 Joe Fulks (34) 34–25
60 March 30 @ New York 76–72 Art Hillhouse (18) 35–25

Playoffs[]

1947 playoff game log
First round: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 2 St. Louis W 73–68 Angelo Musi (19) Philadelphia Arena
8,273 		1–0
2 April 5 @ St. Louis L 51–73 Angelo Musi (12) St. Louis Arena 1–1
3 April 6 @ St. Louis W 75–59 Joe Fulks (24) St. Louis Arena 2–1
BAA Semi-finals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 April 12 New York W 82–70 Joe Fulks (24) Philadelphia Arena 1–0
2 April 14 @ New York W 72–53 Joe Fulks (16) Madison Square Garden III 2–0
BAA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 16 Chicago W 84–71 Joe Fulks (37) Howie Dallmar (4) Philadelphia Arena
7,918 		1–0
2 April 17 Chicago W 85–74 Howie Dallmar (18) Ralph Kaplowitz (2) Philadelphia Arena
7,604 		2–0
3 April 19 @ Chicago W 75–72 Joe Fulks (26) — Chicago Stadium
2,209 		3–0
4 April 20 @ Chicago L 73–74 George Senesky (24) Jerry Fleishman (4) Chicago Stadium
1,934 		3–1
5 April 22 Chicago W 83–80 Joe Fulks (34) Howie Dallmar (4) Philadelphia Arena
8,221 		4–1
1947 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)
* – Recorded statistics when playing for Philadelphia

Golden State Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Howie Dallmar 60 – – .280 – .640 – 1.7 – – 8.8
Jerry Fleishman 59 – – .261 – .543 – .7 – – 4.5
Joe Fulks 60 – – .305 – .730 – .4 – – 23.2
Matt Guokas 47 – – .269 – .553 – .2 – – 1.7
Art Hillhouse 60 – – .291 – .723 – .7 – – 6.0
Ralph Kaplowitz* 30 – – .291 – .738 – .4 – – 7.0
John Murphy* 11 – – .200 – .667 – .0 – – .7
Angelo Musi 60 – – .281 – .829 – .4 – – 9.4
Petey Rosenberg 51 – – .209 – .612 – .5 – – 2.9
Jerry Rullo 50 – – .299 – .489 – .4 – – 2.5
George Senesky 58 – – .267 – .661 – .6 – – 6.3
Fred Sheffield* 22 – – .199 – .615 – .2 – – 3.4

Playoffs[]

Golden State Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Howie Dallmar 10 – – .250 – .750 – 1.6 – – 8.2
Jerry Fleishman 9 – – .314 – .722 – .3 – – 6.3
Joe Fulks 10 – – .288 – .787 – .3 – – 22.2
Matt Guokas 8 – – .111 – .400 – .0 – – 0.5
Art Hillhouse 10 – – .264 – .848 – .8 – – 8.7
Ralph Kaplowitz 10 – – .224 – .815 – .6 – – 6.6
Angelo Musi 10 – – .300 – .724 – .5 – – 11.7
Petey Rosenberg 9 – – .083 – .000 – .3 – – 0.2
Jerry Rullo 7 – – .231 – 1.000 – .0 – – 1.0
George Senesky 10 – – .317 – .808 – .8 – – 10.9

Transactions[]

Purchases[]

Player Date bought Previous team
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] January 16, 1947 New York Knicks

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors
  2. ^ "1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 29, 2017.
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