1955–56 St. Louis Hawks season

1955–56 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachRed Holzman
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record33–39 (.458)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals(eliminated 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTVI
RadioKMOX

The 1955–56 St. Louis Hawks season was the 10th season for the franchise and the first in St. Louis, Missouri. Formerely, the team had played in Milwaukee, but they elected to relocated to St. Louis after four last-place seasons in Milwaukee. The city had once been home to the St. Louis Bombers, an early BAA franchise that folded in 1950. The Hawks were on the verge of becoming one of the top teams in the NBA, led by second year forward Bob Pettit, who would earn the very first MVP award in NBA history.[1] The Hawks would finish in third place with a 33–39 record.

In the playoffs against the Minneapolis Lakers, the Hawks were triumphant in Game 1 by a single point. Game 2 was played in Minneapolis, and the Hawks were blown out by 58 points in Game 2. The third game was contested in St. Louis. Once again, the Hawks would win by 1 point to advance to the Western Finals. In the three games, the Hawks were outscored by 56 points. In the Western Finals, the Hawks would win the first 2 games against the Fort Wayne Pistons. However, the Pistons would rebound to take the next 3 games and win the series.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 37 35 .514 - 19-7 10-17 8-11 19-17
x-Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 4 14-12 6-21 13-6 19-17
x-St. Louis Hawks 33 39 .458 4 15-11 11-17 7-11 18-18
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431 6 15-14 6-21 10-6 16-20


Game log

1955–56 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 Minneapolis W 101–89 Pettit, Selvy (21) 1–0
2 November 12 Syracuse L 81–91 Bob Pettit (32) 1–1
3 November 15 New York W 121–95 Bob Pettit (23) 2–1
4 November 19 @ New York W 104–91 Bob Pettit (33) 3–1
5 November 20 @ Syracuse L 80–84 Chuck Share (20) 3–2
6 November 23 Rochester W 90–88 (OT) Pettit, Share (20) 4–2
7 November 24 @ Minneapolis L 99–107 Bob Pettit (20) 4–3
8 November 26 Minneapolis W 104–95 Pettit, Selvy (20) 5–3
9 November 27 @ Fort Wayne L 106–114 (OT) Bob Pettit (27) 5–4
10 November 29 Philadelphia W 108–95 Bob Pettit (40) 6–4
11 November 30 vs. Minneapolis W 99–97 Bob Harrison (19) 7–4
12 December 1 @ Philadelphia L 98–115 Bob Pettit (22) 7–5
13 December 2 @ Boston L 81–94 Bob Pettit (24) 7–6
14 December 3 @ Rochester W 89–78 Bob Pettit (25) 8–6
15 December 6 Boston L 99–122 Bob Pettit (24) 8–7
16 December 10 New York L 80–99 Bob Pettit (20) 8–8
17 December 11 @ Rochester L 91–93 Bob Pettit (30) 8–9
18 December 14 vs. Rochester L 109–117 Bob Pettit (34) 8–10
19 December 16 vs. Rochester W 100–97 (OT) Bob Pettit (23) 9–10
20 December 18 Rochester W 86–85 Bob Pettit (26) 10–10
21 December 26 vs. Fort Wayne L 67–83 Bob Harrison (12) 10–11
22 December 27 Boston L 102–105 Bob Pettit (46) 10–12
23 December 28 @ Minneapolis W 111–90 Bob Pettit (33) 11–12
24 December 29 vs. Minneapolis L 71–74 Bob Pettit (20) 11–13
25 December 30 vs. Fort Wayne L 89–90 Jack Stephens (21) 11–14
26 January 1 @ Fort Wayne L 68–85 Bob Schafer (17) 11–15
27 January 2 Syracuse L 82–84 Chuck Share (20) 11–16
28 January 4 @ Minneapolis L 76–94 Bob Pettit (27) 11–17
29 January 7 Fort Wayne L 97–108 Bob Pettit (22) 11–18
30 January 8 @ Fort Wayne W 96–91 Bob Pettit (21) 12–18
31 January 10 @ Philadelphia L 107–109 (OT) Bob Pettit (26) 12–19
32 January 12 @ Syracuse L 78–93 Chuck Share (13) 12–20
33 January 13 vs. Rochester L 90–98 Bob Pettit (20) 12–21
34 January 14 @ New York W 104–101 (2OT) Jack McMahon (29) 13–21
35 January 15 Philadelphia L 96–108 Bob Pettit (23) 13–22
36 January 17 vs. Minneapolis L 86–97 Chuck Share (21) 13–23
37 January 19 vs. Fort Wayne L 83–90 Bob Pettit (25) 13–24
38 January 20 @ Boston L 112–133 Jack McMahon (22) 13–25
39 January 21 vs. Rochester L 90–97 Bob Pettit (28) 13–26
40 January 22 @ Syracuse W 109–105 Bob Pettit (39) 14–26
41 January 25 Rochester W 114–106 Bob Pettit (33) 15–26
42 January 28 Syracuse W 93–85 Al Ferrari (21) 16–26
43 January 29 @ Minneapolis W 114–107 Bob Pettit (39) 17–26
44 January 31 Boston W 114–91 Al Ferrari (20) 18–26
45 February 2 Fort Wayne W 98–90 Bob Pettit (27) 19–26
46 February 4 vs. Fort Wayne W 98–94 Bob Pettit (40) 20–26
47 February 5 Philadelphia W 105–93 Bob Pettit (30) 21–26
48 February 8 vs. Boston W 111–110 Bob Pettit (36) 22–26
49 February 9 @ Philadelphia L 97–108 Bob Pettit (27) 22–27
50 February 10 @ Boston L 100–124 Jack Coleman (23) 22–28
51 February 11 @ New York L 91–107 Bob Pettit (24) 22–29
52 February 12 Philadelphia L 79–87 Bob Pettit (37) 22–30
53 February 14 New York L 99–103 Bob Pettit (30) 22–31
54 February 19 Fort Wayne L 83–89 Bob Pettit (20) 22–32
55 February 20 vs. Fort Wayne W 84–82 Bob Pettit (26) 23–32
56 February 21 Boston W 101–97 Pettit, Share (27) 24–32
57 February 22 vs. Rochester L 109–110 Park, Pettit (22) 24–33
58 February 24 vs. Syracuse W 116–103 Bob Pettit (46) 25–33
59 February 25 @ New York W 99–89 Bob Pettit (37) 26–33
60 February 26 New York W 103–85 Bob Pettit (32) 27–33
61 February 27 vs. New York L 109–113 Bob Pettit (23) 27–34
62 March 1 Rochester L 94–95 Bob Pettit (27) 27–35
63 March 3 Fort Wayne W 92–86 Ferrari, Share (19) 28–35
64 March 4 @ Minneapolis L 84–113 Jack Stephens (14) 28–36
65 March 6 vs. Philadelphia W 102–97 Bob Pettit (32) 29–36
66 March 7 @ Rochester W 96–89 Bob Pettit (28) 30–36
67 March 8 @ Syracuse L 88–92 Jack Stephens (21) 30–37
68 March 9 Minneapolis W 103–102 Bob Pettit (44) 31–37
69 March 10 Minneapolis W 105–97 Bob Pettit (34) 32–37
70 March 11 @ Boston W 127–121 Bob Pettit (43) 33–37
71 March 12 vs. Syracuse L 92–97 Chuck Share (30) 33–38
72 March 13 @ Philadelphia L 113–116 Bob Pettit (29) 33–39

Playoffs

1956 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (finished as West's #3 seed)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Record
1 March 16 Minneapolis L 97–103 Bob Pettit (22) Kiel Auditorium 0–1
Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 17 Minneapolis W 116–115 Bob Pettit (25) Kiel Auditorium 1–0
2 March 19 @ Minneapolis L 75–133 Bob Pettit (14) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–1
3 March 21 @ Minneapolis W 116–115 Bob Pettit (41) Minneapolis Auditorium 2–1
Division Finals: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 22 @ Fort Wayne W 86–85 Al Ferrari (17) War Memorial Coliseum 1–0
2 March 24 Fort Wayne W 84–74 Al Ferrari (21) Kiel Auditorium 2–0
3 March 25 @ Fort Wayne L 84–107 Alex Hannum (18) War Memorial Coliseum 2–1
4 March 27 Fort Wayne L 84–93 Jack Coleman (19) Kiel Auditorium 2–2
5 March 29 @ Fort Wayne L 97–102 Jack Coleman (20) War Memorial Coliseum 2–3
1956 schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "St. Louis Hawks – Sports Ecyclopedia".
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