1949–50 Baltimore Bullets season
1949–50 Baltimore Bullets season | |
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Head coach | Buddy Jeannette |
Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 25–43 (.368) |
Place | Division: 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WBAL |
The 1949–50 Baltimore Bullets season was the first season of the Maryland club in the newly formed National Basketball Association. Coming from two successful seasons in the BAA, including a championship run, this time their 25-43 record would not be sufficient for them to reach the division playoffs. Another change from the previous year was president Robert "Jake" Embry's decision not to televise the Bullets' games.[1] The club would change hands towards the end of the season, to a group of local businessmen.[2]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 6 | Ron Livingstone | C | United States | Wyoming |
3 | – | Paul Gordon | F | United States | Notre Dame |
Roster
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Pre-season
1949 Pre-season Game Log: 4-4 | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | |||||
1 | October 17 | Syracuse Nationals | W 66-63 | Baltimore Coliseum | 1-0[3] | |||||
2 | October 18 | Syracuse Nationals | L 56-62 | Baltimore Coliseum | 1-1[4] | |||||
3 | October 22 | Philadelphia Warriors | L 74-82 | Baltimore Coliseum | 1-2[5] | |||||
4 | October 24 | Cumberland Dukes | W 59-57 | Baltimore Coliseum | 2-2[6] | |||||
5 | October 26 | Boston Celtics | W 66-65 | Burlington, Vermont | 3-2[7] | |||||
6 | October 27 | Hartford Hurricanes | W 80-74 | Hartford, Connecticut | 4-2[8] | |||||
7 | October 29 | Boston Celtics | L 72-74 | Providence, Rhode Island | 4-3[9] | |||||
8 | October 30 | Bridgeport Aerasols | L 54-56 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 4-4[10] |
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Syracuse Nationals | 51 | 13 | .797 | – | 31–1 | 15–12 | 5–0 | 9–1 |
x-New York Knicks | 40 | 28 | .588 | 13 | 19–10 | 18–16 | 3–2 | 20–6 |
x-Washington Capitols | 32 | 36 | .471 | 21 | 21–13 | 10–20 | 1–3 | 13–13 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 15–15 | 8–23 | 3–4 | 9–17 |
Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 43 | .368 | 26 | 16–15 | 8–25 | 1–3 | 8–18 |
Boston Celtics | 22 | 46 | .324 | 29 | 12–14 | 5–28 | 5–4 | 11–15 |
Record vs. opponents
1949–50 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AND | BAL | BOS | CHI | DEN | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SHE | STL | SYR | TCB | WAS | WAT |
Anderson | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
Baltimore | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Boston | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Chicago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Denver | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2–5 |
Fort Wayne | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Indianapolis | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
Minneapolis | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Rochester | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Sheboygan | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
St. Louis | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
Syracuse | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
Tri-Cities | 2–7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Washington | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
Waterloo | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
1949–50 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 2 | at Washington | 61–66 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 3 | St. Louis | 65–81 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 5 | Minneapolis | 77–92 | Paul Hoffman (16) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | November 10 | Washington | 72–88 | Hoffman, Towery (14) | 0–4 | |||||
5 | November 12 | Fort Wayne | 82–75 | Paul Hoffman (24) | 1–4 | |||||
6 | November 15 | at Boston | 81–76 | Paul Hoffman (27) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 17 | Denver | 86–71 | Paul Hoffman (15) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 19 | Boston | 82–91 | Hoffman, Jeannette (14) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 20 | at Sheboygan | 97–92 | Paul Hoffman (19) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 23 | at Minneapolis | 71–84 | Paul Hoffman (19) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 24 | at St. Louis | 65–53 | Carlisle Towery (14) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 27 | at Denver | 61–68 | Les Pugh (16) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 30 | at Chicago | 50–57 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | December 1 | Rochester | 70–64 | Carlisle Towery (19) | 6–8 | |||||
15 | December 3 | at New York | 55–85 | Pugh, Towery (11) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | December 7 | Chicago | 72–84 | Paul Hoffman (13) | 6–10 | |||||
17 | December 8 | New York | 60–82 | Ed Sadowski (12) | 6–11 | |||||
18 | December 10 | St. Louis | 69–66 | Byrnes, Towery (14) | 7–11 | |||||
19 | December 15 | Minneapolis | 87–68 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 8–11 | |||||
20 | December 16 | vs Waterloo | 75–77 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 8–12 | |||||
21 | December 17 | at Washington | 89–72 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 9–12 | |||||
22 | December 18 | at Fort Wayne | 95–106 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 9–13 | |||||
23 | December 20 | at Indianapolis | 88–79 | Paul Hoffman (23) | 10–13 | |||||
24 | December 21 | at Philadelphia | 60–70 | Ed Sadowski (17) | 10–14 | |||||
25 | December 22 | Washington | 86–82 | Walt Budko (18) | 11–14 | |||||
26 | December 25 | Philadelphia | 63–64 | Dolhon, Sadowski (14) | 11–15 | |||||
27 | December 26 | vs Boston | 57–82 | Sadowski, Towery (11) | 11–16 | |||||
28 | December 28 | at Minneapolis | 77–88 | Walt Budko (19) | 11–17 | |||||
29 | December 29 | at St. Louis | 63–90 | Les Pugh (15) | 11–18 | |||||
30 | January 1 | at Tri-Cities | 66–79 | Walt Budko (14) | 11–19 | |||||
31 | January 2 | at Anderson | 75–92 | Johnny Ezersky (18) | 11–20 | |||||
32 | January 5 | Rochester | 74–71 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 12–20 | |||||
33 | January 6 | at Boston | 53–74 | Ed Sadowski (11) | 12–21 | |||||
34 | January 7 | Indianapolis | 61–85 | Hoffman, Towery (11) | 12–22 | |||||
35 | January 10 | at Rochester | 67–85 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 12–23 | |||||
36 | January 14 | Chicago | 78–83 | Hoffman, Sadowski (17) | 12–24 | |||||
37 | January 19 | Washington | 68–81 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 12–25 | |||||
38 | January 21 | Philadelphia | 68–58 | Paul Hoffman (16) | 13–25 | |||||
39 | January 22 | vs Sheboygan | 76–69 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 14–25 | |||||
40 | January 24 | at Rochester | 56–70 | Paul Hoffman (13) | 14–26 | |||||
41 | January 26 | New York | 77–79 (2OT) | Paul Hoffman (19) | 14–27 | |||||
42 | January 27 | at Philadelphia | 74–71 | Ed Sadowski (17) | 15–27 | |||||
43 | January 28 | Fort Wayne | 77–64 | Walt Budko (20) | 16–27 | |||||
44 | February 2 | Rochester | 79–69 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 17–27 | |||||
45 | February 3 | vs Chicago | 81–98 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 17–28 | |||||
46 | February 4 | Anderson | 90–70 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 18–28 | |||||
47 | February 5 | at Syracuse | 87–96 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 18–29 | |||||
48 | February 9 | St. Louis | 79–67 | Walt Budko (16) | 19–29 | |||||
49 | February 11 | Syracuse | 76–77 | Paul Hoffman (23) | 19–30 | |||||
50 | February 15 | at New York | 67–80 | Paul Hoffman (15) | 19–31 | |||||
51 | February 16 | Fort Wayne | 83–77 | Dolhon, Ezersky (16) | 20–31 | |||||
52 | February 18 | Philadelphia | 73–100 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 20–32 | |||||
53 | February 19 | at Fort Wayne | 71–79 | Paul Hoffman (19) | 20–33 | |||||
54 | February 20 | at Tri-Cities | 73–82 | Walt Budko (18) | 20–34 | |||||
55 | February 21 | at Chicago | 64–72 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 20–35 | |||||
56 | February 22 | at Waterloo | 84–77 | Paul Hoffman (21) | 21–35 | |||||
57 | February 24 | at Philadelphia | 77–69 | Joe Dolhon (16) | 22–35 | |||||
58 | February 25 | Boston | 66–82 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 22–36 | |||||
59 | March 1 | at New York | 76–82 | Paul Hoffman (23) | 22–37 | |||||
60 | March 2 | Minneapolis | 68–88 | Paul Hoffman (15) | 22–38 | |||||
61 | March 4 | Chicago | 77–72 | Carlisle Towery (14) | 23–38 | |||||
62 | March 8 | at Washington | 80–88 | Paul Hoffman (15) | 23–39 | |||||
63 | March 9 | New York | 91–79 | Johnny Ezersky (17) | 24–39 | |||||
64 | March 11 | Boston | 79–75 | Paul Hoffman (19) | 25–39 | |||||
65 | March 12 | at Fort Wayne | 75–86 | Ed Sadowski (17) | 25–40 | |||||
66 | March 15 | at Minneapolis | 62–96 | Johnny Ezersky (11) | 25–41 | |||||
67 | March 16 | at St. Louis | 63–71 | Paul Hoffman (20) | 25–42 | |||||
68 | March 19 | at Rochester | 66–97 | Tommy Byrnes (13) | 25–43 |
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Season
Player | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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Walt Budko | 66 | .304 | .757 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
Tommy Byrnes | 53 | .302 | .702 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
Paul Cloyd | 3 | .125 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Joe Dolhon | 64 | .312 | .734 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
Johnny Ezersky | 38 | .305 | .697 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
George Feigenbaum | 12 | .246 | .444 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
Paul Gordon | 4 | .000 | .600 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Paul Hoffman | 60 | .341 | .665 | 2.7 | 14.4 |
Howie Janotta | 9 | .300 | .813 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
Buddy Jeannette | 37 | .284 | .820 | 2.5 | 5.2 |
Lee KnorekX | 1 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Freddie LewisX | 18 | .227 | .684 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Ron LivingstoneX | 16 | .245 | .761 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
John MandicX | 3 | .100 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Mike McCarron | 3 | .200 | .667 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Andy O'Donnell | 25 | .352 | .778 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
Les PughX | 56 | .249 | .846 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
Ed SadowskiX | 52 | .328 | .745 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
Marv Schatzman | 34 | .247 | .580 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
Bob Tough | 8 | .282 | .833 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Carlisle Towery | 68 | .327 | .757 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
Dick TriptowX | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Whitey Von NiedaX | 33 | .364 | .638 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
^x Statistics with the Baltimore Bullets
Transactions
Players Added Draft Free agency
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Players Lost Released
Free agency
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Trades
September 28, 1949 |
To Baltimore Bullets Cash considerations |
To Washington Capitols Chick Reiser |
December 5, 1949 |
To Baltimore Bullets Dick Triptow |
To Fort Wayne Pistons Cash considerations |
December 7, 1949 |
To Baltimore Bullets Ed Sadowski Cash considerations |
To Philadelphia Warriors Ron Livingstone |
December 8, 1949 |
To Baltimore Bullets Lee Knorek |
To New York Knicks Cash considerations |
December 9, 1949 |
To Baltimore Bullets Whitey Von Nieda |
To Tri-Cities Blackhawks Cash considerations |
References
- ↑ Bullets Ban Video, Reading Eagle, August 5, 1949
- ↑ 20 Businessmen Take Over Bullets, Milwaukee Sentinel, February 14, 1950
- ↑ BULLETS DOWN SYRACUSE FIVE, The Baltimore Sun, October 17, 1949
- ↑ SYRACUSE FIVE TOP BULLETS, The Baltimore Sun, October 18, 1949
- ↑ BULLETINS BOW TO WARRIORS, The Baltimore Sun, October 23, 1949
- ↑ BULLETS TOP CUMBERLAND, The Baltimore Sun, October 22, 1990
- ↑ BULLETS EDGE BOSTON QUINTET, The Baltimore Sun, October 26, 1949
- ↑ Baltimore Five Nips Hurricane Rally To Pull Out 80-74 Win, The Hartford Courant, October 28, 1949
- ↑ Boston Celtics Nip Bullets, 74-72, The Baltimore Sun, October 30, 1949
- ↑ BULLETS DROP 54-56 CONTEST TO BRIDGEPORT, The Baltimore Sun, October 31, 1949
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