1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season

1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season
Head coachRobert Morris
OwnerLouis Pieri
ArenaRhode Island Auditorium
Results
Record28–32 (.467)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
RadioWPRO

The 1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season was the first season of the Providence Steamrollers.[1]

Roster

1946–47 Providence Steamrollers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 6 Hank Beenders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1916-06-02 LIU Brooklyn
G 7 Tom Callahan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-06-02 Rockhurst
G 3 Ernie Calverley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1924-01-30 Rhode Island
F 14 Armand Cure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1919-08-01 Rhode Island
F 8 Red Dehnert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1924-01-24 Columbia
F/C 11 Pop Goodwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1920-12-22 St. John's Prep (NY)
G 14 Woody Grimshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-09-24 Brown
G 9 Ken Keller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1922-08-16 St. John's
G 4 Dino Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1920-05-25 Georgetown
F 10 George Mearns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-04-18 Rhode Island
C 7 Elmore Morgenthaler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1922-08-03 Boston College
G 5 George Pastushok 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922-07-13 St. John's
F 8 Hank Rosenstein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-06-16 CCNY
G/F 12 Earl Shannon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1921-11-23 Rhode Island
F 15 Bob Shea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1924-09-11 Rhode Island
F 5 Lou Spicer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922-11-12 Syracuse
C 9 Jake Weber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918-03-18 Purdue
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • 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

Game log

1946–47 game log
Total: 28–32
November
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2 Boston W 59–53 Dino Martin (18) 1–0
2 November 7 Chicago W 73–65 Earl Shannon (19) 2–0
3 November 9 Pittsburgh W 76–66 Ernie Calverley (18) 3–0
4 November 11 @ Pittsburgh L 71–84 George Mearns (18) 3–1
5 November 13 @ Detroit W 70–68 Dino Martin (20) 4–1
6 November 15 @ Toronto L 68–85 Dino Martin (14) 4–2
7 November 16 Detroit L 59–70 Ernie Calverley (23) 4–3
8 November 21 Washington L 58–66 George Mearns (16) 4–4
9 November 23 St. Louis L 59–65 Earl Shannon (19) 4–5
10 November 25 @ Boston W 71–59 Dino Martin (23) 5–5
11 November 28 New York L 58–60 Earl Shannon (20) 5–6
12 November 30 Toronto W 79–65 Earl Shannon (22) 6–6
December
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 3 @ Philadelphia L 68–76 Earl Shannon (18) 6–7
14 December 4 @ Washington L 62–80 Hank Beenders (24) 6–8
15 December 7 Toronto L 59–68 Beenders, Calverley (13) 6–9
16 December 11 @ New York L 68–83 Dino Martin (22) 6–10
17 December 14 Detroit W 81–66 Dino Martin (19) 7–10
18 December 19 Chicago W 81–77 Earl Shannon (21) 8–10
19 December 21 New York W 63–61 Pop Goodwin (16) 9–10
20 December 26 Washington L 66–78 Hank Beenders (16) 9–11
21 December 28 Boston W 80–68 Dino Martin (22) 10–11
January
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
22 January 2 @ Philadelphia L 72–84 Hank Beenders (19) 10–12
23 January 4 Philadelphia W 78–74 Ernie Calverley (17) 11–12
24 January 8 @ Washington L 69–77 Beenders, Martin (15) 11–13
25 January 9 Cleveland W 91–68 Dino Martin (40) 12–13
26 January 11 Boston L 72–73 Earl Shannon (21) 12–14
27 January 14 @ Cleveland W 78–74 Ernie Calverley (23) 13–14
28 January 15 @ Pittsburgh L 53–65 Hank Beenders (15) 13–15
29 January 19 @ St. Louis L 53–69 Hank Beenders (20) 13–16
30 January 23 @ Chicago L 76–97 Ernie Calverley (24) 13–17
31 January 24 @ Toronto W 96–93 Ernie Calverley (29) 14–17
32 January 27 @ Pittsburgh L 63–71 Earl Shannon (17) 14–18
33 January 29 @ Detroit W 83–73 Dino Martin (26) 15–18
34 January 30 @ St. Louis W 82–70 Dino Martin (23) 16–18
February
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
35 February 1 Pittsburgh W 89–73 Earl Shannon (28) 17–18
36 February 4 @ Philadelphia L 68–75 Hank Rosenstein (25) 17–19
37 February 6 St. Louis L 65–73 Earl Shannon (18) 17–20
38 February 8 Philadelphia W 67–58 Ernie Calverley (20) 18–20
39 February 11 @ Cleveland L 76–85 Beenders, Martin (18) 18–21
40 February 12 @ Detroit L 64–84 Ernie Calverley (20) 18–22
41 February 13 @ Chicago L 79–81 Ernie Calverley (20) 18–23
42 February 15 Pittsburgh W 82–72 Ernie Calverley (31) 19–23
43 February 19 @ New York W 69–62 Earl Shannon (21) 20–23
44 February 20 Washington L 74–82 Dino Martin (25) 20–24
45 February 22 Cleveland W 85–77 Ernie Calverley (21) 21–24
46 February 23 @ Boston W 67–55 Ernie Calverley (18) 22–24
47 February 25 @ Toronto L 60–83 Ernie Calverley (10) 22–25
48 February 27 New York L 65–73 Hank Beenders (16) 22–26
March
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
49 March 1 Detroit W 80–74 Ernie Calverley (26) 23–26
50 March 3 @ St. Louis L 70–71 (OT) Dino Martin (21) 23–27
51 March 4 @ Cleveland L 76–82 Hank Beenders (22) 23–28
52 March 8 @ Chicago L 81–107 Ernie Calverley (18) 23–29
53 March 10 @ Boston W 87–70 Beenders, Calverley (20) 24–29
54 March 13 Toronto W 71–64 Calverley, Shannon (17) 25–29
55 March 15 St. Louis W 60–56 Earl Shannon (18) 26–29
56 March 19 @ Washington L 95–96 (OT) Dino Martin (22) 26–30
57 March 20 Cleveland W 76–73 Ernie Calverley (29) 27–30
58 March 22 Philadelphia L 82–103 Ernie Calverley (22) 27–31
59 March 26 @ New York L 84–91 (2OT) Dino Martin (24) 27–32
60 March 29 Chicago W 83–79 Hank Rosenstein (24) 28–32

Transactions

Purchases

Player Date bought Previous team
Jake Weber[2] December 2, 1946 New York Knicks
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] January 26, 1947 New York Knicks

References

  1. ^ "1946-47 Providence Steamrollers Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ a b "1946-47 Providence Steam Rollers Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on July 2, 2017.
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