1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season
BAA champions
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Arena
Results
Record35–25 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA Champions Defeated Stags 4–1
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWCAU

The 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season was the first season of the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA (which later became the NBA). For the Warriors' first game ever played on November 7, 1946, a notable event would occur late in that game where after five of the Pittsburgh Ironmen's players (which involved their leading scorer Moe Becker alongside John Abramovic, Press Maravich, Ed Melvin, and John Mills, with Mike Bytzura being dangerously close to joining them himself also[1]) fouled out of the game (back when fouling out involved five fouls instead of the six fouls the league implements to this day going forward) and opposing head coach Paul Birch refused the Warriors' offer to reinstate one of their disqualified players back into the game, the two teams decided to finish the game off with their teams playing the rest of the game in a four-on-four manner as opposed to the usual five-on-five display, which led to the Warriors winning 81–75.[2] Despite later finishing the season in second place within the Eastern Division behind only the Washington Capitols (who had the best record in league history throughout the BAA/NBA's first 20 years of history and the least amount of losses recorded in a season there until 1996), the Warriors ended up finishing the season winning their first league championship by winning the inaugural 1947 BAA Finals (now known as the NBA Finals) 4–1 over the Chicago Stags (who continued existing as a franchise until 1950).[3]

Roster

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 12 Howie Dallmar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-05-24 Stanford
G 6 Jerry Fleishman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1922-02-14 NYU
F 10 Joe Fulks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-10-26 Murray State
F 14 Matt Guokas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1915-11-11 Saint Joseph's
C 18 Art Hillhouse 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1916-06-12 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 9 Ralph Kaplowitz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-05-18 NYU
G 5 Angelo Musi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1918-07-25 Temple
G 15 Petey Rosenberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1918-04-07 Saint Joseph's
G 7 Jerry Rullo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1923-06-23 Temple
G 8 George Senesky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1922-04-04 Saint Joseph's
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

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 7 Pittsburgh W 81–75 Joe Fulks (25) 1–0
2 November 14 Washington W 68–65 Joe Fulks (19) 2–0
3 November 19 St. Louis L 63–66 Joe Fulks (24) 2–1
4 November 21 Chicago L 63–65 Fred Sheffield (14) 2–2
5 November 26 Boston W 66–54 Angelo Musi (16) 3–2
6 November 28 Detroit L 55–68 Fulks, Rosenberg (14) 3–3
7 November 30 @ New York L 60–64 (OT) Joe Fulks (26) 3–4
8 December 3 Providence W 76–68 Joe Fulks (37) 4–4
9 December 5 New York W 62–51 Angelo Musi (20) 5–4
10 December 7 @ St. Louis W 57–47 Joe Fulks (18) 6–4
11 December 8 @ Cleveland L 66–72 Joe Fulks (25) 6–5
12 December 10 @ Toronto W 85–73 Joe Fulks (29) 7–5
13 December 12 Washington L 49–64 Joe Fulks (17) 7–6
14 December 14 @ Boston L 65–77 Joe Fulks (28) 7–7
15 December 17 Detroit W 57–49 Angelo Musi (14) 8–7
16 December 19 Cleveland W 58–44 Joe Fulks (26) 9–7
17 December 21 @ Washington L 56–68 Joe Fulks (29) 9–8
18 December 26 Pittsburgh W 53–46 Joe Fulks (22) 10–8
19 December 27 @ Boston W 63–60 Joe Fulks (25) 11–8
20 December 29 @ St. Louis L 68–75 Joe Fulks (29) 11–9
21 December 30 @ Pittsburgh W 62–60 Joe Fulks (19) 12–9
22 January 2 Providence W 84–72 Joe Fulks (35) 13–9
23 January 4 @ Providence L 74–78 Joe Fulks (31) 13–10
24 January 8 @ Pittsburgh L 63–67 Joe Fulks (19) 13–11
25 January 9 Toronto W 74–55 Joe Fulks (35) 14–11
26 January 11 @ Detroit L 56–58 Joe Fulks (20) 14–12
27 January 12 @ Chicago L 72–75 Joe Fulks (32) 14–13
28 January 14 @ Toronto W 104–74 Joe Fulks (41) 15–13
29 January 16 Chicago L 78–84 Joe Fulks (36) 15–14
30 January 21 Boston W 59–43 Joe Fulks (22) 16–14
31 January 22 @ Washington L 55–57 Joe Fulks (20) 16–15
32 January 23 Cleveland W 83–78 Joe Fulks (28) 17–15
33 January 25 @ Detroit W 61–55 Joe Fulks (23) 18–15
34 January 26 @ Chicago L 57–63 Joe Fulks (19) 18–16
35 January 30 New York W 65–58 Joe Fulks (18) 19–16
36 February 1 @ New York W 71–63 Joe Fulks (31) 20–16
37 February 3 @ Boston W 61–55 Howie Dallmar (22) 21–16
38 February 4 Providence W 75–68 Joe Fulks (19) 22–16
39 February 6 Toronto W 79–61 Joe Fulks (37) 23–16
40 February 8 @ Providence L 58–67 Howie Dallmar (19) 23–17
41 February 11 St. Louis W 75–59 Joe Fulks (25) 24–17
42 February 13 Cleveland W 61–48 Joe Fulks (19) 25–17
43 February 15 @ Washington L 60–70 Joe Fulks (18) 25–18
44 February 16 @ Cleveland L 71–75 Joe Fulks (23) 25–19
45 February 20 Pittsburgh W 78–66 Joe Fulks (34) 26–19
46 February 23 @ St. Louis L 66–71 Angelo Musi (22) 26–20
47 February 24 @ Pittsburgh W 69–67 Joe Fulks (22) 27–20
48 February 26 St. Louis W 75–65 Joe Fulks (25) 28–20
49 February 28 @ Toronto L 69–77 Joe Fulks (23) 28–21
50 March 2 @ Cleveland L 69–72 Joe Fulks (21) 28–22
51 March 3 Toronto W 76–66 Joe Fulks (25) 29–22
52 March 6 New York L 59–61 Joe Fulks (20) 29–23
53 March 11 Washington L 77–80 Art Hillhouse (20) 29–24
54 March 13 Boston W 81–57 Joe Fulks (25) 30–24
55 March 14 @ Chicago L 67–70 Dallmar, Fulks (18) 30–25
56 March 16 @ Detroit W 67–61 Joe Fulks (16) 31–25
57 March 20 Detroit W 77–75 Joe Fulks (15) 32–25
58 March 22 @ Providence W 103–82 Joe Fulks (24) 33–25
59 March 27 Chicago W 80–73 Joe Fulks (34) 34–25
60 March 30 @ New York W 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 Wednesday, April 2 St. Louis W 73–68 Angelo Musi (19) Philadelphia Arena
8,273 		1–0
2 Saturday, April 5 @ St. Louis L 51–73 Angelo Musi (12) St. Louis Arena 1–1
3 Easter Sunday, 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 Saturday, April 12 New York W 82–70 Joe Fulks (24) Philadelphia Arena 1–0
2 Monday, 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 Wednesday, April 16 Chicago W 84–71 Joe Fulks (37) Howie Dallmar (4) Philadelphia Arena
7,918 		1–0
2 Thursday, April 17 Chicago W 85–74 Howie Dallmar (18) Ralph Kaplowitz (2) Philadelphia Arena
7,604 		2–0
3 Saturday, April 19 @ Chicago W 75–72 Joe Fulks (26) — Chicago Stadium
2,209 		3–0
4 Sunday, April 20 @ Chicago L 73–74 George Senesky (24) Jerry Fleishman (4) Chicago Stadium
1,934 		3–1
5 Tuesday, 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)

Philadelphia Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% 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

Philadelphia Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% 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[4] January 16, 1947 New York Knicks

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/boxscore/1946-11-07/Pittsburgh-at-Philadelphia/181751
  2. ^ Berger, Phil (2003). Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia. SPORT Media Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1-894963-01-6., p. 70
  3. ^ "1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 29, 2017.
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