1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season

1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachHarry Gallatin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record46–34 (.575)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKPLR-TV
RadioKMOX

The 1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season was the Hawks' 15th season in the NBA and 9th season in Saint Louis.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors 48 32 .600 25–14 21–15 2–3 29–17
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 34 .575 2 27–12 17–19 2–3 30–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 38 .525 6 24–12 15–21 3–5 24–22
Baltimore Bullets 31 49 .388 17 20–19 8–21 3–9 16–24
Detroit Pistons 23 57 .288 25 9–21 6–25 8–11 13–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1963–64 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 16 Cincinnati 112–93 Bob Pettit (39) 0–1
2 October 19 Los Angeles 108–117 Bob Pettit (32) 1–1
3 October 23 San Francisco 99–95 Bob Pettit (24) 1–2
4 October 26 Detroit 103–127 Zelmo Beaty (38) 2–2
5 October 27 @ Baltimore 123–112 Bob Pettit (31) 3–2
6 October 29 @ New York 109–103 (OT) Bob Pettit (21) 4–2
7 October 30 New York 104–121 Cliff Hagan (28) 5–2
8 November 2 Philadelphia 99–128 Bob Pettit (31) 6–2
9 November 6 @ Baltimore 112–110 Bob Pettit (32) 7–2
10 November 8 @ Philadelphia 106–108 Bob Pettit (26) 7–3
11 November 9 Boston 113–91 Bob Pettit (22) 7–4
12 November 11 @ Boston 110–116 Bob Pettit (25) 7–5
13 November 13 @ New York 102–106 Cliff Hagan (24) 7–6
14 November 14 San Francisco 105–117 Cliff Hagan (38) 8–6
15 November 16 Baltimore 112–115 Bob Pettit (52) 9–6
16 November 17 @ Los Angeles 117–112 Bob Pettit (33) 10–6
17 November 19 @ San Francisco 96–129 Bob Pettit (24) 10–7
18 November 21 @ Los Angeles 99–111 Cliff Hagan (26) 10–8
19 November 23 Cincinnati 121–133 Bob Pettit (33) 11–8
20 November 24 @ Cincinnati 113–122 Bob Pettit (28) 11–9
21 November 27 @ Detroit 113–105 Zelmo Beaty (30) 12–9
22 November 28 Detroit 101–118 Bob Pettit (23) 13–9
23 November 30 Los Angeles 97–96 Bob Pettit (26) 13–10
24 December 4 San Francisco 83–105 Cliff Hagan (33) 14–10
25 December 5 @ Philadelphia 106–103 Bob Pettit (31) 15–10
26 December 6 @ Detroit 108–112 (OT) Bob Pettit (24) 15–11
27 December 7 Philadelphia 120–129 Bob Pettit (36) 16–11
28 December 10 N Philadelphia 113–103 Bob Pettit (28) 17–11
29 December 11 @ Boston 95–104 Bob Pettit (27) 17–12
30 December 14 Detroit 92–104 Bob Pettit (30) 18–12
31 December 15 @ Los Angeles 102–95 Bob Pettit (26) 19–12
32 December 17 @ San Francisco 106–110 Bob Pettit (33) 19–13
33 December 18 @ San Francisco 96–104 Bob Pettit (29) 19–14
34 December 21 @ Detroit 100–91 Richie Guerin (22) 20–14
35 December 22 Baltimore 104–116 Bob Pettit (25) 21–14
36 December 25 @ Cincinnati 107–113 Cliff Hagan (33) 21–15
37 December 26 New York 111–107 Cliff Hagan (32) 21–16
38 December 28 Boston 107–100 Cliff Hagan (34) 21–17
39 December 31 @ Los Angeles 119–132 Bob Pettit (26) 21–18
40 January 2 @ San Francisco 111–106 Bob Pettit (28) 22–18
41 January 5 Detroit 99–116 Bob Pettit (31) 23–18
42 January 7 Baltimore 113–123 Bob Pettit (33) 24–18
43 January 9 @ Philadelphia 115–122 Bob Pettit (29) 24–19
44 January 11 @ Detroit 112–107 Bob Pettit (37) 25–19
45 January 12 Baltimore 117–113 Bob Pettit (46) 25–20
46 January 15 Los Angeles 111–109 Cliff Hagan (39) 25–21
47 January 18 @ Cincinnati 121–120 Lenny Wilkens (26) 26–21
48 January 19 Cincinnati 109–114 Bob Pettit (35) 27–21
49 January 21 Boston 114–116 Bob Pettit (29) 28–21
50 January 23 N Boston 104–110 Bob Pettit (35) 28–22
51 January 24 @ Boston 99–119 Bob Pettit (18) 28–23
52 January 25 @ Detroit 107–98 Bob Pettit (32) 29–23
53 January 25 Detroit 104–106 Bob Pettit (25) 30–23
54 January 29 New York 105–104 Zelmo Beaty (26) 30–24
55 February 1 Los Angeles 96–113 Bob Pettit (32) 31–24
56 February 2 Los Angeles 105–107 Guerin, Wilkens (22) 32–24
57 February 4 N Boston 101–113 Bob Pettit (27) 32–25
58 February 5 @ Baltimore 106–113 Bob Pettit (30) 32–26
59 February 8 San Francisco 103–97 Zelmo Beaty (22) 32–27
60 February 9 San Francisco 111–116 Bob Pettit (33) 33–27
61 February 11 New York 103–125 Cliff Hagan (25) 34–27
62 February 15 Philadelphia 110–118 Bob Pettit (27) 35–27
63 February 17 @ Baltimore 115–110 Richie Guerin (24) 36–27
64 February 19 N New York 114–120 Bob Pettit (37) 36–28
65 February 21 @ Baltimore 113–115 (2OT) Bob Pettit (25) 36–29
66 February 22 Boston 88–95 Bob Pettit (19) 37–29
67 February 25 N Philadelphia 115–107 Bob Pettit (31) 38–29
68 February 27 San Francisco 107–97 Bob Pettit (24) 38–30
69 February 29 Los Angeles 114–115 (OT) Bob Pettit (24) 39–30
70 March 1 @ Los Angeles 91–114 Cliff Hagan (25) 39–31
71 March 2 @ San Francisco 111–102 Bob Pettit (33) 40–31
72 March 4 @ Los Angeles 110–105 Richie Guerin (29) 41–31
73 March 5 @ San Francisco 104–102 Bob Pettit (21) 42–31
74 March 8 Baltimore 117–135 Bob Pettit (34) 43–31
75 March 10 @ New York 124–105 Cliff Hagan (34) 44–31
76 March 11 Philadelphia 124–111 Bob Pettit (25) 44–32
77 March 14 Cincinnati 110–118 Bob Pettit (38) 45–32
78 March 15 @ Cincinnati 101–124 Bob Pettit (23) 45–33
79 March 17 Detroit 99–115 Cliff Hagan (24) 46–33
80 March 18 @ Detroit 96–106 Bob Pettit (29) 46–34

Playoffs

1964 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 21 Los Angeles W 115–104 Cliff Hagan (27) Bob Pettit (22) Hagan, Wilkens (7) Kiel Auditorium
7,214
1–0
2 March 22 Los Angeles W 106–90 Richie Guerin (22) Bob Pettit (18) Cliff Hagan (6) Kiel Auditorium
7,014
2–0
3 March 25 @ Los Angeles L 105–107 Bob Pettit (23) Bob Pettit (10) Cliff Hagan (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,728
2–1
4 March 28 @ Los Angeles L 88–97 Bob Pettit (23) Bob Pettit (12) Lenny Wilkens (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,862
2–2
5 March 30 Los Angeles W 121–108 Lenny Wilkens (30) Bob Pettit (20) Hagan, Guerin (6) Kiel Auditorium
9,574
3–2
Division Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 1 @ San Francisco W 116–111 Richie Guerin (32) Bill Bridges (12) Richie Guerin (7) Cow Palace
5,231
1–0
2 April 3 @ San Francisco L 85–120 Richie Guerin (23) Bob Pettit (15) Bridges, Wilkens (5) Cow Palace
9,063
1–1
3 April 5 San Francisco W 113–109 Bob Pettit (26) Bob Pettit (16) Bridges, Wilkens (5) Kiel Auditorium
10,163
2–1
4 April 8 San Francisco L 109–111 Bob Pettit (29) Bob Pettit (15) Lenny Wilkens (14) Kiel Auditorium
10,118
2–2
5 April 10 @ San Francisco L 97–121 Bob Pettit (19) Bob Pettit (11) Bridges, Guerin, Hagan, Vaughn (3) Cow Palace
10,628
2–3
6 April 12 San Francisco W 123–95 Bob Pettit (21) Bob Pettit (13) Cliff Hagan (9) Kiel Auditorium
8,967
3–3
7 April 16 @ San Francisco L 95–105 Bob Pettit (24) Bob Pettit (14) Cliff Hagan (5) Cow Palace
8,923
3–4
1964 schedule

Awards and records

References