1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 29-19
Finishing 1st in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 4-3
Coach: Ken Loeffler (29-19)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Statistics
1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Roster

The St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 29 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Bombers paced the league with just 3,335 points allowed. St. Louis scored 3,432 points. John Logan scored a team-best 644 points for the team, while Red Rocha and Belus Smawley netted 11 or more per game also. John Logan dished out 62 assists for the squad.

Ken Loeffler coached the team. The 1947-48 St. Louis Bombers lost in the semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 3432
Regular Season Points Against: 3335

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 13, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 70 at Chicago Stags 80 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 15, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 67 at New York Knicks 73 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
November 18, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 65 at Boston Celtics 50 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
November 20, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 67 at St. Louis Bombers 73 W 1-0 1-2 2-2
November 22, 1947 Washington Capitols 62 at St. Louis Bombers 70 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
November 26, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 64 at Washington Capitols 83 L 2-0 1-3 3-3
November 29, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 71 at St. Louis Bombers 67 L 2-1 1-3 3-4
December 2, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 86 at Providence Steamrollers 66 W 2-1 2-3 4-4
December 4, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 65 at Baltimore Bullets 51 W 2-1 3-3 5-4
December 8, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 56 at New York Knicks 71 L 2-1 3-4 5-5
December 11, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 W 2-1 4-4 6-5
December 12, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 85 at Chicago Stags 75 W 2-1 5-4 7-5
December 18, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 67 at Baltimore Bullets 74 L 2-1 5-5 7-6
December 19, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 70 at Boston Celtics 78 L 2-1 5-6 7-7
December 20, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 55 at Washington Capitols 52 W 2-1 6-6 8-7
December 25, 1947 Washington Capitols 73 at St. Louis Bombers 56 L 2-2 6-6 8-8
December 28, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 63 at St. Louis Bombers 67 W 3-2 6-6 9-8
January 1, 1948 Boston Celtics 48 at St. Louis Bombers 58 W 4-2 6-6 10-8
January 4, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 66 at St. Louis Bombers 80 W 5-2 6-6 11-8
January 8, 1948 Washington Capitols 73 at St. Louis Bombers 76 W 6-2 6-6 12-8
January 11, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 54 at St. Louis Bombers 69 W 7-2 6-6 13-8
January 15, 1948 New York Knicks 59 at St. Louis Bombers 55 L 7-3 6-6 13-9
January 18, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 61 at St. Louis Bombers 70 W 8-3 6-6 14-9
January 20, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 59 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 L 8-3 6-7 14-10
January 21, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 74 at Washington Capitols 81 L 8-3 6-8 14-11
January 22, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 71 at Baltimore Bullets 68 W 8-3 7-8 15-11
January 25, 1948 Boston Celtics 54 at St. Louis Bombers 72 W 9-3 7-8 16-11
January 27, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 94 at Providence Steamrollers 61 W 9-3 8-8 17-11
January 29, 1948 Chicago Stags 60 at St. Louis Bombers 62 W 10-3 8-8 18-11
January 31, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 66 at St. Louis Bombers 60 L 10-4 8-8 18-12
February 5, 1948 Chicago Stags 77 at St. Louis Bombers 71 L 10-5 8-8 18-13
February 7, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 54 at St. Louis Bombers 67 W 11-5 8-8 19-13
February 11, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 80 at Chicago Stags 78 W 11-5 9-8 20-13
February 12, 1948 Chicago Stags 80 at St. Louis Bombers 74 L 11-6 9-8 20-14
February 15, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 63 at St. Louis Bombers 69 W 12-6 9-8 21-14
February 19, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 69 at St. Louis Bombers 78 W 13-6 9-8 22-14
February 22, 1948 New York Knicks 71 at St. Louis Bombers 80 W 14-6 9-8 23-14
February 26, 1948 Boston Celtics 92 at St. Louis Bombers 94 W 15-6 9-8 24-14 2OT
February 28, 1948 Washington Capitols 61 at St. Louis Bombers 82 W 16-6 9-8 25-14
March 4, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 75 at Baltimore Bullets 84 L 16-6 9-9 25-15
March 5, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 68 at Boston Celtics 71 L 16-6 9-10 25-16
March 9, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 75 at Providence Steamrollers 69 W 16-6 10-10 26-16
March 10, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 82 at New York Knicks 73 W 16-6 11-10 27-16
March 11, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 92 L 16-6 11-11 27-17
March 13, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 69 at Washington Capitols 86 L 16-6 11-12 27-18
March 18, 1948 New York Knicks 91 at St. Louis Bombers 80 L 16-7 11-12 27-19
March 20, 1948 Chicago Stags 63 at St. Louis Bombers 75 W 17-7 11-12 28-19
March 21, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 82 at Chicago Stags 70 W 17-7 12-12 29-19
March 23, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 58 at St. Louis Bombers 60 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 25, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 65 at St. Louis Bombers 64 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
March 27, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 56 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
March 30, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 56 at Philadelphia Warriors 51 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 1, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 62 at St. Louis Bombers 69 W 2-1 1-1 3-2
April 3, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 L 2-1 1-2 3-3
April 6, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 85 at St. Louis Bombers 46 L 2-2 1-2 3-4