1946-47 Washington Capitols Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 49-11
Finishing 1st in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Chicago Stags 4-2
Coach: Red Auerbach (49-11)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1946-47 Washington Capitols Statistics
1946-47 Washington Capitols Roster

The Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1946-47 season with a record of 49 wins and 11 losses, finishing first in the BAA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Capitols yielded 3,836 points, fewest in the league. Washington netted 4,428 points. Bob Feerick scored a team-best 926 points for the team, and Fred Scolari contributed 12 or more per game, too. Horace McKinney and Bob Feerick apiece dished out 69 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1946-47 Washington Capitols lost in the semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 4428
Regular Season Points Against: 3836

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 2, 1946 Washington Capitols 50 at Detroit Falcons 33 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
November 4, 1946 Washington Capitols 71 at Pittsburgh Ironmen 56 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
November 9, 1946 Washington Capitols 69 at St. Louis Bombers 70 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
November 10, 1946 Washington Capitols 68 at Cleveland Rebels 92 L 0-0 2-2 2-2
November 14, 1946 Washington Capitols 65 at Philadelphia Warriors 68 L 0-0 2-3 2-3
November 16, 1946 Washington Capitols 73 at Chicago Stags 65 W 0-0 3-3 3-3
November 20, 1946 St. Louis Bombers 51 at Washington Capitols 54 W 1-0 3-3 4-3
November 21, 1946 Washington Capitols 66 at Providence Steamrollers 58 W 1-0 4-3 5-3
November 23, 1946 Toronto Huskies 50 at Washington Capitols 74 W 2-0 4-3 6-3
November 26, 1946 Washington Capitols 78 at Toronto Huskies 68 W 2-0 5-3 7-3
November 27, 1946 Chicago Stags 67 at Washington Capitols 75 W 3-0 5-3 8-3
November 30, 1946 Pittsburgh Ironmen 40 at Washington Capitols 49 W 4-0 5-3 9-3
December 4, 1946 Providence Steamrollers 62 at Washington Capitols 80 W 5-0 5-3 10-3
December 7, 1946 Detroit Falcons 64 at Washington Capitols 75 W 6-0 5-3 11-3
December 11, 1946 Detroit Falcons 66 at Washington Capitols 81 W 7-0 5-3 12-3
December 12, 1946 Washington Capitols 64 at Philadelphia Warriors 49 W 7-0 6-3 13-3
December 14, 1946 Cleveland Rebels 52 at Washington Capitols 72 W 8-0 6-3 14-3
December 18, 1946 St. Louis Bombers 47 at Washington Capitols 68 W 9-0 6-3 15-3
December 21, 1946 Philadelphia Warriors 56 at Washington Capitols 68 W 10-0 6-3 16-3
December 26, 1946 Washington Capitols 78 at Providence Steamrollers 66 W 10-0 7-3 17-3
December 28, 1946 New York Knicks 49 at Washington Capitols 70 W 11-0 7-3 18-3
December 30, 1946 Washington Capitols 70 at Boston Celtics 60 W 11-0 8-3 19-3 OT
January 1, 1947 Washington Capitols 57 at Detroit Falcons 62 L 11-0 8-4 19-4
January 2, 1947 Washington Capitols 57 at St. Louis Bombers 66 L 11-0 8-5 19-5
January 4, 1947 Cleveland Rebels 64 at Washington Capitols 78 W 12-0 8-5 20-5
January 6, 1947 Washington Capitols 63 at Pittsburgh Ironmen 49 W 12-0 9-5 21-5
January 8, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 69 at Washington Capitols 77 W 13-0 9-5 22-5
January 11, 1947 Toronto Huskies 66 at Washington Capitols 81 W 14-0 9-5 23-5
January 15, 1947 Washington Capitols 65 at New York Knicks 63 W 14-0 10-5 24-5
January 16, 1947 Washington Capitols 38 at Boston Celtics 47 L 14-0 10-6 24-6
January 18, 1947 Chicago Stags 72 at Washington Capitols 87 W 15-0 10-6 25-6
January 22, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 55 at Washington Capitols 57 W 16-0 10-6 26-6
January 25, 1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen 71 at Washington Capitols 84 W 17-0 10-6 27-6
January 27, 1947 Washington Capitols 80 at Boston Celtics 57 W 17-0 11-6 28-6
January 29, 1947 Boston Celtics 57 at Washington Capitols 69 W 18-0 11-6 29-6
January 31, 1947 Washington Capitols 74 at Toronto Huskies 83 L 18-0 11-7 29-7
February 2, 1947 Washington Capitols 107 at Cleveland Rebels 81 W 18-0 12-7 30-7
February 5, 1947 Washington Capitols 67 at Detroit Falcons 46 W 18-0 13-7 31-7
February 8, 1947 Washington Capitols 68 at St. Louis Bombers 65 W 18-0 14-7 32-7
February 9, 1947 Washington Capitols 67 at Chicago Stags 85 L 18-0 14-8 32-8
February 10, 1947 Washington Capitols 69 at Pittsburgh Ironmen 75 L 18-0 14-9 32-9
February 12, 1947 Washington Capitols 72 at New York Knicks 78 L 18-0 14-10 32-10
February 15, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 60 at Washington Capitols 70 W 19-0 14-10 33-10
February 19, 1947 Toronto Huskies 59 at Washington Capitols 69 W 20-0 14-10 34-10
February 20, 1947 Washington Capitols 82 at Providence Steamrollers 74 W 20-0 15-10 35-10
February 22, 1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen 61 at Washington Capitols 93 W 21-0 15-10 36-10
February 23, 1947 Washington Capitols 91 at Cleveland Rebels 83 W 21-0 16-10 37-10
February 24, 1947 Boston Celtics 59 at Washington Capitols 83 W 22-0 16-10 38-10
February 26, 1947 Washington Capitols 84 at New York Knicks 60 W 22-0 17-10 39-10
March 1, 1947 Boston Celtics 52 at Washington Capitols 75 W 23-0 17-10 40-10
March 5, 1947 Detroit Falcons 67 at Washington Capitols 99 W 24-0 17-10 41-10
March 7, 1947 Washington Capitols 86 at Toronto Huskies 70 W 24-0 18-10 42-10
March 8, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 73 at Washington Capitols 74 W 25-0 18-10 43-10
March 11, 1947 Washington Capitols 80 at Philadelphia Warriors 77 W 25-0 19-10 44-10
March 13, 1947 Washington Capitols 86 at Chicago Stags 69 W 25-0 20-10 45-10
March 15, 1947 New York Knicks 63 at Washington Capitols 78 W 26-0 20-10 46-10
March 19, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 95 at Washington Capitols 96 W 27-0 20-10 47-10 OT
March 22, 1947 New York Knicks 68 at Washington Capitols 63 L 27-1 20-10 47-11
March 26, 1947 Chicago Stags 77 at Washington Capitols 105 W 28-1 20-10 48-11
March 29, 1947 Cleveland Rebels 69 at Washington Capitols 79 W 29-1 20-10 49-11
April 2, 1947 Chicago Stags 81 at Washington Capitols 65 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 3, 1947 Chicago Stags 69 at Washington Capitols 53 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
April 8, 1947 Washington Capitols 55 at Chicago Stags 67 L 0-2 0-1 0-3
April 10, 1947 Chicago Stags 69 at Washington Capitols 76 W 1-2 0-1 1-3
April 12, 1947 Washington Capitols 67 at Chicago Stags 55 W 1-2 1-1 2-3
April 13, 1947 Washington Capitols 61 at Chicago Stags 66 L 1-2 1-2 2-4


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