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1949–50 St. Louis Bombers season

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1949–50 St. Louis Bombers season
Head coachGrady Lewis
ArenaKiel Auditorium
St. Louis Arena
Results
Record26–42 (.382)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioKMOX
< 1948–49

The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth and final season for the Bombers in the National Basketball Association. The franchise ceased operations after the season, and the St. Louis market would be left without an NBA team until 1955.

NBA draft

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Main article: 1949 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
T – Ed Macauley F/C  United States Saint Louis
2 – Johnny Orr F  United States Beloit College
5 – Earl Dodd F  United States Northeast Missouri State
7 – John Pritchard F  United States Drake
– – Marv Schatzman F  United States Saint Louis

Roster

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St. Louis Bombers 1949–50 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. From
G 7 Johnny Logan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Indiana
F/C 50 Ed Macauley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
F 11 Ariel Maughan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Utah State
G 14 Mike McCarron 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Seton Hall
G 9 Dermie O'Connell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F 12 Johnny Orr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Beloit
F/C 14 Mac Otten 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Bowling Green
G/F 6 Easy Parham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Texas Wesleyan
G 8 Don Putman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Denver
C 3 Roberts, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wyoming
F/C 4 Red Rocha 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oregon State
G/F 10 Belus Smawley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Appalachian State
F/C 9 Mike Todorovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Wyoming
G 5 D. C. Wilcutt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Saint Louis
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers 51 17 .750 – 30–1 18–16 3–0 16–8
x-Rochester Royals 51 17 .750 – 33–1 17–16 1–0 15–9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 40 28 .588 11 28–6 12–22 – 14–10
x-Chicago Stags 40 28 .588 11 18–6 14–21 8–1 11–13
St. Louis Bombers 26 42 .382 25 17–14 7–26 2–2 4–20

Record vs. opponents

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1949–50 NBA records
Team AND BAL BOS CHI DEN FWP IND MIN NYK PHI ROC SHE STL SYR TCB WAS WAT
Anderson — 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–2 2–0 3–4 7–2 1–1 7–0
Baltimore 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 0–2 2–4 1–1
Boston 2–0 4–2 — 0–6 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–5 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 3–3 1–1
Chicago 1–1 5–1 6–0 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 2–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0
Denver 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–7 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–4 0–2 1–6 0–7 0–2 2–5
Fort Wayne 1–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1
Indianapolis 5–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 7–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–7 4–3 1–1 5–2
Minneapolis 1–1 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 — 5–1 4–2 3–3 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–0
New York 1–1 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–5 — 1–5 1–5 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 5–1 2–0
Philadelphia 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 2–0 2–4 0–2 2–4 1–5 — 1–5 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0
Rochester 2–0 3–3 6–0 4–2 2–0 3–3 1–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 — 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–0
Sheboygan 2–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–3 0–2 2–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–6 3–4 2–0 4–3
St. Louis 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–5 2–0 1–5 1–1 1–5 2–4 4–2 1–5 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–6 1–1
Syracuse 4–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 2–0 7–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 6–1 1–1 — 6–1 1–1 6–1
Tri-Cities 2–7 2–0 2–0 1–1 7–0 0–2 3–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–6 — 1–1 4–3
Washington 1–1 4–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 4–2 0–6 0–2 6–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
Waterloo 0–7 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–2 1–1 2–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–4 1–1 1–6 3–4 1–1 —

Game log

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1949–50 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 1 vs Tri-Cities 72–51 Johnny Logan (21) 1–0
2 November 3 at Baltimore 81–65 Mike Todorovich (19) 2–0
3 November 4 at Philadelphia 58–79 Ed Macauley (15) 2–1
4 November 5 at Washington 69–81 Ed Macauley (19) 2–2
5 November 8 at Anderson 62–70 Johnny Logan (18) 2–3
6 November 10 Syracuse 73–67 Logan, Macauley (23) 3–3
7 November 12 at Indianapolis 71–94 Red Rocha (20) 3–4
8 November 13 Chicago 65–91 Belus Smawley (12) 3–5
9 November 16 at Minneapolis 71–94 Belus Smawley (16) 3–6
10 November 17 Minneapolis 78–65 Red Rocha (24) 4–6
11 November 20 Rochester 95–74 Johnny Logan (22) 5–6
12 November 24 Baltimore 63–65 Belus Smawley (16) 5–7
13 November 26 at Anderson 63–73 Ed Macauley (18) 5–8
14 November 27 Philadelphia 80–67 Belus Smawley (20) 6–8
15 November 30 at Tri-Cities 89–82 Ed Macauley (19) 7–8
16 December 1 New York 68–85 Belus Smawley (20) 7–9
17 December 3 at Sheboygan 75–72 Maughan, Rocha (18) 8–9
18 December 4 Boston 85–76 Logan, Smawley (17) 9–9
19 December 7 at Denver 76–72 Belus Smawley (27) 10–9
20 December 10 at Baltimore 66–69 Ed Macauley (25) 10–10
21 December 14 at Washington 61–79 Johnny Orr (12) 10–11
22 December 15 at Boston 81–83 Rocha, Smawley (18) 10–12
23 December 16 at Philadelphia 68–54 Belus Smawley (17) 11–12
24 December 17 at New York 76–81 (2OT) Belus Smawley (20) 11–13
25 December 21 New York 75–52 Red Rocha (19) 12–13
26 December 22 at Fort Wayne 75–87 Belus Smawley (22) 12–14
27 December 25 Washington 68–81 Johnny Logan (24) 12–15
28 December 29 Baltimore 90–63 Belus Smawley (15) 13–15
29 December 31 at Rochester 68–87 Ed Macauley (21) 13–16
30 January 1 Waterloo 91–79 Johnny Logan (24) 14–16
31 January 4 Boston 72–68 Johnny Logan (20) 15–16
32 January 5 at Fort Wayne 83–87 Red Rocha (20) 15–17
33 January 8 Rochester 73–75 (2OT) Johnny Logan (18) 15–18
34 January 12 Minneapolis 73–89 Ed Macauley (22) 15–19
35 January 15 Denver 89–83 Ed Macauley (25) 16–19
36 January 16 at Chicago 69–78 Ed Macauley (23) 16–20
37 January 18 at Waterloo 69–80 Ed Macauley (14) 16–21
38 January 19 Fort Wayne 74–64 Red Rocha (19) 17–21
39 January 22 Boston 71–47 Logan, Rocha, Smawley (14) 18–21
40 January 24 vs Washington 67–75 Johnny Logan (23) 18–22
41 January 25 at Minneapolis 78–85 Red Rocha (16) 18–23
42 January 26 Washington 71–82 Red Rocha (18) 18–24
43 January 29 Chicago 51–66 Belus Smawley (14) 18–25
44 February 2 New York 73–87 Maughan, Smawley (13) 18–26
45 February 5 Indianapolis 76–64 Ed Macauley (29) 19–26
46 February 7 at Rochester 84–90 Ed Macauley (34) 19–27
47 February 8 at New York 84–82 (2OT) Macauley, Smawley (17) 20–27
48 February 9 at Baltimore 67–79 Belus Smawley (12) 20–28
49 February 10 at Boston 79–89 Macauley, Rocha (20) 20–29
50 February 12 Philadelphia 86–70 Belus Smawley (23) 21–29
51 February 16 Minneapolis 71–72 Belus Smawley (17) 21–30
52 February 19 Sheboygan 72–65 Logan, Macauley (19) 22–30
53 February 22 at Minneapolis 57–100 Logan, Macauley (11) 22–31
54 February 23 Fort Wayne 72–74 Ed Macauley (20) 22–32
55 February 24 at Chicago 62–77 Red Rocha (20) 22–33
56 February 26 Rochester 79–81 Ed Macauley (31) 22–34
57 March 1 Fort Wayne 70–75 Ed Macauley (23) 22–35
58 March 2 at Fort Wayne 61–91 Red Rocha (19) 22–36
59 March 5 Philadelphia 71–67 Ed Macauley (18) 23–36
60 March 8 at New York 78–80 (OT) Ed Macauley (24) 23–37
61 March 9 at Syracuse 74–85 Ed Macauley (20) 23–38
62 March 10 at Philadelphia 73–78 Belus Smawley (25) 23–39
63 March 11 at Washington 90–92 Ed Macauley (21) 23–40
64 March 12 at Rochester 72–99 Ed Macauley (20) 23–41
65 March 14 at Boston 86–76 Ed Macauley (31) 24–41
66 March 16 Baltimore 71–63 Ed Macauley (22) 25–41
67 March 17 vs Chicago 85–69 Ed Macauley (35) 26–41
68 March 19 Chicago 64–80 Ed Macauley (24) 26–42

Dispersal Draft

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After the Bombers folded their franchise officially on April 24, 1950 (the same day the likes of the original Denver Nuggets, Sheboygan Red Skins, and Waterloo Hawks all withdrew from the NBA in order to join up with the Anderson Packers (who previously withdrew from the NBA themselves on April 10, 1950 following pressure from bigger marketplace teams like the Knicks, Celtics, and Warriors) to create the short-lived rivaling National Professional Basketball League as a means for them to all try and survive together), the St. Louis franchise would join the Packers players (who had previously withdrawn from the NBA before creating the NPBL with the other three teams that withdrew on the same day the Bombers folded) in a dispersal draft that the NBA held on August 25, 1950 as the first of three different dispersal drafts held during the 1950–51 NBA season period. The following teams acquired these players from the Bombers during the dispersal draft period.

References

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