# 1948–49 Baltimore Bullets season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Bullets' 2nd season in the NBA/BAA and their fifth overall season including the time they spent in the American Basketball League.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 6 | Walt Budko | F/C | United States | Columbia |
| – | – | Jim Black | – | United States | Occidental |
| – | – | Darrell Brown | F | United States | Humboldt State |
| – | – | Robert Carroll | – | United States | West Virginia |
| – | – | Jake Carter | F/C | United States | East Texas State |
| – | – | Marvin English | – | United States | Newberry |
| – | – | Gene Fellmoth | – | United States | Wittenberg |
| – | – | J.W. Fullerton | – | United States | Arkansas State |
| – | – | Marshall Gemberling | – | United States | Lebanon Valley |
| – | – | Vince Hansen | – | United States | Washington State |
| – | – | Joe Holland | F | United States | Kentucky |
| – | – | Wayne Jones | – | United States | American International |
| – | – | Dan Kraus | G | United States | Georgetown |
| – | – | Herb Krautblatt | G | United States | Rider |
| – | – | Paul Marcincin | – | United States | Moravian |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Washington Capitols | 38 | 22 | .633 | – |
| 2 | x-New York Knicks | 32 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
| 3 | x-Baltimore Bullets | 29 | 31 | .483 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 32 | .467 | 10 |
| 5 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 35 | .417 | 13 |
| 6 | Providence Steamrollers | 12 | 48 | .200 | 26 |

### Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Fort Wayne | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Indianapolis | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1-5 | 3–3 | — | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Minneapolis | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| New York | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| Providence | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Rochester | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| St. Louis | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 4 | Minneapolis | 72–84 | Connie Simmons (19) | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 6 | @ Chicago | 69–82 | Mahnken, Stutz (17) | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 7 | @ Fort Wayne | 78–77 | Chick Reiser (20) | 1–2 |
| 4 | November 9 | @ Indianapolis | 65–64 | Buddy Jeannette (22) | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 11 | Washington | 68–70 | Walt Budko (15) | 2–3 |
| 6 | November 13 | @ New York | 87–91 | Walt Budko (22) | 2–4 |
| 7 | November 18 | New York | 55–67 | Connie Simmons (15) | 2–5 |
| 8 | November 19 | vs St. Louis | 72–82 | Connie Simmons (20) | 2–6 |
| 9 | November 20 | @ St. Louis | 85–64 | Hal Tidrick (14) | 3–6 |
| 10 | November 21 | @ Minneapolis | 81–94 | Lewis, Simmons (17) | 3–7 |
| 11 | November 23 | @ Rochester | 90–108 | Connie Simmons (28) | 3–8 |
| 12 | November 25 | Fort Wayne | 69–64 | Fred Lewis (16) | 4–8 |
| 13 | November 27 | @ Providence | 91–71 | Connie Simmons (21) | 5–8 |
| 14 | December 2 | Indianapolis | 90–78 | Reiser, Simmons (15) | 6–8 |
| 15 | December 4 | @ Washington | 82–83 | Connie Simmons (22) | 6–9 |
| 16 | December 8 | @ Philadelphia | 83–78 | Connie Simmons (19) | 7–9 |
| 17 | December 9 | Philadelphia | 92–91 | Hal Tidrick (17) | 8–9 |
| 18 | December 11 | @ New York | 71–72 | Jake Pelkington (21) | 8–10 |
| 19 | December 13 | vs Chicago | 70–75 | Walt Budko (20) | 8–11 |
| 20 | December 14 | vs Indianapolis | 88–75 | Hal Tidrick (24) | 9–11 |
| 21 | December 16 | St. Louis | 82–85 (OT) | Simmons, Tidrick (17) | 9–12 |
| 22 | December 17 | @ Boston | 74–63 | Lewis, Reiser (16) | 10–12 |
| 23 | December 23 | Chicago | 96–89 | Fred Lewis (20) | 11–12 |
| 24 | December 25 | @ Providence | 88–83 | Connie Simmons (23) | 12–12 |
| 25 | December 29 | Providence | 88–98 | Connie Simmons (25) | 12–13 |
| 26 | December 30 | Rochester | 100–89 | Connie Simmons (23) | 13–13 |
| 27 | January 1 | Boston | 72–67 | Fred Lewis (16) | 14–13 |
| 28 | January 4 | @ Boston | 69–75 | Fred Lewis (17) | 14–14 |
| 29 | January 5 | @ Washington | 88–68 | Connie Simmons (18) | 15–14 |
| 30 | January 6 | Philadelphia | 93–88 | Connie Simmons (25) | 16–14 |
| 31 | January 8 | @ New York | 83–81 | Chick Reiser (23) | 17–14 |
| 32 | January 12 | Washington | 106–92 | Stanley Stutz (27) | 18–14 |
| 33 | January 13 | Rochester | 85–102 | Jake Pelkington (27) | 18–15 |
| 34 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | 87–94 | Budko, Pelkington (16) | 18–16 |
| 35 | January 20 | New York | 82–68 | Connie Simmons (21) | 19–16 |
| 36 | January 22 | @ Providence | 86–89 | Connie Simmons (15) | 19–17 |
| 37 | January 26 | Washington | 96–86 | Connie Simmons (28) | 20–17 |
| 38 | January 27 | Providence | 89–95 | Fred Lewis (20) | 20–18 |
| 39 | January 29 | @ Rochester | 86–90 | Jake Pelkington (30) | 20–19 |
| 40 | January 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 93–78 | Connie Simmons (23) | 21–19 |
| 41 | February 2 | @ Chicago | 67–77 | Chick Reiser (19) | 21–20 |
| 42 | February 3 | Boston | 84–76 | Pelkington, Tidrick (17) | 22–20 |
| 43 | February 5 | Indianapolis | 87–75 | Walt Budko (18) | 23–20 |
| 44 | February 7 | @ Boston | 83–95 | Jake Pelkington (24) | 23–21 |
| 45 | February 10 | Rochester | 76–90 | Chick Reiser (25) | 23–22 |
| 46 | February 12 | @ St. Louis | 73–74 | Hal Tidrick (15) | 23–23 |
| 47 | February 13 | @ Minneapolis | 74–91 | Connie Simmons (14) | 23–24 |
| 48 | February 15 | @ Indianapolis | 82–69 | Sid Tanenbaum (18) | 24–24 |
| 49 | February 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 68–84 | Chick Reiser (15) | 24–25 |
| 50 | February 17 | Providence | 100–102 | Stanley Stutz (24) | 24–26 |
| 51 | February 19 | @ Washington | 88–92 | Jake Pelkington (17) | 24–27 |
| 52 | February 24 | Chicago | 68–87 | Jake Pelkington (14) | 24–28 |
| 53 | February 26 | Minneapolis | 114–115 (2OT) | Jake Pelkington (33) | 24–29 |
| 54 | March 3 | St. Louis | 94–66 | Hal Tidrick (21) | 25–29 |
| 55 | March 5 | Philadelphia | 99–85 | Stanley Stutz (21) | 26–29 |
| 56 | March 10 | New York | 94–99 | Jake Pelkington (18) | 26–30 |
| 57 | March 12 | Boston | 89–77 | Sid Tanenbaum (21) | 27–30 |
| 58 | March 15 | @ Philadelphia | 76–84 | Jake Pelkington (13) | 27–31 |
| 59 | March 17 | Minneapolis | 101–67 | Chick Reiser (23) | 28–31 |
| 60 | March 19 | Fort Wayne | 99–79 | Connie Simmons (21) | 29–31 |

## Playoffs
### East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-1
* Game 1 @ New York: Baltimore 82, New York 81
* Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 84, Baltimore 74
* Game 3 @ New York: New York 103, Baltimore 99 (OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1948 BAA Quarterfinals (Baltimore won 2–1)