# 1949–50 Baltimore Bullets season

The 1949–50 Baltimore Bullets season was the first season of the Maryland club in the newly formed National Basketball Association and sixth overall season of existence including multiple other leagues. Coming from two out of three successful seasons in the American Basketball League, including a championship in 1946, and two successful seasons in the BAA, including a championship run in 1948, their 25–43 record this time around would not be sufficient for them to reach the division playoffs. Another change from the previous year was president Robert "Jake" Embry's decision not to televise the Bullets' games. The club would change hands towards the end of the season, to a group of local businessmen.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 6 | Ron Livingstone | C | United States | Wyoming |
| 3 | – | Paul Gordon | F | United States | Notre Dame |
| – | – | Bill Evans | – | United States | Drake |
| – | 45 | Tom Gallagher | – | United States | St. Francis (NY) |
| – | – | Jim McMullen | – | United States | Xavier |
| – | – | Eppa Rixey | – | United States | Kenyon |
| – | – | Roger Wiley | – | United States | Oregon |
| – | – | Bill Zipple | – | United States | Lafayette |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 51 | 13 | .797 | – | 31–1 | 15–12 | 5–0 | 9–1 |
| x-New York Knicks | 40 | 28 | .588 | 13 | 19–10 | 18–16 | 3–2 | 20–6 |
| x-Washington Capitols | 32 | 36 | .471 | 21 | 21–13 | 10–20 | 1–3 | 13–13 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 15–15 | 8–23 | 3–4 | 9–17 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 43 | .368 | 26 | 16–15 | 8–25 | 1–3 | 8–18 |
| Boston Celtics | 22 | 46 | .324 | 29 | 12–14 | 5–28 | 5–4 | 11–15 |

### Record vs. opponents

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
## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
| Walt Budko | 66 | .304 | .757 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
| Tommy Byrnes | 53 | .302 | .702 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| Paul Cloyd | 3 | .125 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Joe Dolhon | 64 | .312 | .734 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Johnny Ezersky | 38 | .305 | .697 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| George Feigenbaum | 12 | .246 | .444 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Paul Gordon | 4 | .000 | .600 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Paul Hoffman | 60 | .341 | .665 | 2.7 | 14.4 |
| Howie Janotta | 9 | .300 | .813 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Buddy Jeannette | 37 | .284 | .820 | 2.5 | 5.2 |
| Lee Knorek | 1 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Freddie Lewis | 18 | .227 | .684 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Ron Livingstone | 16 | .245 | .761 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| John Mandic | 3 | .100 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Mike McCarron | 3 | .200 | .667 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Andy O'Donnell | 25 | .352 | .778 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Les Pugh | 56 | .249 | .846 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Ed Sadowski | 52 | .328 | .745 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
| Marv Schatzman | 34 | .247 | .580 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Bob Tough | 8 | .282 | .833 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Carlisle Towery | 68 | .327 | .757 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| Dick Triptow | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Whitey Von Nieda | 33 | .364 | .638 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
^x Statistics with the Baltimore Bullets

## Transactions

| Players Added Draft Ron Livingstone Paul Gordon Free agency Les Pugh (November, 1949) John Mandic (January 5, 1950) | Players Lost Released Dick Triptow (December 13, 1949) Free agency Freddie Lewis (December 29, 1949) (to Philadelphia) |

### Trades

| September 28, 1949 | To Baltimore BulletsCash considerations | To Washington CapitolsChick Reiser |
| December 5, 1949 | To Baltimore BulletsDick Triptow | To Fort Wayne PistonsCash considerations |
| December 7, 1949 | To Baltimore BulletsEd SadowskiCash considerations | To Philadelphia WarriorsRon Livingstone |
| December 8, 1949 | To Baltimore BulletsLee Knorek | To New York KnicksCash considerations |
| December 9, 1949 | To Baltimore BulletsWhitey Von Nieda | To Tri-Cities BlackhawksCash considerations |