# 1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season

The 1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season was the only season of the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America. They finished with a record of 15–45.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Chicago Stags | 39 | 22 | .639 | – |
| 2 | x-St. Louis Bombers | 38 | 23 | .623 | 1 |
| 3 | x-Cleveland Rebels | 30 | 30 | .500 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Detroit Falcons | 20 | 40 | .333 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Ironmen | 15 | 45 | .250 | 23.5 |

### Record vs. opponents

1946–47 BAA records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | DET | NYK | PHI | PIT | PRO | STL | TOR | WAS |
| Boston | — | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
| Cleveland | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 1–5 |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
| New York | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2-4 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 |
| Philadelphia | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
| Providence | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 |
| Toronto | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–5 |
| Washington | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 2 | @ St. Louis | 51–56 | Harry Zeller (10) | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 4 | Washington | 56–71 | John Abramovic (22) | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 7 | @ Philadelphia | 75–81 | Moe Becker (20) | 0–3 |
| 4 | November 9 | @ Providence | 66–76 | John Abramovic (16) | 0–4 |
| 5 | November 11 | Providence | 84–71 | John Abramovic (26) | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 16 | @ New York | 62–64 (OT) | John Abramovic (29) | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 18 | Toronto | 54–48 | John Abramovic (22) | 2–5 |
| 8 | November 20 | @ Detroit | 54–53 | Ed Melvin (13) | 3–5 |
| 9 | November 24 | @ Cleveland | 60–62 | John Abramovic (14) | 3–6 |
| 10 | November 25 | New York | 46–62 | Stan Noszka (10) | 3–7 |
| 11 | November 27 | Cleveland | 62–60 | Becker, Mills (11) | 4–7 |
| 12 | November 28 | @ Boston | 55–59 | Abramovic, Melvin, Mills (8) | 4–8 |
| 13 | November 30 | @ Washington | 40–49 | Michael Bytzura (9) | 4–9 |
| 14 | December 2 | Boston | 44–46 | Harry Zeller (11) | 4–10 |
| 15 | December 4 | Chicago | 46–57 | Abramovic, Bytzura (11) | 4–11 |
| 16 | December 5 | @ St. Louis | 55–66 | John Abramovic (15) | 4–12 |
| 17 | December 9 | Detroit | 58–66 | John Abramovic (17) | 4–13 |
| 18 | December 13 | @ Toronto | 62–52 | Coulby Gunther (17) | 5–13 |
| 19 | December 15 | @ Chicago | 75–84 | Coulby Gunther (17) | 5–14 |
| 20 | December 16 | St. Louis | 55–66 | Coulby Gunther (19) | 5–15 |
| 21 | December 22 | Cleveland | 78–74 (OT) | Gunther, Kappen, Noszka, Zeller (16) | 6–15 |
| 22 | December 23 | Boston | 64–54 | Stan Noszka (13) | 7–15 |
| 23 | December 26 | @ Philadelphia | 46–53 | Stan Noszka (13) | 7–16 |
| 24 | December 30 | Philadelphia | 60–62 | Coulby Gunther (20) | 7–17 |
| 25 | January 1 | Cleveland | 48–61 | Harry Zeller (10) | 7–18 |
| 26 | January 6 | Washington | 49–63 | Coulby Gunther (21) | 7–19 |
| 27 | January 8 | Philadelphia | 67–63 | Coulby Gunther (25) | 8–19 |
| 28 | January 12 | @ St. Louis | 59–72 | Coulby Gunther (20) | 8–20 |
| 29 | January 13 | New York | 50–53 | Stan Noszka (18) | 8–21 |
| 30 | January 15 | Providence | 65–53 | Stan Noszka (20) | 9–21 |
| 31 | January 20 | Detroit | 62–57 | Stan Noszka (25) | 10–21 |
| 32 | January 23 | @ Boston | 43–48 | Coulby Gunther (14) | 10–22 |
| 33 | January 25 | @ Washington | 71–84 | Harry Zeller (18) | 10–23 |
| 34 | January 27 | Providence | 71–63 | Coulby Gunther (26) | 11–23 |
| 35 | January 29 | @ New York | 60–64 | Gunther, Kappen (11) | 11–24 |
| 36 | January 30 | @ Boston | 51–66 | Coulby Gunther (16) | 11–25 |
| 37 | February 1 | @ Providence | 73–89 | Tony Kappen (19) | 11–26 |
| 38 | February 3 | St. Louis | 68–63 | John Abramovic (18) | 12–26 |
| 39 | February 5 | Toronto | 55–58 | Coulby Gunther (17) | 12–27 |
| 40 | February 6 | @ Chicago | 85–109 | Press Maravich (18) | 12–28 |
| 41 | February 8 | @ Detroit | 58–64 | Coulby Gunther (17) | 12–29 |
| 42 | February 10 | Washington | 75–69 | Coulby Gunther (24) | 13–29 |
| 43 | February 12 | Chicago | 82–101 | John Abramovic (20) | 13–30 |
| 44 | February 14 | @ Toronto | 73–84 | John Abramovic (18) | 13–31 |
| 45 | February 15 | @ Providence | 72–82 | Coulby Gunther (32) | 13–32 |
| 46 | February 17 | Detroit | 63–59 | Coulby Gunther (20) | 14–32 |
| 47 | February 20 | @ Philadelphia | 66–78 | John Abramovic (18) | 14–33 |
| 48 | February 21 | @ New York | 49–77 | Coulby Gunther (14) | 14–34 |
| 49 | February 22 | @ Washington | 61–93 | Press Maravich (15) | 14–35 |
| 50 | February 24 | Philadelphia | 67–69 | Coulby Gunther (17) | 14–36 |
| 51 | February 26 | Cleveland | 53–74 | Stan Noszka (16) | 14–37 |
| 52 | March 3 | Chicago | 66–69 | Stan Noszka (18) | 14–38 |
| 53 | March 5 | Toronto | 60–63 | Coulby Gunther (27) | 14–39 |
| 54 | March 6 | @ Chicago | 71–72 | Coulby Gunther (21) | 14–40 |
| 55 | March 11 | @ Cleveland | 72–78 | Coulby Gunther (30) | 14–41 |
| 56 | March 18 | @ Toronto | 70–64 | Coulby Gunther (22) | 15–41 |
| 57 | March 19 | St. Louis | 54–79 | John Abramovic (12) | 15–42 |
| 58 | March 22 | @ Detroit | 65–85 | Coulby Gunther (20) | 15–43 |
| 59 | March 24 | New York | 51–65 | Coulby Gunther (13) | 15–44 |
| 60 | March 26 | Boston | 61–74 | Coulby Gunther (16) | 15–45 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| December 12, 1946 | To Pittsburgh IronmenTony Kappen | To Boston CelticsMoe Becker |