# 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1946–47 BAA season was the first season of the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA (which later became the NBA). The Warriors finished the season winning their first Championship.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Washington Capitols | 49 | 11 | .817 | – |
| 2 | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 35 | 25 | .583 | 14 |
| 3 | x-New York Knicks | 33 | 27 | .550 | 16 |
| 4 | Providence Steamrollers | 28 | 32 | .467 | 21 |
| 5 | Boston Celtics | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27 |
| 6 | Toronto Huskies | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27 |

### 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 | Thursday, November 7 | Pittsburgh | 81–75 | Joe Fulks (25) | 1–0 |
| 2 | Thursday, November 14 | Washington | 68–65 | Joe Fulks (19) | 2–0 |
| 3 | Tuesday, November 19 | St. Louis | 63–66 | Joe Fulks (24) | 2–1 |
| 4 | Thursday, November 21 | Chicago | 63–65 | Fred Sheffield (14) | 2–2 |
| 5 | Tuesday, November 26 | Boston | 66–54 | Angelo Musi (16) | 3–2 |
| 6 | Thursday, November 28 | Detroit | 55–68 | Fulks, Rosenberg (14) | 3–3 |
| 7 | Saturday, November 30 | @ New York | 60–64 (OT) | Joe Fulks (26) | 3–4 |
| 8 | Tuesday, December 3 | Providence | 76–68 | Joe Fulks (37) | 4–4 |
| 9 | Thursday, December 5 | New York | 62–51 | Angelo Musi (20) | 5–4 |
| 10 | Saturday, December 7 | @ St. Louis | 57–47 | Joe Fulks (18) | 6–4 |
| 11 | Sunday, December 8 | @ Cleveland | 66–72 | Joe Fulks (25) | 6–5 |
| 12 | Tuesday, December 10 | @ Toronto | 85–73 | Joe Fulks (29) | 7–5 |
| 13 | Thursday, December 12 | Washington | 49–64 | Joe Fulks (17) | 7–6 |
| 14 | Saturday, December 14 | @ Boston | 65–77 | Joe Fulks (28) | 7–7 |
| 15 | Tuesday, December 17 | Detroit | 57–49 | Angelo Musi (14) | 8–7 |
| 16 | Thursday, December 19 | Cleveland | 58–44 | Joe Fulks (26) | 9–7 |
| 17 | Saturday, December 21 | @ Washington | 56–68 | Joe Fulks (29) | 9–8 |
| 18 | Thursday, December 26 | Pittsburgh | 53–46 | Joe Fulks (22) | 10–8 |
| 19 | Friday, December 27 | @ Boston | 63–60 | Joe Fulks (25) | 11–8 |
| 20 | Sunday, December 29 | @ St. Louis | 68–75 | Joe Fulks (29) | 11–9 |
| 21 | Monday, December 30 | @ Pittsburgh | 62–60 | Joe Fulks (19) | 12–9 |
| 22 | Thursday, January 2 | Providence | 84–72 | Joe Fulks (35) | 13–9 |
| 23 | Saturday, January 4 | @ Providence | 74–78 | Joe Fulks (31) | 13–10 |
| 24 | Wednesday, January 8 | @ Pittsburgh | 63–67 | Joe Fulks (19) | 13–11 |
| 25 | Thursday, January 9 | Toronto | 74–55 | Joe Fulks (35) | 14–11 |
| 26 | Saturday, January 11 | @ Detroit | 56–58 | Joe Fulks (20) | 14–12 |
| 27 | Sunday, January 12 | @ Chicago | 72–75 | Joe Fulks (32) | 14–13 |
| 28 | Tuesday, January 14 | @ Toronto | 104–74 | Joe Fulks (41) | 15–13 |
| 29 | Thursday, January 16 | Chicago | 78–84 | Joe Fulks (36) | 15–14 |
| 30 | Tuesday, January 21 | Boston | 59–43 | Joe Fulks (22) | 16–14 |
| 31 | Wednesday, January 22 | @ Washington | 55–57 | Joe Fulks (20) | 16–15 |
| 32 | Thursday, January 23 | Cleveland | 83–78 | Joe Fulks (28) | 17–15 |
| 33 | Saturday, January 25 | @ Detroit | 61–55 | Joe Fulks (23) | 18–15 |
| 34 | Sunday, January 26 | @ Chicago | 57–63 | Joe Fulks (19) | 18–16 |
| 35 | Thursday, January 30 | New York | 65–58 | Joe Fulks (18) | 19–16 |
| 36 | Saturday, February 1 | @ New York | 71–63 | Joe Fulks (31) | 20–16 |
| 37 | Monday, February 3 | @ Boston | 61–55 | Howie Dallmar (22) | 21–16 |
| 38 | Tuesday, February 4 | Providence | 75–68 | Joe Fulks (19) | 22–16 |
| 39 | Thursday, February 6 | Toronto | 79–61 | Joe Fulks (37) | 23–16 |
| 40 | Saturday, February 8 | @ Providence | 58–67 | Howie Dallmar (19) | 23–17 |
| 41 | Tuesday, February 11 | St. Louis | 75–59 | Joe Fulks (25) | 24–17 |
| 42 | Thursday, February 13 | Cleveland | 61–48 | Joe Fulks (19) | 25–17 |
| 43 | Saturday, February 15 | @ Washington | 60–70 | Joe Fulks (18) | 25–18 |
| 44 | Sunday, February 16 | @ Cleveland | 71–75 | Joe Fulks (23) | 25–19 |
| 45 | Thursday, February 20 | Pittsburgh | 78–66 | Joe Fulks (34) | 26–19 |
| 46 | Sunday, February 23 | @ St. Louis | 66–71 | Angelo Musi (22) | 26–20 |
| 47 | Monday, February 24 | @ Pittsburgh | 69–67 | Joe Fulks (22) | 27–20 |
| 48 | Wednesday, February 26 | St. Louis | 75–65 | Joe Fulks (25) | 28–20 |
| 49 | Friday, February 28 | @ Toronto | 69–77 | Joe Fulks (23) | 28–21 |
| 50 | Sunday, March 2 | @ Cleveland | 69–72 | Joe Fulks (21) | 28–22 |
| 51 | Monday, March 3 | Toronto | 76–66 | Joe Fulks (25) | 29–22 |
| 52 | Thursday, March 6 | New York | 59–61 | Joe Fulks (20) | 29–23 |
| 53 | Tuesday, March 11 | Washington | 77–80 | Art Hillhouse (20) | 29–24 |
| 54 | Thursday, March 13 | Boston | 81–57 | Joe Fulks (25) | 30–24 |
| 55 | Friday, March 14 | @ Chicago | 67–70 | Dallmar, Fulks (18) | 30–25 |
| 56 | Sunday, March 16 | @ Detroit | 67–61 | Joe Fulks (16) | 31–25 |
| 57 | Thursday, March 20 | Detroit | 77–75 | Joe Fulks (15) | 32–25 |
| 58 | Saturday, March 22 | @ Providence | 103–82 | Joe Fulks (24) | 33–25 |
| 59 | Thursday, March 27 | Chicago | 80–73 | Joe Fulks (34) | 34–25 |
| 60 | Palm Sunday, March 30 | @ New York | 76–72 | Art Hillhouse (18) | 35–25 |

## Playoffs

1947 playoff game log :
First round: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
Wednesday, April 2
St. Louis
W 73–68
Angelo Musi (19)
Philadelphia Arena 8,273
1–0
2
Saturday, April 5
@ St. Louis
L 51–73
Angelo Musi (12)
St. Louis Arena
1–1
3
Easter Sunday, April 6
@ St. Louis
W 75–59
Joe Fulks (24)
St. Louis Arena
2–1 :
BAA Semi-finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1
Saturday, April 12
New York
W 82–70
Joe Fulks (24)
Philadelphia Arena
1–0
2
Monday, April 14
@ New York
W 72–53
Joe Fulks (16)
Madison Square Garden III
2–0 :
BAA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
Wednesday, April 16
Chicago
W 84–71
Joe Fulks (37)
Howie Dallmar (4)
Philadelphia Arena 7,918
1–0
2
Thursday, April 17
Chicago
W 85–74
Howie Dallmar (18)
Ralph Kaplowitz (2)
Philadelphia Arena 7,604
2–0
3
Saturday, April 19
@ Chicago
W 75–72
Joe Fulks (26)
Chicago Stadium 2,209
3–0
4
Sunday, April 20
@ Chicago
L 73–74
George Senesky (24)
Jerry Fleishman (4)
Chicago Stadium 1,934
3–1
5
Tuesday, April 22
Chicago
W 83–80
Joe Fulks (34)
Howie Dallmar (4)
Philadelphia Arena 8,221
4–1 :
1947 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Bold – Leaders (qualified) * – Recorded statistics when playing for Philadelphia
Golden State Warriors statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Howie Dallmar | 60 | – | – | .280 | – | .640 | – | 1.7 | – | – | 8.8 |
| Jerry Fleishman | 59 | – | – | .261 | – | .543 | – | .7 | – | – | 4.5 |
| Joe Fulks | 60 | – | – | .305 | – | .730 | – | .4 | – | – | 23.2 |
| Matt Guokas | 47 | – | – | .269 | – | .553 | – | .2 | – | – | 1.7 |
| Art Hillhouse | 60 | – | – | .291 | – | .723 | – | .7 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Ralph Kaplowitz* | 30 | – | – | .291 | – | .738 | – | .4 | – | – | 7.0 |
| John Murphy* | 11 | – | – | .200 | – | .667 | – | .0 | – | – | .7 |
| Angelo Musi | 60 | – | – | .281 | – | .829 | – | .4 | – | – | 9.4 |
| Petey Rosenberg | 51 | – | – | .209 | – | .612 | – | .5 | – | – | 2.9 |
| Jerry Rullo | 50 | – | – | .299 | – | .489 | – | .4 | – | – | 2.5 |
| George Senesky | 58 | – | – | .267 | – | .661 | – | .6 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Fred Sheffield* | 22 | – | – | .199 | – | .615 | – | .2 | – | – | 3.4 |

### Playoffs

philadelphia Warriors statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Howie Dallmar | 10 | – | – | .250 | – | .750 | – | 1.6 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Jerry Fleishman | 9 | – | – | .314 | – | .722 | – | .3 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joe Fulks | 10 | – | – | .288 | – | .787 | – | .3 | – | – | 22.2 |
| Matt Guokas | 8 | – | – | .111 | – | .400 | – | .0 | – | – | 0.5 |
| Art Hillhouse | 10 | – | – | .264 | – | .848 | – | .8 | – | – | 8.7 |
| Ralph Kaplowitz | 10 | – | – | .224 | – | .815 | – | .6 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Angelo Musi | 10 | – | – | .300 | – | .724 | – | .5 | – | – | 11.7 |
| Petey Rosenberg | 9 | – | – | .083 | – | .000 | – | .3 | – | – | 0.2 |
| Jerry Rullo | 7 | – | – | .231 | – | 1.000 | – | .0 | – | – | 1.0 |
| George Senesky | 10 | – | – | .317 | – | .808 | – | .8 | – | – | 10.9 |

## Transactions
### Purchases

| Player | Date bought | Previous team |
| Ralph Kaplowitz | January 16, 1947 | New York Knicks |

## Awards and records

* Joe Fulks, NBA Scoring Champion
* Joe Fulks, All-NBA First Team