# 1946–47 Washington Capitols season

The 1946–47 Washington Capitols season was the inaugural season of the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Their record was 49–11, owning the best overall record in the league.

## 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 | November 2 | @ Detroit | 50–33 | Feerick, Scolari (14) | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 4 | @ Pittsburgh | 71–56 | Bob Feerick (14) | 2–0 |
| 3 | November 9 | @ St. Louis | 69–70 | Johnny Norlander (22) | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 10 | @ Cleveland | 68–92 | Johnny Norlander (21) | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 14 | @ Philadelphia | 65–68 | Bones McKinney (26) | 2–3 |
| 6 | November 16 | @ Chicago | 73–65 | Johnny Norlander (18) | 3–3 |
| 7 | November 20 | St. Louis | 54–51 | John Mahnken (14) | 4–3 |
| 8 | November 21 | @ Providence | 66–58 | Irv Torgoff (16) | 5–3 |
| 9 | November 23 | Toronto | 74–50 | Bob Feerick (20) | 6–3 |
| 10 | November 26 | @ Toronto | 78–68 | John Mahnken (21) | 7–3 |
| 11 | November 27 | Chicago | 75–67 | Bob Feerick (21) | 8–3 |
| 12 | November 30 | Pittsburgh | 49–40 | Bob Feerick (14) | 9–3 |
| 13 | December 4 | Providence | 80–62 | Fred Scolari (16) | 10–3 |
| 14 | December 7 | Detroit | 75–64 | John Mahnken (18) | 11–3 |
| 15 | December 11 | Detroit | 81–66 | Johnny Norlander (17) | 12–3 |
| 16 | December 12 | @ Philadelphia | 64–49 | Fred Scolari (15) | 13–3 |
| 17 | December 14 | Cleveland | 72–52 | Fred Scolari (16) | 14–3 |
| 18 | December 18 | St. Louis | 68–47 | Bones McKinney (15) | 15–3 |
| 19 | December 21 | Philadelphia | 68–56 | Fred Scolari (20) | 16–3 |
| 20 | December 26 | @ Providence | 78–66 | Bob Feerick (21) | 17–3 |
| 21 | December 28 | New York | 70–49 | Bob Feerick (17) | 18–3 |
| 22 | December 30 | @ Boston | 70–60 (OT) | Bones McKinney (22) | 19–3 |
| 23 | January 1 | @ Detroit | 57–62 | Fred Scolari (19) | 19–4 |
| 24 | January 2 | @ St. Louis | 57–66 | Bones McKinney (13) | 19–5 |
| 25 | January 4 | Cleveland | 78–64 | Bones McKinney (21) | 20–5 |
| 26 | January 6 | @ Pittsburgh | 63–49 | Bob Feerick (21) | 21–5 |
| 27 | January 8 | Providence | 77–69 | Bob Feerick (22) | 22–5 |
| 28 | January 11 | Toronto | 81–66 | Bob Feerick (24) | 23–5 |
| 29 | January 15 | @ New York | 65–63 | Bob Feerick (18) | 24–5 |
| 30 | January 16 | @ Boston | 38–47 | Fred Scolari (17) | 24–6 |
| 31 | January 18 | Chicago | 87–72 | Feerick, Scolari (22) | 25–6 |
| 32 | January 22 | Philadelphia | 57–55 | Feerick, McKinney (19) | 26–6 |
| 33 | January 25 | Pittsburgh | 84–71 | Bob Feerick (17) | 27–6 |
| 34 | January 27 | @ Boston | 80–57 | Bones McKinney (13) | 28–6 |
| 35 | January 29 | Boston | 69–57 | Bones McKinney (22) | 29–6 |
| 36 | January 31 | @ Toronto | 74–83 | Fred Scolari (16) | 29–7 |
| 37 | February 2 | @ Cleveland | 107–81 | Bob Feerick (22) | 30–7 |
| 38 | February 5 | @ Detroit | 67–46 | Bob Feerick (16) | 31–7 |
| 39 | February 8 | @ St. Louis | 68–65 | Feerick, Norlander (14) | 32–7 |
| 40 | February 9 | @ Chicago | 67–85 | Fred Scolari (22) | 32–8 |
| 41 | February 10 | @ Pittsburgh | 69–75 | Fred Scolari (17) | 32–9 |
| 42 | February 12 | @ New York | 72–76 | Bob Feerick (21) | 32–10 |
| 43 | February 15 | Philadelphia | 70–60 | Bob Feerick (16) | 33–10 |
| 44 | February 19 | Toronto | 69–59 | Feerick, McKinney (15) | 34–10 |
| 45 | February 20 | @ Providence | 82–74 | Bones McKinney (25) | 35–10 |
| 46 | February 22 | Pittsburgh | 93–61 | Fred Scolari (29) | 36–10 |
| 47 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | 91–83 | Bob Feerick (20) | 37–10 |
| 48 | February 24 | Boston | 83–59 | Bob Feerick (24) | 38–10 |
| 49 | February 26 | @ New York | 84–60 | Irv Torgoff (16) | 39–10 |
| 50 | March 1 | Boston | 75–52 | Bob Feerick (30) | 40–10 |
| 51 | March 5 | Detroit | 99–67 | Feerick, Scolari (22) | 41–10 |
| 52 | March 7 | @ Toronto | 86–70 | Bob Feerick (19) | 42–10 |
| 53 | March 8 | St. Louis | 74–73 | Fred Scolari (19) | 43–10 |
| 54 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | 80–77 | Bob Feerick (24) | 44–10 |
| 55 | March 13 | @ Chicago | 86–69 | Bob Feerick (16) | 45–10 |
| 56 | March 15 | New York | 78–63 | Bob Feerick (26) | 46–10 |
| 57 | March 19 | Providence | 96–95 (OT) | Bob Feerick (35) | 47–10 |
| 58 | March 22 | New York | 63–68 | Fred Scolari (21) | 47–11 |
| 59 | March 26 | Chicago | 105–77 | Bones McKinney (18) | 48–11 |
| 60 | March 29 | Cleveland | 79–69 | Bob Feerick (22) | 49–11 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W1) Chicago Stags: Stags win series 4-2
* Game 1 @ Washington (April 2): Chicago 81, Washington 65
* Game 2 @ Washington (April 3): Chicago 69, Washington 53
* Game 3 @ Chicago (April 8): Chicago 67, Washington 55
* Game 4 @ Washington (April 10): Washington 76, Chicago 69
* Game 5 @ Chicago (April 12): Washington 67, Chicago 55
* Game 6 @ Chicago (April 13): Chicago 66, Washington 61

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Bob Feerick, All-BAA First Team
* Bones McKinney, All-BAA First Team
* Fred Scolari, All-BAA Second Team