1952β53 Baltimore Bullets season | |
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Head coach |
Chick Reiser Clair Bee |
Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 16–54 (.229) |
Place | Division: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WCBM |
The 1952-53 NBA season was the Bullets' 6th season in the NBA and 9th overall season of existence. [1] The team featured Hall of Fame center Don Barksdale. [2] Their .229 winning percentage is the lowest of any team in the four major North American sports leagues to ever qualify for the playoffs. The Bullets never again made the playoffs, and the franchise folded midway through the 1954-55 season.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Jim Baechtold | G/F |
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Eastern Kentucky |
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | β | 2β8 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β10 | 6β4 | 0β6 | 2β8 |
Boston | 8β2 | β | 4β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 6β4 | 9β1 | 4β2 | 5β6 |
Fort Wayne | 6β0 | 2β4 | β | 7β3 | 7β3 | 1β9 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 3β7 | 1β5 |
Indianapolis | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β7 | β | 5β6 | 4β6 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 3β7 | 1β5 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β7 | 6β5 | β | 3β7 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β7 | 3β3 |
Minneapolis | 5β1 | 5β1 | 9β1 | 6β4 | 7β3 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 4β6 | 2β4 |
New York | 10β0 | 4β6 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | β | 10β0 | 3β3 | 6β4 |
Philadelphia | 4β6 | 1β9 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β10 | β | 2β4 | 2β8 |
Rochester | 6β0 | 2β4 | 7β3 | 7β3 | 7β3 | 6β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 |
Syracuse | 8β2 | 6β5 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β6 | 8β2 | 4β2 | β |
1952β53 Game log | ||||||||||
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1 | November 1 | @ New York | 53β69 | Fred Scolari (11) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | November 5 | Minneapolis | 97β75 | Don Barksdale (19) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | November 8 | New York | 92β62 | Stan Miasek (14) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | November 12 | Milwaukee | 90β107 | Hoffman, Ratkovicz (18) | 1β3 | |||||
5 | November 15 | Syracuse | 91β97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (18) | 2β3 | |||||
6 | November 16 | N Philadelphia | 81β79 | Fred Scolari (17) | 2β4 | |||||
7 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 89β106 | Fred Scolari (24) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 99β106 | Don Barksdale (18) | 3β5 | |||||
9 | November 22 | N Philadelphia | 95β96 | George Kaftan (29) | 4β5 | |||||
10 | November 23 | Indianapolis | 100β90 | George Kaftan (19) | 4β6 | |||||
11 | November 25 | @ Rochester | 89β106 | Stan Miasek (16) | 4β7 | |||||
12 | November 26 | New York | 94β92 | Fred Scolari (22) | 4β8 | |||||
13 | November 27 | N New York | 104β92 | Stan Miasek (22) | 4β9 | |||||
14 | November 29 | Syracuse | 87β74 | Don Barksdale (23) | 4β10 | |||||
15 | November 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 95β100 (2OT) | Fred Scolari (22) | 4β11 | |||||
16 | December 1 | N Minneapolis | 89β67 | Fred Scolari (13) | 4β12 | |||||
17 | December 3 | Milwaukee | 87β98 | Fred Scolari (26) | 5β12 | |||||
18 | December 6 | Fort Wayne | 103β91 | Stan Miasek (20) | 5β13 | |||||
19 | December 10 | Rochester | 99β97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (23) | 5β14 | |||||
20 | December 11 | N Boston | 94β88 | Don Barksdale (24) | 5β15 | |||||
21 | December 14 | Boston | 83β73 | Jim Baechtold (19) | 5β16 | |||||
22 | December 20 | New York | 102β99 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 5β17 | |||||
23 | December 21 | @ New York | 77β102 | Fred Scolari (14) | 5β18 | |||||
24 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 92β102 | Fred Scolari (19) | 5β19 | |||||
25 | December 27 | Syracuse | 81β76 (OT) | Fred Scolari (25) | 5β20 | |||||
26 | December 31 | @ Minneapolis | 56β82 | Eddie Miller (18) | 5β21 | |||||
27 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 83β81 (OT) | Don Barksdale (19) | 6β21 | |||||
28 | January 2 | @ Indianapolis | 66β73 | Ray Lumpp (15) | 6β22 | |||||
29 | January 3 | Philadelphia | 77β81 | Fred Scolari (25) | 7β22 | |||||
30 | January 4 | @ Syracuse | 68β93 | Barksdale, Miller (17) | 7β23 | |||||
31 | January 9 | N Boston | 90β94 | Paul Hoffman (32) | 8β23 | |||||
32 | January 10 | Boston | 105β126 | Baechtold, Henriksen (23) | 9β23 | |||||
33 | January 11 | @ Boston | 87β131 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 9β24 | |||||
34 | January 14 | Minneapolis | 112β104 (2OT) | Eddie Miller (24) | 9β25 | |||||
35 | January 17 | Indianapolis | 66β82 | Don Barksdale (27) | 10β25 | |||||
36 | January 18 | @ Syracuse | 84β103 | Fred Scolari (17) | 10β26 | |||||
37 | January 21 | Rochester | 89β82 | Miller, Scolari (14) | 10β27 | |||||
38 | January 25 | Philadelphia | 68β82 | Eddie Miller (15) | 11β27 | |||||
39 | January 28 | Milwaukee | 84β83 | Fred Scolari (21) | 11β28 | |||||
40 | January 29 | N Milwaukee | 70β67 | Eddie Miller (12) | 11β29 | |||||
41 | January 31 | Indianapolis | 90β97 | Don Henriksen (18) | 12β29 | |||||
42 | February 1 | @ Syracuse | 79β94 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12β30 | |||||
43 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 98β77 | Jim Baechtold (16) | 12β31 | |||||
44 | February 3 | @ Rochester | 82β109 | Ray Lumpp (21) | 12β32 | |||||
45 | February 4 | N Philadelphia | 96β88 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12β33 | |||||
46 | February 7 | Boston | 101β98 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (25) | 12β34 | |||||
47 | February 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β89 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12β35 | |||||
48 | February 10 | @ Indianapolis | 83β88 | Eddie Miller (20) | 12β36 | |||||
49 | February 11 | New York | 86β80 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12β37 | |||||
50 | February 12 | N Milwaukee | 92β85 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12β38 | |||||
51 | February 13 | N New York | 106β96 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12β39 | |||||
52 | February 14 | Fort Wayne | 102β88 | Don Barksdale (18) | 12β40 | |||||
53 | February 15 | N Philadelphia | 95β75 | Don Barksdale (22) | 12β41 | |||||
54 | February 17 | N Minneapolis | 74β70 | Baechtold, Barksdale (16) | 13β41 | |||||
55 | February 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 79β83 | Jack Kerris (23) | 13β42 | |||||
56 | February 20 | @ Indianapolis | 58β59 | Don Henriksen (15) | 13β43 | |||||
57 | February 21 | Boston | 90β86 | Jim Baechtold (21) | 13β44 | |||||
58 | February 25 | Minneapolis | 85β72 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 13β45 | |||||
59 | February 26 | N Boston | 82β81 | Don Henriksen (19) | 13β46 | |||||
60 | February 28 | Syracuse | 74β77 | Barksdale, Hoffman (22) | 14β46 | |||||
61 | March 3 | N Boston | 95β94 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 14β47 | |||||
62 | March 4 | Rochester | 81β77 | Baechtold, Barksdale (17) | 14β48 | |||||
63 | March 5 | N New York | 80β69 | Ray Lumpp (26) | 14β49 | |||||
64 | March 7 | Fort Wayne | 83β81 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (22) | 14β50 | |||||
65 | March 8 | @ Syracuse | 91β98 | Jim Baechtold (17) | 14β51 | |||||
66 | March 11 | N New York | 113β107 (3OT) | Jim Baechtold (30) | 14β52 | |||||
67 | March 13 | N Philadelphia | 72β98 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 15β52 | |||||
68 | March 14 | Philadelphia | 85β87 | Baechtold, Henriksen, Lumpp (19) | 16β52 | |||||
69 | March 15 | @ Rochester | 87β105 | Eddie Miller (20) | 16β53 | |||||
70 | March 16 | N Boston | 92β78 | Jack Kerris (17) | 16β54 |
(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2-1)
1952β53 Baltimore Bullets season | |
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Head coach |
Chick Reiser Clair Bee |
Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 16–54 (.229) |
Place | Division: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WCBM |
The 1952-53 NBA season was the Bullets' 6th season in the NBA and 9th overall season of existence. [1] The team featured Hall of Fame center Don Barksdale. [2] Their .229 winning percentage is the lowest of any team in the four major North American sports leagues to ever qualify for the playoffs. The Bullets never again made the playoffs, and the franchise folded midway through the 1954-55 season.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Jim Baechtold | G/F |
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | β | 2β8 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β10 | 6β4 | 0β6 | 2β8 |
Boston | 8β2 | β | 4β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 6β4 | 9β1 | 4β2 | 5β6 |
Fort Wayne | 6β0 | 2β4 | β | 7β3 | 7β3 | 1β9 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 3β7 | 1β5 |
Indianapolis | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β7 | β | 5β6 | 4β6 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 3β7 | 1β5 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β7 | 6β5 | β | 3β7 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β7 | 3β3 |
Minneapolis | 5β1 | 5β1 | 9β1 | 6β4 | 7β3 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 4β6 | 2β4 |
New York | 10β0 | 4β6 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | β | 10β0 | 3β3 | 6β4 |
Philadelphia | 4β6 | 1β9 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β10 | β | 2β4 | 2β8 |
Rochester | 6β0 | 2β4 | 7β3 | 7β3 | 7β3 | 6β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 |
Syracuse | 8β2 | 6β5 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β6 | 8β2 | 4β2 | β |
1952β53 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | @ New York | 53β69 | Fred Scolari (11) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | November 5 | Minneapolis | 97β75 | Don Barksdale (19) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | November 8 | New York | 92β62 | Stan Miasek (14) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | November 12 | Milwaukee | 90β107 | Hoffman, Ratkovicz (18) | 1β3 | |||||
5 | November 15 | Syracuse | 91β97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (18) | 2β3 | |||||
6 | November 16 | N Philadelphia | 81β79 | Fred Scolari (17) | 2β4 | |||||
7 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 89β106 | Fred Scolari (24) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 99β106 | Don Barksdale (18) | 3β5 | |||||
9 | November 22 | N Philadelphia | 95β96 | George Kaftan (29) | 4β5 | |||||
10 | November 23 | Indianapolis | 100β90 | George Kaftan (19) | 4β6 | |||||
11 | November 25 | @ Rochester | 89β106 | Stan Miasek (16) | 4β7 | |||||
12 | November 26 | New York | 94β92 | Fred Scolari (22) | 4β8 | |||||
13 | November 27 | N New York | 104β92 | Stan Miasek (22) | 4β9 | |||||
14 | November 29 | Syracuse | 87β74 | Don Barksdale (23) | 4β10 | |||||
15 | November 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 95β100 (2OT) | Fred Scolari (22) | 4β11 | |||||
16 | December 1 | N Minneapolis | 89β67 | Fred Scolari (13) | 4β12 | |||||
17 | December 3 | Milwaukee | 87β98 | Fred Scolari (26) | 5β12 | |||||
18 | December 6 | Fort Wayne | 103β91 | Stan Miasek (20) | 5β13 | |||||
19 | December 10 | Rochester | 99β97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (23) | 5β14 | |||||
20 | December 11 | N Boston | 94β88 | Don Barksdale (24) | 5β15 | |||||
21 | December 14 | Boston | 83β73 | Jim Baechtold (19) | 5β16 | |||||
22 | December 20 | New York | 102β99 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 5β17 | |||||
23 | December 21 | @ New York | 77β102 | Fred Scolari (14) | 5β18 | |||||
24 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 92β102 | Fred Scolari (19) | 5β19 | |||||
25 | December 27 | Syracuse | 81β76 (OT) | Fred Scolari (25) | 5β20 | |||||
26 | December 31 | @ Minneapolis | 56β82 | Eddie Miller (18) | 5β21 | |||||
27 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 83β81 (OT) | Don Barksdale (19) | 6β21 | |||||
28 | January 2 | @ Indianapolis | 66β73 | Ray Lumpp (15) | 6β22 | |||||
29 | January 3 | Philadelphia | 77β81 | Fred Scolari (25) | 7β22 | |||||
30 | January 4 | @ Syracuse | 68β93 | Barksdale, Miller (17) | 7β23 | |||||
31 | January 9 | N Boston | 90β94 | Paul Hoffman (32) | 8β23 | |||||
32 | January 10 | Boston | 105β126 | Baechtold, Henriksen (23) | 9β23 | |||||
33 | January 11 | @ Boston | 87β131 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 9β24 | |||||
34 | January 14 | Minneapolis | 112β104 (2OT) | Eddie Miller (24) | 9β25 | |||||
35 | January 17 | Indianapolis | 66β82 | Don Barksdale (27) | 10β25 | |||||
36 | January 18 | @ Syracuse | 84β103 | Fred Scolari (17) | 10β26 | |||||
37 | January 21 | Rochester | 89β82 | Miller, Scolari (14) | 10β27 | |||||
38 | January 25 | Philadelphia | 68β82 | Eddie Miller (15) | 11β27 | |||||
39 | January 28 | Milwaukee | 84β83 | Fred Scolari (21) | 11β28 | |||||
40 | January 29 | N Milwaukee | 70β67 | Eddie Miller (12) | 11β29 | |||||
41 | January 31 | Indianapolis | 90β97 | Don Henriksen (18) | 12β29 | |||||
42 | February 1 | @ Syracuse | 79β94 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12β30 | |||||
43 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 98β77 | Jim Baechtold (16) | 12β31 | |||||
44 | February 3 | @ Rochester | 82β109 | Ray Lumpp (21) | 12β32 | |||||
45 | February 4 | N Philadelphia | 96β88 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12β33 | |||||
46 | February 7 | Boston | 101β98 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (25) | 12β34 | |||||
47 | February 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β89 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12β35 | |||||
48 | February 10 | @ Indianapolis | 83β88 | Eddie Miller (20) | 12β36 | |||||
49 | February 11 | New York | 86β80 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12β37 | |||||
50 | February 12 | N Milwaukee | 92β85 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12β38 | |||||
51 | February 13 | N New York | 106β96 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12β39 | |||||
52 | February 14 | Fort Wayne | 102β88 | Don Barksdale (18) | 12β40 | |||||
53 | February 15 | N Philadelphia | 95β75 | Don Barksdale (22) | 12β41 | |||||
54 | February 17 | N Minneapolis | 74β70 | Baechtold, Barksdale (16) | 13β41 | |||||
55 | February 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 79β83 | Jack Kerris (23) | 13β42 | |||||
56 | February 20 | @ Indianapolis | 58β59 | Don Henriksen (15) | 13β43 | |||||
57 | February 21 | Boston | 90β86 | Jim Baechtold (21) | 13β44 | |||||
58 | February 25 | Minneapolis | 85β72 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 13β45 | |||||
59 | February 26 | N Boston | 82β81 | Don Henriksen (19) | 13β46 | |||||
60 | February 28 | Syracuse | 74β77 | Barksdale, Hoffman (22) | 14β46 | |||||
61 | March 3 | N Boston | 95β94 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 14β47 | |||||
62 | March 4 | Rochester | 81β77 | Baechtold, Barksdale (17) | 14β48 | |||||
63 | March 5 | N New York | 80β69 | Ray Lumpp (26) | 14β49 | |||||
64 | March 7 | Fort Wayne | 83β81 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (22) | 14β50 | |||||
65 | March 8 | @ Syracuse | 91β98 | Jim Baechtold (17) | 14β51 | |||||
66 | March 11 | N New York | 113β107 (3OT) | Jim Baechtold (30) | 14β52 | |||||
67 | March 13 | N Philadelphia | 72β98 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 15β52 | |||||
68 | March 14 | Philadelphia | 85β87 | Baechtold, Henriksen, Lumpp (19) | 16β52 | |||||
69 | March 15 | @ Rochester | 87β105 | Eddie Miller (20) | 16β53 | |||||
70 | March 16 | N Boston | 92β78 | Jack Kerris (17) | 16β54 |
(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2-1)