1952–53 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.
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 2–8 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–10 | 6–4 | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Boston | 8–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 5–6 |
Fort Wayne | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–7 | — | 5–6 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | — | 3–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–3 |
Minneapolis | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6–4 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 |
New York | 10–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 10–0 | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Philadelphia | 4–6 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | — | 2–4 | 2–8 |
Rochester | 6–0 | 2–4 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Syracuse | 8–2 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 4–2 | — |
1952–53 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | @ New York | 53–69 | Fred Scolari (11) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 5 | Minneapolis | 97–75 | Don Barksdale (19) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 8 | New York | 92–62 | Stan Miasek (14) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | November 12 | Milwaukee | 90–107 | Hoffman, Ratkovicz (18) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | November 15 | Syracuse | 91–97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (18) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 16 | N Philadelphia | 81–79 | Fred Scolari (17) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 89–106 | Fred Scolari (24) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 99–106 | Don Barksdale (18) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 22 | N Philadelphia | 95–96 | George Kaftan (29) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 23 | Indianapolis | 100–90 | George Kaftan (19) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 25 | @ Rochester | 89–106 | Stan Miasek (16) | 4–7 | |||||
12 | November 26 | New York | 94–92 | Fred Scolari (22) | 4–8 | |||||
13 | November 27 | N New York | 104–92 | Stan Miasek (22) | 4–9 | |||||
14 | November 29 | Syracuse | 87–74 | Don Barksdale (23) | 4–10 | |||||
15 | November 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 95–100 (2OT) | Fred Scolari (22) | 4–11 | |||||
16 | December 1 | N Minneapolis | 89–67 | Fred Scolari (13) | 4–12 | |||||
17 | December 3 | Milwaukee | 87–98 | Fred Scolari (26) | 5–12 | |||||
18 | December 6 | Fort Wayne | 103–91 | Stan Miasek (20) | 5–13 | |||||
19 | December 10 | Rochester | 99–97 (OT) | Fred Scolari (23) | 5–14 | |||||
20 | December 11 | N Boston | 94–88 | Don Barksdale (24) | 5–15 | |||||
21 | December 14 | Boston | 83–73 | Jim Baechtold (19) | 5–16 | |||||
22 | December 20 | New York | 102–99 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 5–17 | |||||
23 | December 21 | @ New York | 77–102 | Fred Scolari (14) | 5–18 | |||||
24 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 92–102 | Fred Scolari (19) | 5–19 | |||||
25 | December 27 | Syracuse | 81–76 (OT) | Fred Scolari (25) | 5–20 | |||||
26 | December 31 | @ Minneapolis | 56–82 | Eddie Miller (18) | 5–21 | |||||
27 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 83–81 (OT) | Don Barksdale (19) | 6–21 | |||||
28 | January 2 | @ Indianapolis | 66–73 | Ray Lumpp (15) | 6–22 | |||||
29 | January 3 | Philadelphia | 77–81 | Fred Scolari (25) | 7–22 | |||||
30 | January 4 | @ Syracuse | 68–93 | Barksdale, Miller (17) | 7–23 | |||||
31 | January 9 | N Boston | 90–94 | Paul Hoffman (32) | 8–23 | |||||
32 | January 10 | Boston | 105–126 | Baechtold, Henriksen (23) | 9–23 | |||||
33 | January 11 | @ Boston | 87–131 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 9–24 | |||||
34 | January 14 | Minneapolis | 112–104 (2OT) | Eddie Miller (24) | 9–25 | |||||
35 | January 17 | Indianapolis | 66–82 | Don Barksdale (27) | 10–25 | |||||
36 | January 18 | @ Syracuse | 84–103 | Fred Scolari (17) | 10–26 | |||||
37 | January 21 | Rochester | 89–82 | Miller, Scolari (14) | 10–27 | |||||
38 | January 25 | Philadelphia | 68–82 | Eddie Miller (15) | 11–27 | |||||
39 | January 28 | Milwaukee | 84–83 | Fred Scolari (21) | 11–28 | |||||
40 | January 29 | N Milwaukee | 70–67 | Eddie Miller (12) | 11–29 | |||||
41 | January 31 | Indianapolis | 90–97 | Don Henriksen (18) | 12–29 | |||||
42 | February 1 | @ Syracuse | 79–94 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12–30 | |||||
43 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 98–77 | Jim Baechtold (16) | 12–31 | |||||
44 | February 3 | @ Rochester | 82–109 | Ray Lumpp (21) | 12–32 | |||||
45 | February 4 | N Philadelphia | 96–88 | Eddie Miller (27) | 12–33 | |||||
46 | February 7 | Boston | 101–98 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (25) | 12–34 | |||||
47 | February 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 78–89 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12–35 | |||||
48 | February 10 | @ Indianapolis | 83–88 | Eddie Miller (20) | 12–36 | |||||
49 | February 11 | New York | 86–80 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12–37 | |||||
50 | February 12 | N Milwaukee | 92–85 | Don Barksdale (19) | 12–38 | |||||
51 | February 13 | N New York | 106–96 | Eddie Miller (22) | 12–39 | |||||
52 | February 14 | Fort Wayne | 102–88 | Don Barksdale (18) | 12–40 | |||||
53 | February 15 | N Philadelphia | 95–75 | Don Barksdale (22) | 12–41 | |||||
54 | February 17 | N Minneapolis | 74–70 | Baechtold, Barksdale (16) | 13–41 | |||||
55 | February 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 79–83 | Jack Kerris (23) | 13–42 | |||||
56 | February 20 | @ Indianapolis | 58–59 | Don Henriksen (15) | 13–43 | |||||
57 | February 21 | Boston | 90–86 | Jim Baechtold (21) | 13–44 | |||||
58 | February 25 | Minneapolis | 85–72 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 13–45 | |||||
59 | February 26 | N Boston | 82–81 | Don Henriksen (19) | 13–46 | |||||
60 | February 28 | Syracuse | 74–77 | Barksdale, Hoffman (22) | 14–46 | |||||
61 | March 3 | N Boston | 95–94 (OT) | Eddie Miller (25) | 14–47 | |||||
62 | March 4 | Rochester | 81–77 | Baechtold, Barksdale (17) | 14–48 | |||||
63 | March 5 | N New York | 80–69 | Ray Lumpp (26) | 14–49 | |||||
64 | March 7 | Fort Wayne | 83–81 (OT) | Ray Lumpp (22) | 14–50 | |||||
65 | March 8 | @ Syracuse | 91–98 | Jim Baechtold (17) | 14–51 | |||||
66 | March 11 | N New York | 113–107 (3OT) | Jim Baechtold (30) | 14–52 | |||||
67 | March 13 | N Philadelphia | 72–98 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 15–52 | |||||
68 | March 14 | Philadelphia | 85–87 | Baechtold, Henriksen, Lumpp (19) | 16–52 | |||||
69 | March 15 | @ Rochester | 87–105 | Eddie Miller (20) | 16–53 | |||||
70 | March 16 | N Boston | 92–78 | Jack Kerris (17) | 16–54 |
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