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NBA professional basketball team season
1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachAndy Phillip
Ed Macauley
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record49–23 (.681)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)
< 1957–58 1959–60 >

The 1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958–59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he lasted 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley. The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals. The Hawks won the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game. In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Roster

1958–59 St. Louis Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 11 – 26 Ferrari, Al 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1933–07–06 Michigan State
SF 33 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–16 Oregon State
PG 17 Green, Si 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–20 Duquesne
SF 16 Hagan, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1931–12–09 Kentucky
C 34 Lovellette, Clyde 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1929–09–07 Kansas
C 20 Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–03–22 Saint Louis
PG 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1925–10–22 Texas
SG 21 McMahon, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–12–03 St. John's
SG 17 Park, Med 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1933–04–11 Missouri
PF 9 Pettit, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1932–12–12 LSU
C 12 – 19 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936–10–04 Oklahoma City
C 13 Share, Chuck 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1927–03–14 Bowling Green
PG 10 – 15 Wilfong, Win 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–13 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 49 23 .681 – 28–3 14–15 7–5 27–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 16 15–7 9–17 9–15 18–18
x-Detroit Pistons 28 44 .389 21 13–17 8–20 7–7 17–19
Cincinnati Royals 19 53 .264 30 9–19 2–25 8–9 10–26

Record vs. opponents

1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 8–1 9–0 7–5 9–3 4–5 7–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 3–9 6–6 3–6 2–7 1–11 3–6
Detroit 1–8 9–3 — 4–8 3–6 5–4 4–8 2–7
Minneapolis 0–9 6–6 8–4 — 4–5 6–3 4–8 5–4
New York 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 4–5 9–3
Philadelphia 3–9 7–2 4–5 3–6 7–5 — 4–5 4–8
St. Louis 5–4 11–1 8–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 — 7–2
Syracuse 5–7 6–3 7–2 4–5 3–9 8–4 2–7 —

Game log

1958–59 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 23 Detroit 103–104 Bob Pettit (23) 1–0
2 October 25 @ Detroit 112–117 Bob Pettit (31) 1–1
3 October 29 @ Minneapolis 112–100 Bob Pettit (37) 2–1
4 November 1 Minneapolis 108–101 Cliff Hagan (28) 2–2
5 November 2 @ Cincinnati 97–90 Bob Pettit (28) 3–2
6 November 8 Boston 84–87 Bob Pettit (29) 4–2
7 November 13 @ New York 102–119 Bob Pettit (28) 4–3
8 November 14 Philadelphia 100–110 Bob Pettit (31) 5–3
9 November 15 Detroit 91–102 Bob Pettit (36) 6–3
10 November 18 Syracuse 120–94 Bob Pettit (21) 6–4
11 November 22 Minneapolis 109–114 Bob Pettit (29) 7–4
12 November 23 @ Cincinnati 100–89 Lovellete, Pettit (24) 8–4
13 November 25 N Philadelphia 105–106 Bob Pettit (36) 8–5
14 November 26 @ Syracuse 112–107 Bob Pettit (31) 9–5
15 November 27 Syracuse 98–107 Bob Pettit (42) 10–5
16 November 29 Cincinnati 86–98 Bob Pettit (25) 11–5
17 December 2 N Cincinnati 105–81 Cliff Hagan (25) 12–5
18 December 3 @ Boston 119–110 Cliff Hagan (39) 13–5
19 December 4 @ Philadelphia 107–92 Cliff Hagan (37) 14–5
20 December 6 Philadelphia 97–107 Hagan, Pettit (29) 15–5
21 December 10 N Detroit 82–89 Cliff Hagan (21) 15–6
22 December 11 N Detroit 101–107 Bob Pettit (27) 15–7
23 December 12 @ New York 104–106 Bob Pettit (27) 15–8
24 December 13 New York 94–108 Bob Pettit (29) 16–8
25 December 17 N New York 136–122 Hagan, Pettit (35) 17–8
26 December 20 @ Detroit 111–104 Cliff Hagan (27) 18–8
27 December 21 Philadelphia 86–98 Clyde Lovellette (27) 19–8
28 December 25 @ Cincinnati 100–92 Hagan, Pettit (27) 20–8
29 December 27 @ Philadelphia 108–114 (OT) Clyde Lovellette (30) 20–9
30 December 29 Cincinnati 112–124 Bob Pettit (35) 21–9
31 December 30 @ Cincinnati 119–104 Bob Pettit (27) 22–9
32 January 3 Boston 110–116 Bob Pettit (31) 23–9
33 January 4 New York 122–114 Cliff Hagan (34) 23–10
34 January 6 N Minneapolis 112–95 Bob Pettit (38) 24–10
35 January 7 N Minneapolis 89–78 Cliff Hagan (22) 25–10
36 January 8 N Minneapolis 93–95 Bob Pettit (29) 25–11
37 January 9 N Cincinnati 112–101 Bob Pettit (36) 26–11
38 January 11 Detroit 100–111 Bob Pettit (50) 27–11
39 January 13 Minneapolis 95–110 Cliff Hagan (25) 28–11
40 January 14 @ Detroit 114–108 Cliff Hagan (28) 29–11
41 January 16 Syracuse 89–102 Bob Pettit (30) 30–11
42 January 18 @ Boston 117–139 Cliff Hagan (28) 30–12
43 January 20 Boston 114–119 Bob Pettit (52) 31–12
44 January 25 New York 111–115 Bob Pettit (29) 32–12
45 January 27 @ New York 112–111 (OT) Bob Pettit (34) 33–12
46 January 28 @ Boston 111–120 (OT) Bob Pettit (40) 33–13
47 January 30 Cincinnati 87–118 Cliff Hagan (30) 34–13
48 January 31 N Minneapolis 120–96 Bob Pettit (26) 35–13
49 February 1 Detroit 96–130 Bob Pettit (40) 36–13
50 February 3 N Boston 97–104 Cliff Hagan (32) 36–14
51 February 4 @ Syracuse 113–111 Clyde Lovellette (30) 37–14
52 February 5 @ Philadelphia 95–106 Hagan, Pettit (23) 37–15
53 February 6 @ Boston 95–122 Hub Reed (19) 37–16
54 February 8 Philadelphia 93–100 Bob Pettit (28) 38–16
55 February 9 N Syracuse 94–99 Bob Pettit (26) 39–16
56 February 12 New York 105–106 Bob Pettit (34) 40–16
57 February 14 Minneapolis 96–139 Cliff Hagan (36) 41–16
58 February 15 @ Minneapolis 98–109 Cliff Hagan (32) 41–17
59 February 17 @ New York 93–112 Bob Pettit (27) 41–18
60 February 21 Cincinnati 120–121 Bob Pettit (34) 42–18
61 February 22 Minneapolis 106–120 Bob Pettit (34) 43–18
62 February 25 @ Detroit 104–100 Bob Pettit (24) 44–18
63 February 26 @ Syracuse 111–130 Bob Pettit (30) 44–19
64 February 27 Syracuse 113–128 Bob Pettit (35) 45–19
65 February 28 @ Cincinnati 122–124 (OT) Bob Pettit (32) 45–20
66 March 1 Boston 102–104 Bob Pettit (38) 46–20
67 March 3 Cincinnati 102–113 Bob Pettit (28) 47–20
68 March 4 @ Detroit 97–127 Bob Pettit (32) 47–21
69 March 5 @ Philadelphia 101–106 Bob Pettit (24) 47–22
70 March 7 Detroit 128–137 Bob Pettit (40) 48–22
71 March 8 @ Minneapolis 104–120 Bob Pettit (30) 48–23
72 March 11 @ Syracuse 132–130 (OT) Bob Pettit (27) 49–23

Playoffs

1959 playoff game log
Division Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 Minneapolis W 124–90 Cliff Hagan (40) — Kiel Auditorium 1–0
2 March 22 @ Minneapolis L 98–106 Cliff Hagan (27) Bob Pettit (7) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–1
3 March 24 Minneapolis W 127–97 Bob Pettit (39) Cliff Hagan (18) Kiel Auditorium
9,324 		2–1
4 March 26 @ Minneapolis L 98–108 Cliff Hagan (38) — Minneapolis Auditorium 2–2
5 March 28 Minneapolis L 97–98 (OT) Bob Pettit (36) — Kiel Auditorium 2–3
6 March 29 @ Minneapolis L 104–106 Bob Pettit (24) Clyde Lovellette (15) Minneapolis Auditorium
10,179 		2–4
1959 schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "St. Louis Hawks – Sports Ecyclopedia".
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