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NBA professional basketball team season
1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachEd Macauley
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record46–29 (.613)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Local media
TelevisionKPLR 11
RadioKMOX
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

The 1959–1960 Saint Louis Hawks season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46–29 record. Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game. In the Western Finals, the Hawks faced the Minneapolis Lakers and needed a win in Game 6 to stay alive. Game 6 was played in Minneapolis and the Hawks dominated the Lakers, as they won the match by 21 points to force a 7th game. In St. Louis the Hawks won 97–86 to earn a trip to the NBA Finals. The Hawks challenged the Boston Celtics for the 3rd time in 4 years. The Hawks and Celtics alternated wins as the series went to a 7th game. In Game 7 the Celtics would claim the title as Bill Russell scored 18 points in the 2nd Quarter.

Roster

1959–60 St. Louis Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 11 Ferrari, Al 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1933–07–06 Michigan State
C 20 Ferry, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1937–05–31 Saint Louis
C 13 Foust, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1928–06–24 La Salle
SF 12 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
PG 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1925–10–22 Texas
SG 15 McCarthy, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1934–04–25 Canisius
PG 21 McMahon, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–12–03 St. John's
PF 9 Pettit, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1932–12–12 LSU
SG 12 — 25 Piontek, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1934–08–27 Xavier
SF 13 Ramsey, Cal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1937–07–13 NYU
C 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
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division Wins Losses PCT GB  Home   Road  Neutral Division
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 29 .613 – 28–5 12–20 6–4 27–12
x-Detroit Pistons 30 45 .400 16 17–14 6–21 7–10 20–19
x-Minneapolis Lakers 25 50 .333 21 9–15 9–21 7–14 17–22
Cincinnati Royals 19 56 .253 27 9–22 2–20 8–14 14–25

Record vs. opponents

1959-60 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 9–0 8–1 12–1 8–5 6–3 8–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 5–8 5–8 2–7 0–9 4–9 2–7
Detroit 0–9 8–5 — 7–6 4–5 2–7 5–8 4–5
Minneapolis 1–8 8–5 6–7 — 4–5 2–7 3–10 1–8
New York 1–12 7–2 5–4 5–4 — 4–9 3–6 2–11
Philadelphia 5–8 9–0 7–2 7–2 9–4 — 4–5 8–5
St. Louis 3–6 9–4 8–5 10–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–4
Syracuse 5–8 7–2 5–4 8–1 11–2 5–8 4–5 —

Game log

1959–60 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 24 Minneapolis 94–87 Bob Pettit (33) 0–1
2 October 31 Cincinnati 102–109 Clyde Lovellette (33) 1–1
3 November 1 @ Minneapolis 138–101 Bob Pettit (28) 2–1
4 November 3 Boston 103–98 Bob Pettit (25) 2–2
5 November 7 New York 113–117 Bob Pettit (28) 3–2
6 November 10 Minneapolis 105–134 Cliff Hagan (35) 4–2
7 November 14 @ Boston 111–113 Bob Pettit (34) 4–3
8 November 17 @ New York 97–105 Cliff Hagan (27) 4–4
9 November 20 @ Philadelphia 118–117 Bob Pettit (28) 5–4
10 November 21 Detroit 109–107 Bob Pettit (33) 5–5
11 November 22 @ Cincinnati 100–106 Bob Pettit (39) 5–6
12 November 25 @ Detroit 104–97 Bob Pettit (36) 6–6
13 November 26 Syracuse 95–112 Cliff Hagan (31) 7–6
14 November 28 Minneapolis 91–102 Bob Pettit (31) 8–6
15 December 1 N Syracuse 101–106 Bob Pettit (38) 9–6
16 December 2 @ Syracuse 121–130 Cliff Hagan (37) 9–7
17 December 4 N Philadelphia 112–124 Bob Pettit (27) 9–8
18 December 5 Philadelphia 112–113 Cliff Hagan (27) 10–8
19 December 6 @ Cincinnati 118–104 Cliff Hagan (32) 11–8
20 December 8 N Cincinnati 101–105 Cliff Hagan (30) 11–9
21 December 10 N Detroit 129–111 Cliff Hagan (31) 12–9
22 December 11 @ Boston 99–122 Hagan, Pettit (23) 12–10
23 December 13 Cincinnati 98–118 Cliff Hagan (27) 13–10
24 December 15 @ New York 119–110 Bob Pettit (40) 14–10
25 December 16 @ Detroit 107–106 Bob Pettit (32) 15–10
26 December 19 Philadelphia 89–102 Cliff Hagan (23) 16–10
27 December 20 Detroit 86–102 Cliff Hagan (21) 17–10
28 December 25 Minneapolis 96–112 Cliff Hagan (32) 18–10
29 December 26 @ Syracuse 104–117 Clyde Lovellette (23) 18–11
30 December 28 Syracuse 106–120 Cliff Hagan (28) 19–11
31 December 30 Boston 96–82 Bob Pettit (25) 19–12
32 January 1 @ Detroit 107–119 Bob Pettit (32) 19–13
33 January 2 Detroit 113–114 Cliff Hagan (34) 20–13
34 January 3 New York 108–110 Clyde Lovellette (37) 21–13
35 January 6 @ Philadelphia 101–121 Bob Pettit (24) 21–14
36 January 8 @ Cincinnati 102–112 Clyde Lovellette (25) 21–15
37 January 10 Boston 111–121 Bob Pettit (39) 22–15
38 January 12 @ Philadelphia 108–126 Cliff Hagan (26) 22–16
39 January 13 @ Boston 112–134 Clyde Lovellette (26) 22–17
40 January 14 @ Syracuse 112–119 Bob Pettit (38) 22–18
41 January 15 Syracuse 140–141 (OT) Bob Pettit (39) 23–18
42 January 17 Minneapolis 119–135 Hagan, Pettit (34) 24–18
43 January 20 @ Cincinnati 119–108 Bob Pettit (30) 25–18
44 January 23 Cincinnati 100–108 Cliff Hagan (32) 26–18
45 January 24 New York 129–155 Clyde Lovellette (39) 27–18
46 January 26 @ New York 119–123 Bob Pettit (28) 27–19
47 January 27 @ Boston 114–127 Cliff Hagan (33) 27–20
48 January 29 Detroit 125–130 (OT) Lovellette, Pettit (30) 28–20
49 January 30 @ Detroit 107–117 Bob Pettit (21) 28–21
50 January 31 Syracuse 110–117 Clyde Lovellette (39) 29–21
51 February 2 N Boston 114–113 Bob Pettit (32) 30–21
52 February 3 N New York 125–115 Bob Pettit (31) 31–21
53 February 5 @ Minneapolis 114–96 Bob Pettit (31) 32–21
54 February 7 Philadelphia 108–130 Bob Pettit (38) 33–21
55 February 9 New York 104–114 Bob Pettit (25) 34–21
56 February 10 @ Cincinnati 120–110 Cliff Hagan (39) 35–21
57 February 11 @ Philadelphia 120–139 Dave Piontek (20) 35–22
58 February 13 @ New York 104–122 Hagan, Lovellette (16) 35–23
59 February 14 Cincinnati 105–107 Clyde Lovellette (33) 36–23
60 February 16 @ Detroit 111–104 Cliff Hagan (26) 37–23
61 February 17 N Minneapolis 131–127 Cliff Hagan (44) 38–23
62 February 19 @ Minneapolis 101–111 Clyde Lovellette (26) 38–24
63 February 20 Boston 105–121 Bob Pettit (39) 39–24
64 February 21 N Minneapolis 98–112 Bob Pettit (31) 39–25
65 February 22 N Minneapolis 113–103 Cliff Hagan (25) 40–25
66 February 24 N Cincinnati 122–124 Clyde Lovellette (26) 40–26
67 February 25 @ Syracuse 105–110 Cliff Hagan (33) 40–27
68 February 27 Detroit 116–114 Clyde Lovellette (34) 40–28
69 February 28 Cincinnati 105–122 Cliff Hagan (39) 41–28
70 March 1 Minneapolis 101–109 Cliff Hagan (33) 42–28
71 March 2 @ Detroit 100–116 Cliff Hagan (25) 42–29
72 March 5 @ Minneapolis 107–106 (OT) Bob Pettit (41) 43–29
73 March 6 Philadelphia 109–128 Cliff Hagan (29) 44–29
74 March 8 Detroit 101–122 Bob Pettit (34) 45–29
75 March 9 @ Cincinnati 123–116 Cliff Hagan (33) 46–29

Playoffs

1960 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 16 Minneapolis W 112–99 Cliff Hagan (29) Bob Pettit (19) Kiel Auditorium
8,377 		1–0
2 March 17 Minneapolis L 113–120 Clyde Lovellette (30) Bob Pettit (15) Kiel Auditorium
8,614 		1–1
3 March 19 @ Minneapolis W 93–89 Bob Pettit (35) — Minneapolis Armory 2–1
4 March 20 @ Minneapolis L 101–103 Cliff Hagan (28) Clyde Lovellette (15) Minneapolis Armory
6,852 		2–2
5 March 22 Minneapolis L 110–117 (OT) Bob Pettit (25) Bob Pettit (19) Kiel Auditorium
10,043 		2–3
6 March 24 @ Minneapolis W 117–96 Bob Pettit (30) Bob Pettit (18) Minneapolis Armory 3–3
7 March 26 Minneapolis W 97–86 Bob Pettit (28) Bob Pettit (20) Kiel Auditorium
6,195 		4–3
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 @ Boston L 122–140 Cliff Hagan (25) Bob Pettit (17) Johnny McCarthy (6) Boston Garden
10,002 		0–1
2 March 29 @ Boston W 113–103 Bob Pettit (35) Bob Pettit (22) Bob Pettit (7) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–1
3 April 2 Boston L 86–102 Bob Pettit (23) Bob Pettit (18) Green, Lovellette (6) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		1–2
4 April 3 Boston W 106–96 Bob Pettit (32) Bob Pettit (11) Johnny McCarthy (8) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		2–2
5 April 5 @ Boston L 102–127 Cliff Hagan (28) Cliff Hagan (12) Si Green (8) Boston Garden
13,909 		2–3
6 April 7 Boston W 105–102 Cliff Hagan (36) Clyde Lovellette (15) Johnny McCarthy (9) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		3–3
7 April 9 @ Boston L 103–122 Bob Pettit (22) Bob Pettit (14) Si Green (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–4
1960 schedule

Awards and honors

References

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