1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 29-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Paul Birch (29-37)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 29-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Paul Birch (29-37)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Fort Wayne scored 5,151 points and yielded 5,286. Frank Brian scored a team-best 1,051 points for the Pistons, while Larry Foust and Fred Schaus netted 12 or more per game also. Larry Foust contributed 880 rebounds. Fred Schaus dished out 247 assists for the squad.
Paul Birch coached the team. The 1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 5151
Regular Season Points Against: 5286
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Syracuse Nationals 90 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 3, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Philadelphia Warriors 70 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| November 4, 1951 | New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| November 6, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 | L | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | OT | |
| November 9, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 92 | L | 1-0 | 0-4 | 1-4 | ||
| November 11, 1951 | Milwaukee Hawks 59 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 | W | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-4 | ||
| November 14, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 2-0 | 0-5 | 2-5 | OT | |
| November 17, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Minneapolis Lakers 68 | L | 2-0 | 0-6 | 2-6 | OT | |
| November 18, 1951 | Rochester Royals 76 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 | L | 2-1 | 0-6 | 2-7 | OT | |
| November 22, 1951 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 | L | 2-2 | 0-6 | 2-8 | ||
| November 24, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Rochester Royals 74 | L | 2-2 | 0-7 | 2-9 | ||
| November 25, 1951 | Baltimore Bullets 66 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 3-2 | 0-7 | 3-9 | ||
| November 29, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Syracuse Nationals 82 | L | 3-2 | 0-8 | 3-10 | ||
| December 1, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 | L | 3-2 | 0-9 | 3-11 | ||
| December 2, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers 61 at Fort Wayne Pistons 63 | W | 4-2 | 0-9 | 4-11 | ||
| December 5, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 4-2 | 1-9 | 5-11 | ||
| December 8, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 | L | 4-2 | 1-10 | 5-12 | ||
| December 9, 1951 | Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 | W | 5-2 | 1-10 | 6-12 | ||
| December 11, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Syracuse Nationals 80 | L | 5-2 | 1-11 | 6-13 | at New York, NY | |
| December 14, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Philadelphia Warriors 72 | L | 5-2 | 1-12 | 6-14 | ||
| December 15, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Baltimore Bullets 90 | L | 5-2 | 1-13 | 6-15 | ||
| December 16, 1951 | New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 | L | 5-3 | 1-13 | 6-16 | ||
| December 20, 1951 | Rochester Royals 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 54 | L | 5-4 | 1-13 | 6-17 | ||
| December 23, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 | W | 6-4 | 1-13 | 7-17 | ||
| December 25, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at New York Knicks 72 | L | 6-4 | 1-14 | 7-18 | ||
| December 26, 1951 | Boston Celtics 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 7-4 | 1-14 | 8-18 | ||
| December 29, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 61 at Rochester Royals 75 | L | 7-4 | 1-15 | 8-19 | ||
| December 30, 1951 | Milwaukee Hawks 60 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77 | W | 8-4 | 1-15 | 9-19 | ||
| December 31, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Baltimore Bullets 86 | W | 8-4 | 2-15 | 10-19 | ||
| January 1, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 | W | 9-4 | 2-15 | 11-19 | ||
| January 4, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Minneapolis Lakers 79 | L | 9-4 | 2-16 | 11-20 | at St Paul, MN | |
| January 6, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 | W | 10-4 | 2-16 | 12-20 | ||
| January 10, 1952 | Boston Celtics 94 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | L | 10-5 | 2-16 | 12-21 | ||
| January 12, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 76 | W | 10-5 | 3-16 | 13-21 | ||
| January 13, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 | W | 11-5 | 3-16 | 14-21 | ||
| January 15, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Milwaukee Hawks 76 | L | 11-5 | 3-17 | 14-22 | ||
| January 17, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | W | 12-5 | 3-17 | 15-22 | ||
| January 20, 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks 76 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 13-5 | 3-17 | 16-22 | ||
| January 24, 1952 | Rochester Royals 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 14-5 | 3-17 | 17-22 | ||
| January 25, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 | L | 14-5 | 3-18 | 17-23 | OT | |
| January 26, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Rochester Royals 104 | L | 14-5 | 3-19 | 17-24 | ||
| January 27, 1952 | New York Knicks 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | W | 15-5 | 3-19 | 18-24 | ||
| January 30, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 77 | W | 15-5 | 4-19 | 19-24 | ||
| January 31, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | L | 15-6 | 4-19 | 19-25 | ||
| February 2, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Baltimore Bullets 63 | W | 15-6 | 5-19 | 20-25 | ||
| February 3, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | W | 16-6 | 5-19 | 21-25 | ||
| February 5, 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64 | L | 16-7 | 5-19 | 21-26 | ||
| February 7, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | L | 16-8 | 5-19 | 21-27 | ||
| February 9, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 67 | W | 16-8 | 6-19 | 22-27 | ||
| February 10, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77 | L | 16-9 | 6-19 | 22-28 | ||
| February 12, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 80 | L | 16-9 | 6-20 | 22-29 | ||
| February 14, 1952 | Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 17-9 | 6-20 | 23-29 | ||
| February 17, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 | W | 18-9 | 6-20 | 24-29 | ||
| February 19, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | L | 18-9 | 6-21 | 24-30 | ||
| February 21, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Boston Celtics 88 | L | 18-9 | 6-22 | 24-31 | ||
| February 23, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at New York Knicks 82 | L | 18-9 | 6-23 | 24-32 | OT | |
| February 24, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 19-9 | 6-23 | 25-32 | ||
| February 28, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Syracuse Nationals 88 | L | 19-9 | 6-24 | 25-33 | ||
| March 1, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 66 at Milwaukee Hawks 58 | W | 19-9 | 7-24 | 26-33 | at Moline, IL | |
| March 2, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101 | W | 20-9 | 7-24 | 27-33 | ||
| March 4, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 | L | 20-9 | 7-25 | 27-34 | ||
| March 6, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 | L | 20-10 | 7-25 | 27-35 | 2OT | |
| March 7, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 75 | L | 20-10 | 7-26 | 27-36 | ||
| March 9, 1952 | New York Knicks 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | W | 21-10 | 7-26 | 28-36 | ||
| March 13, 1952 | Rochester Royals 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | L | 21-11 | 7-26 | 28-37 | ||
| March 16, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 | W | 22-11 | 7-26 | 29-37 | ||
| March 18, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Rochester Royals 95 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 20, 1952 | Rochester Royals 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
