1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Charley Eckman (34-38)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 108,054, Avg. 3,486 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Charley Eckman (34-38)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 108,054, Avg. 3,486 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Pistons netted 6,938 points and surrendered 7,104. George Yardley scored a team-best 1,547 points for Fort Wayne and accounted for 755 rebounds. Gene Shue dished out 238 assists for the squad.
Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6938
Regular Season Points Against: 7104
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Rochester Royals 88 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 28, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| November 4, 1956 | New York Knicks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| November 10, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | ||
| November 11, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | W | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| November 15, 1956 | Boston Celtics 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98 | W | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | ||
| November 17, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at St. Louis Hawks 92 | L | 3-1 | 0-4 | 3-5 | ||
| November 18, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | W | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 21, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 103 | W | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | OT | at Boston, MA |
| November 22, 1956 | Rochester Royals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 4-1 | 2-4 | 6-5 | OT | |
| November 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | L | 4-1 | 2-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 25, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 | W | 5-1 | 2-5 | 7-6 | ||
| November 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 98 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 5-1 | 2-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Syracuse Nationals 87 | W | 5-1 | 3-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 30, 1956 | Boston Celtics 104 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 | L | 5-2 | 3-6 | 8-8 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 1, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 5-2 | 3-7 | 8-9 | ||
| December 4, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | L | 5-3 | 3-7 | 8-10 | OT | at Troy, NY |
| December 6, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 6-3 | 3-7 | 9-10 | ||
| December 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Syracuse Nationals 97 | W | 6-3 | 4-7 | 10-10 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 9, 1956 | Rochester Royals 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | L | 6-4 | 4-7 | 10-11 | OT | |
| December 11, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 6-4 | 4-8 | 10-12 | at New York, NY | |
| December 16, 1956 | New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | W | 7-4 | 4-8 | 11-12 | ||
| December 18, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | L | 7-5 | 4-8 | 11-13 | at New York, NY | |
| December 23, 1956 | Boston Celtics 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | W | 8-5 | 4-8 | 12-13 | ||
| December 25, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 | L | 8-6 | 4-8 | 12-14 | at Rochester, NY | |
| December 26, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Rochester Royals 93 | W | 8-6 | 5-8 | 13-14 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 27, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 120 | W | 9-6 | 5-8 | 14-14 | ||
| December 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 95 | L | 9-6 | 5-9 | 14-15 | ||
| December 30, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 10-6 | 5-9 | 15-15 | ||
| January 3, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 11-6 | 5-9 | 16-15 | ||
| January 5, 1957 | New York Knicks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 109 | W | 12-6 | 5-9 | 17-15 | ||
| January 6, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 12-6 | 5-10 | 17-16 | ||
| January 8, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 86 | W | 12-6 | 6-10 | 18-16 | at Winnipeg, Ont | |
| January 10, 1957 | Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 | L | 12-7 | 6-10 | 18-17 | ||
| January 12, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 | L | 12-8 | 6-10 | 18-18 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 13, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | W | 13-8 | 6-10 | 19-18 | ||
| January 17, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | L | 13-9 | 6-10 | 19-19 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 19, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 100 at New York Knicks 102 | L | 13-9 | 6-11 | 19-20 | ||
| January 20, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 98 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | L | 13-9 | 6-12 | 19-21 | ||
| January 22, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97 | W | 14-9 | 6-12 | 20-21 | ||
| January 23, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | L | 14-10 | 6-12 | 20-22 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| January 26, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101 | W | 15-10 | 6-12 | 21-22 | ||
| January 27, 1957 | New York Knicks 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 | W | 16-10 | 6-12 | 22-22 | OT | |
| January 29, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at St. Louis Hawks 85 | W | 16-10 | 7-12 | 23-22 | ||
| January 31, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | W | 16-10 | 8-12 | 24-22 | ||
| February 1, 1957 | Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | L | 16-11 | 8-12 | 24-23 | at Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 2, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Rochester Royals 93 | L | 16-11 | 8-13 | 24-24 | ||
| February 3, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 16-11 | 8-14 | 24-25 | ||
| February 4, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 | W | 17-11 | 8-14 | 25-25 | ||
| February 6, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 17-11 | 8-15 | 25-26 | ||
| February 9, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 17-11 | 8-16 | 25-27 | ||
| February 10, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 113 | W | 18-11 | 8-16 | 26-27 | ||
| February 13, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 | L | 18-11 | 8-17 | 26-28 | ||
| February 14, 1957 | Boston Celtics 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 | W | 19-11 | 8-17 | 27-28 | ||
| February 16, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Rochester Royals 84 | W | 19-11 | 9-17 | 28-28 | ||
| February 17, 1957 | Rochester Royals 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 20-11 | 9-17 | 29-28 | ||
| February 19, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at St. Louis Hawks 96 | L | 20-11 | 9-18 | 29-29 | ||
| February 21, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 114 | W | 20-11 | 10-18 | 30-29 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 22, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 110 at Rochester Royals 105 | W | 20-11 | 11-18 | 31-29 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 23, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at New York Knicks 102 | L | 20-11 | 11-19 | 31-30 | ||
| February 24, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 123 | L | 20-11 | 11-20 | 31-31 | ||
| February 25, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 | W | 21-11 | 11-20 | 32-31 | ||
| February 27, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 90 | L | 21-11 | 11-21 | 32-32 | ||
| February 28, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 112 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | L | 21-11 | 11-22 | 32-33 | ||
| March 3, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 | L | 21-12 | 11-22 | 32-34 | ||
| March 5, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | L | 21-13 | 11-22 | 32-35 | at New York, NY | |
| March 7, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 114 | L | 21-13 | 11-23 | 32-36 | ||
| March 8, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97 | L | 21-14 | 11-23 | 32-37 | ||
| March 9, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | L | 21-14 | 11-24 | 32-38 | ||
| March 10, 1957 | Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | W | 22-14 | 11-24 | 33-38 | ||
| March 13, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 114 | W | 23-14 | 11-24 | 34-38 | ||
| March 14, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 103 at St. Louis Hawks 115 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 17, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 127 at Minneapolis Lakers 131 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| March 19, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 110 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 | L | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
