1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 29-31
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Grady Lewis (29-31)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Statistics
1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Roster

The St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 29 wins and 31 losses, finishing fourth in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Bombers racked up 4,547 points and yielded 4,765. Belus Smawley scored a team-best 914 points for St. Louis, while John Logan netted 12 or more per game, too. John Logan dished out 276 assists for the squad.

Grady Lewis coached the team. The 1948-49 St. Louis Bombers lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 4547
Regular Season Points Against: 4765

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 1, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 80 at Indianapolis Jets 84	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
November 6, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 55 at St. Louis Bombers 65	W	1-0	0-1	1-1
November 9, 1948	New York Knicks 56 at St. Louis Bombers 60	W	2-0	0-1	2-1
November 13, 1948	Philadelphia Warriors 75 at St. Louis Bombers 76	W	3-0	0-1	3-1
November 16, 1948	Boston Celtics 74 at St. Louis Bombers 79	W	4-0	0-1	4-1	OT
November 19, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 82 at Baltimore Bullets 72	W	4-0	1-1	5-1		at Chicago, IL
November 20, 1948	Baltimore Bullets 85 at St. Louis Bombers 64	L	4-1	1-1	5-2
November 25, 1948	Providence Steamrollers 82 at St. Louis Bombers 84	W	5-1	1-1	6-2
November 27, 1948	Minneapolis Lakers 87 at St. Louis Bombers 71	L	5-2	1-1	6-3
December 1, 1948	Chicago Stags 61 at St. Louis Bombers 72	W	6-2	1-1	7-3
December 4, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at St. Louis Bombers 76	W	7-2	1-1	8-3
December 5, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 68 at Minneapolis Lakers 78	L	7-2	1-2	8-4
December 8, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 60 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70	L	7-2	1-3	8-5
December 10, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 88 at Washington Capitols 83	W	7-2	2-3	9-5	OT	at Chicago, IL
December 11, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 63 at Washington Capitols 87	L	7-2	2-4	9-6
December 13, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 79 at Boston Celtics 83	L	7-2	2-5	9-7	OT
December 14, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 74	L	7-2	2-6	9-8
December 16, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 85 at Baltimore Bullets 82	W	7-2	3-6	10-8	OT
December 18, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 79 at New York Knicks 88	L	7-2	3-7	10-9
December 23, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 109 at Providence Steamrollers 99	W	7-2	4-7	11-9
December 25, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 82 at Rochester Royals 90	L	7-2	4-8	11-10
December 26, 1948	Indianapolis Jets 65 at St. Louis Bombers 75	W	8-2	4-8	12-10
December 30, 1948	Washington Capitols 81 at St. Louis Bombers 68	L	8-3	4-8	12-11
January 1, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 83 at Rochester Royals 106	L	8-3	4-9	12-12
January 2, 1949	Rochester Royals 89 at St. Louis Bombers 64	L	8-4	4-9	12-13
January 5, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 101	L	8-4	4-10	12-14
January 8, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers 59 at St. Louis Bombers 64	W	9-4	4-10	13-14
January 9, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 58 at Minneapolis Lakers 74	L	9-4	4-11	13-15
January 12, 1949	Chicago Stags 75 at St. Louis Bombers 66	L	9-5	4-11	13-16
January 15, 1949	Providence Steamrollers 76 at St. Louis Bombers 79	W	10-5	4-11	14-16
January 17, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 79 at New York Knicks 71	W	10-5	5-11	15-16
January 18, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 89 at Boston Celtics 83	W	10-5	6-11	16-16
January 20, 1949	Rochester Royals 84 at St. Louis Bombers 74	L	10-6	6-11	16-17
January 23, 1949	Indianapolis Jets 91 at St. Louis Bombers 73	L	10-7	6-11	16-18
January 25, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 53 at Indianapolis Jets 65	L	10-7	6-12	16-19
January 28, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 65 at Chicago Stags 83	L	10-7	6-13	16-20
January 29, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at St. Louis Bombers 86	W	11-7	6-13	17-20
February 3, 1949	Washington Capitols 74 at St. Louis Bombers 65	L	11-8	6-13	17-21
February 6, 1949	Philadelphia Warriors 77 at St. Louis Bombers 74	L	11-9	6-13	17-22	OT
February 8, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 75 at Chicago Stags 73	W	11-9	7-13	18-22
February 9, 1949	New York Knicks 95 at St. Louis Bombers 83	L	11-10	7-13	18-23
February 12, 1949	Baltimore Bullets 73 at St. Louis Bombers 74	W	12-10	7-13	19-23
February 15, 1949	New York Knicks 79 at St. Louis Bombers 75	L	12-11	7-13	19-24	OT	at Chicago, IL
February 17, 1949	Rochester Royals 68 at St. Louis Bombers 63	L	12-12	7-13	19-25
February 19, 1949	Chicago Stags 59 at St. Louis Bombers 63	W	13-12	7-13	20-25
February 20, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64	W	13-12	8-13	21-25
February 23, 1949	Boston Celtics 83 at St. Louis Bombers 77	L	13-13	8-13	21-26
February 25, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 83 at Boston Celtics 102	L	13-13	8-14	21-27
February 26, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 93 at Providence Steamrollers 90	W	13-13	9-14	22-27
March 1, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 89	L	13-13	9-15	22-28
March 2, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 82 at Washington Capitols 75	W	13-13	10-15	23-28
March 3, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 66 at Baltimore Bullets 94	L	13-13	10-16	23-29
March 9, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 81 at Indianapolis Jets 80	W	13-13	11-16	24-29
March 10, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers 71 at St. Louis Bombers 88	W	14-13	11-16	25-29
March 12, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 74 at Rochester Royals 104	L	14-13	11-17	25-30
March 13, 1949	Indianapolis Jets 86 at St. Louis Bombers 87	W	15-13	11-17	26-30
March 16, 1949	Providence Steamrollers 59 at St. Louis Bombers 81	W	16-13	11-17	27-30
March 17, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 79 at Chicago Stags 85	L	16-13	11-18	27-31
March 19, 1949	Philadelphia Warriors 100 at St. Louis Bombers 109	W	17-13	11-18	28-31
March 20, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82	W	17-13	12-18	29-31
March 22, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 64 at Rochester Royals 93	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 23, 1949	Rochester Royals 66 at St. Louis Bombers 64	L	0-1	0-1	0-2