1959-60 St. Louis Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Ed Macauley (46-29)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 277,502, Avg. 8,409 in 33 home dates
1959-60 St. Louis Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 46-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Ed Macauley (46-29)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 277,502, Avg. 8,409 in 33 home dates
1959-60 St. Louis Hawks Roster
The St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 46 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.
The Hawks surrendered 8,303 points, least in the league. St. Louis racked up 8,506 points. Bob Pettit tossed in a team-leading 1,882 points for the squad, while Clyde Lovellette and Cliff Hagan scored 18 or more per game, too. Bob Pettit contributed 1,221 boards. Slater Martin dished out 330 assists for the team.
Ed Macauley coached the team. The 1959-60 St. Louis Hawks lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8506
Regular Season Points Against: 8303
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 94 at St. Louis Hawks 87 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 31, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 102 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| November 1, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 138 at Minneapolis Lakers 101 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| November 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at St. Louis Hawks 98 | L | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| November 7, 1959 | New York Knicks 113 at St. Louis Hawks 117 | W | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
| November 10, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 134 | W | 3-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | ||
| November 14, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 17, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 3-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 20, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 118 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 21, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 109 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | L | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | ||
| November 22, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | L | 3-3 | 2-3 | 5-6 | ||
| November 25, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Detroit Pistons 97 | W | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 | ||
| November 26, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 95 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | W | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | ||
| November 28, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 91 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | W | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | ||
| December 1, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | W | 5-3 | 4-3 | 9-6 | at New York, NY | |
| December 2, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 121 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | L | 5-3 | 4-4 | 9-7 | ||
| December 4, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 124 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | L | 5-4 | 4-4 | 9-8 | at Detroit, MI | |
| December 5, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 112 at St. Louis Hawks 113 | W | 6-4 | 4-4 | 10-8 | ||
| December 6, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 118 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | W | 6-4 | 5-4 | 11-8 | ||
| December 8, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | L | 6-5 | 5-4 | 11-9 | at New York, NY | |
| December 10, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 129 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 6-5 | 6-4 | 12-9 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 11, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 6-5 | 6-5 | 12-10 | ||
| December 13, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 118 | W | 7-5 | 6-5 | 13-10 | ||
| December 15, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 119 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | ||
| December 16, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 7-5 | 8-5 | 15-10 | ||
| December 19, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | W | 8-5 | 8-5 | 16-10 | ||
| December 20, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 86 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | W | 9-5 | 8-5 | 17-10 | ||
| December 25, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | W | 10-5 | 8-5 | 18-10 | ||
| December 26, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 117 | L | 10-5 | 8-6 | 18-11 | ||
| December 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at St. Louis Hawks 120 | W | 11-5 | 8-6 | 19-11 | ||
| December 30, 1959 | Boston Celtics 96 at St. Louis Hawks 82 | L | 11-6 | 8-6 | 19-12 | ||
| January 1, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 11-6 | 8-7 | 19-13 | ||
| January 2, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 113 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | W | 12-6 | 8-7 | 20-13 | ||
| January 3, 1960 | New York Knicks 108 at St. Louis Hawks 110 | W | 13-6 | 8-7 | 21-13 | ||
| January 6, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 121 | L | 13-6 | 8-8 | 21-14 | ||
| January 8, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | L | 13-6 | 8-9 | 21-15 | ||
| January 10, 1960 | Boston Celtics 111 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | W | 14-6 | 8-9 | 22-15 | ||
| January 12, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 126 | L | 14-6 | 8-10 | 22-16 | ||
| January 13, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 134 | L | 14-6 | 8-11 | 22-17 | ||
| January 14, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Syracuse Nationals 119 | L | 14-6 | 8-12 | 22-18 | ||
| January 15, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 140 at St. Louis Hawks 141 | W | 15-6 | 8-12 | 23-18 | OT | |
| January 17, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 119 at St. Louis Hawks 135 | W | 16-6 | 8-12 | 24-18 | ||
| January 20, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 119 at Cincinnati Royals 108 | W | 16-6 | 9-12 | 25-18 | ||
| January 23, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 100 at St. Louis Hawks 108 | W | 17-6 | 9-12 | 26-18 | ||
| January 24, 1960 | New York Knicks 129 at St. Louis Hawks 155 | W | 18-6 | 9-12 | 27-18 | ||
| January 26, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 119 at New York Knicks 123 | L | 18-6 | 9-13 | 27-19 | ||
| January 27, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 127 | L | 18-6 | 9-14 | 27-20 | ||
| January 29, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 125 at St. Louis Hawks 130 | W | 19-6 | 9-14 | 28-20 | OT | |
| January 30, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 19-6 | 9-15 | 28-21 | ||
| January 31, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 117 | W | 20-6 | 9-15 | 29-21 | ||
| February 2, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 20-6 | 10-15 | 30-21 | at New York, NY | |
| February 3, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 125 at New York Knicks 115 | W | 20-6 | 11-15 | 31-21 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 5, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 20-6 | 12-15 | 32-21 | ||
| February 7, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at St. Louis Hawks 130 | W | 21-6 | 12-15 | 33-21 | ||
| February 9, 1960 | New York Knicks 104 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | W | 22-6 | 12-15 | 34-21 | ||
| February 10, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 120 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | W | 22-6 | 13-15 | 35-21 | ||
| February 11, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 139 | L | 22-6 | 13-16 | 35-22 | ||
| February 13, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 22-6 | 13-17 | 35-23 | ||
| February 14, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | W | 23-6 | 13-17 | 36-23 | ||
| February 16, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Detroit Pistons 104 | W | 23-6 | 14-17 | 37-23 | ||
| February 17, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 131 at Minneapolis Lakers 127 | W | 23-6 | 15-17 | 38-23 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 19, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 111 | L | 23-6 | 15-18 | 38-24 | ||
| February 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 105 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | W | 24-6 | 15-18 | 39-24 | ||
| February 21, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 112 at St. Louis Hawks 98 | L | 24-7 | 15-18 | 39-25 | at Los Angeles, CA | |
| February 22, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 | W | 24-7 | 16-18 | 40-25 | at Los Angeles, CA | |
| February 24, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at St. Louis Hawks 122 | L | 24-8 | 16-18 | 40-26 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 25, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 105 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | L | 24-8 | 16-19 | 40-27 | ||
| February 27, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 116 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | L | 24-9 | 16-19 | 40-28 | ||
| February 28, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at St. Louis Hawks 122 | W | 25-9 | 16-19 | 41-28 | ||
| March 1, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | W | 26-9 | 16-19 | 42-28 | ||
| March 2, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 26-9 | 16-20 | 42-29 | ||
| March 5, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | W | 26-9 | 17-20 | 43-29 | OT | |
| March 6, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at St. Louis Hawks 128 | W | 27-9 | 17-20 | 44-29 | ||
| March 8, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 101 at St. Louis Hawks 122 | W | 28-9 | 17-20 | 45-29 | ||
| March 9, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 123 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 28-9 | 18-20 | 46-29 | ||
| March 16, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 99 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 17, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 120 at St. Louis Hawks 113 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| March 19, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| March 20, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 22, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 117 at St. Louis Hawks 110 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | OT | |
| March 24, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| March 26, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 86 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | W | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| March 27, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 122 at Boston Celtics 140 | L | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| March 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 2, 1960 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | L | 2-3 | 3-2 | 5-5 | ||
| April 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 96 at St. Louis Hawks 106 | W | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 5, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 127 | L | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 | ||
| April 7, 1960 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | W | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | ||
| April 9, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 103 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 4-3 | 3-4 | 7-7 |
