1955-56 St. Louis Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-5 Lost division finals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Fort Wayne Pistons 3-2
Coach: Red Holzman (33-39)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 156,009, Avg. 6,000 in 26 home dates
1955-56 St. Louis Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-5 Lost division finals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Fort Wayne Pistons 3-2
Coach: Red Holzman (33-39)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 156,009, Avg. 6,000 in 26 home dates
1955-56 St. Louis Hawks Roster
The St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 33 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.
The Hawks scored 6,953 points and gave up 7,059. Bob Pettit tossed in a team-leading 1,849 points for St. Louis and contributed 1,164 rebounds. Bob Harrison dished out 277 assists for the squad.
Red Holzman coached the team. The 1955-56 St. Louis Hawks lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6953
Regular Season Points Against: 7059
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 12, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 91 at St. Louis Hawks 81 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| November 15, 1955 | New York Knicks 95 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| November 19, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 91 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| November 20, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 80 at Syracuse Nationals 84 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 23, 1955 | Rochester Royals 88 at St. Louis Hawks 90 | W | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | OT | |
| November 24, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | L | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 26, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | W | 4-1 | 1-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 27, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 114 | L | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | OT | |
| November 29, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at St. Louis Hawks 108 | W | 5-1 | 1-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 30, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 | W | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-4 | at Rochester, NY | |
| December 1, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | L | 5-1 | 2-4 | 7-5 | ||
| December 2, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 81 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 5-1 | 2-5 | 7-6 | ||
| December 3, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 89 at Rochester Royals 78 | W | 5-1 | 3-5 | 8-6 | ||
| December 6, 1955 | Boston Celtics 122 at St. Louis Hawks 99 | L | 5-2 | 3-5 | 8-7 | ||
| December 10, 1955 | New York Knicks 99 at St. Louis Hawks 80 | L | 5-3 | 3-5 | 8-8 | ||
| December 11, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 91 at Rochester Royals 93 | L | 5-3 | 3-6 | 8-9 | ||
| December 14, 1955 | Rochester Royals 117 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | L | 5-4 | 3-6 | 8-10 | at Johnstown, PA | |
| December 16, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 97 | W | 5-4 | 4-6 | 9-10 | OT | at Milwaukee, WI |
| December 18, 1955 | Rochester Royals 85 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | W | 6-4 | 4-6 | 10-10 | ||
| December 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at St. Louis Hawks 67 | L | 6-5 | 4-6 | 10-11 | at Rochester, NY | |
| December 27, 1955 | Boston Celtics 105 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | L | 6-6 | 4-6 | 10-12 | ||
| December 28, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | W | 6-6 | 5-6 | 11-12 | ||
| December 29, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 74 at St. Louis Hawks 71 | L | 6-7 | 5-6 | 11-13 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| December 30, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at St. Louis Hawks 89 | L | 6-8 | 5-6 | 11-14 | at Lansing, MI | |
| January 1, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | L | 6-8 | 5-7 | 11-15 | ||
| January 2, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 84 at St. Louis Hawks 82 | L | 6-9 | 5-7 | 11-16 | ||
| January 4, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 | L | 6-9 | 5-8 | 11-17 | ||
| January 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 108 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | L | 6-10 | 5-8 | 11-18 | ||
| January 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | W | 6-10 | 6-8 | 12-18 | ||
| January 10, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | L | 6-10 | 6-9 | 12-19 | OT | |
| January 12, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 78 at Syracuse Nationals 93 | L | 6-10 | 6-10 | 12-20 | ||
| January 13, 1956 | Rochester Royals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 90 | L | 6-11 | 6-10 | 12-21 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 14, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 6-11 | 7-10 | 13-21 | 2OT | |
| January 15, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at St. Louis Hawks 96 | L | 6-12 | 7-10 | 13-22 | ||
| January 17, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | L | 6-13 | 7-10 | 13-23 | at Kansas City, KS | |
| January 19, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at St. Louis Hawks 83 | L | 6-14 | 7-10 | 13-24 | at New Orleans, LA | |
| January 20, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 6-14 | 7-11 | 13-25 | ||
| January 21, 1956 | Rochester Royals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 90 | L | 6-15 | 7-11 | 13-26 | at Saratoga Springs, NY | |
| January 22, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 109 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | W | 6-15 | 8-11 | 14-26 | ||
| January 25, 1956 | Rochester Royals 106 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | W | 7-15 | 8-11 | 15-26 | ||
| January 28, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 85 at St. Louis Hawks 93 | W | 8-15 | 8-11 | 16-26 | ||
| January 29, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | W | 8-15 | 9-11 | 17-26 | ||
| January 31, 1956 | Boston Celtics 91 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | W | 9-15 | 9-11 | 18-26 | ||
| February 1, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | W | 9-15 | 10-11 | 19-26 | ||
| February 4, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 9-15 | 11-11 | 20-26 | at Elkhart, IN | |
| February 5, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 93 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | W | 10-15 | 11-11 | 21-26 | ||
| February 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 10-15 | 12-11 | 22-26 | at Rochester, NY | |
| February 9, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 108 | L | 10-15 | 12-12 | 22-27 | ||
| February 10, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 124 | L | 10-15 | 12-13 | 22-28 | ||
| February 11, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 91 at New York Knicks 107 | L | 10-15 | 12-14 | 22-29 | ||
| February 12, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 87 at St. Louis Hawks 79 | L | 10-16 | 12-14 | 22-30 | ||
| February 14, 1956 | New York Knicks 103 at St. Louis Hawks 99 | L | 10-17 | 12-14 | 22-31 | ||
| February 19, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at St. Louis Hawks 83 | L | 10-18 | 12-14 | 22-32 | ||
| February 20, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | W | 10-18 | 13-14 | 23-32 | at Kansas City, KS | |
| February 21, 1956 | Boston Celtics 97 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | W | 11-18 | 13-14 | 24-32 | ||
| February 22, 1956 | Rochester Royals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | L | 11-19 | 13-14 | 24-33 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 24, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 116 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | W | 11-19 | 14-14 | 25-33 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 25, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at New York Knicks 89 | W | 11-19 | 15-14 | 26-33 | ||
| February 26, 1956 | New York Knicks 85 at St. Louis Hawks 103 | W | 12-19 | 15-14 | 27-33 | ||
| February 27, 1956 | New York Knicks 113 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | L | 12-20 | 15-14 | 27-34 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| March 1, 1956 | Rochester Royals 95 at St. Louis Hawks 94 | L | 12-21 | 15-14 | 27-35 | ||
| March 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 86 at St. Louis Hawks 92 | W | 13-21 | 15-14 | 28-35 | ||
| March 4, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 | L | 13-21 | 15-15 | 28-36 | ||
| March 6, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Philadelphia Warriors 97 | W | 13-21 | 16-15 | 29-36 | at New York, NY | |
| March 7, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Rochester Royals 89 | W | 13-21 | 17-15 | 30-36 | ||
| March 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 88 at Syracuse Nationals 92 | L | 13-21 | 17-16 | 30-37 | ||
| March 9, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 102 at St. Louis Hawks 103 | W | 14-21 | 17-16 | 31-37 | ||
| March 10, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | W | 15-21 | 17-16 | 32-37 | ||
| March 11, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 127 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 15-21 | 18-16 | 33-37 | ||
| March 12, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 92 | L | 15-22 | 18-16 | 33-38 | at New Haven, CT | |
| March 13, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 15-22 | 18-17 | 33-39 | ||
| March 16, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 103 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| March 17, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 115 at St. Louis Hawks 116 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| March 19, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 133 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| March 21, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 116 at Minneapolis Lakers 115 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 22, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| March 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at St. Louis Hawks 84 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| March 25, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 107 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| March 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at St. Louis Hawks 84 | L | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| March 29, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 | L | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 |
