Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Regular Season Rosters

1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Abramovic G 6-3 195 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mike Bloom F 6-6 190 0 Temple 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Herm Fuetsch G 6-0 170 0 - 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Elmer Gainer GF 6-6 195 0 DePaul 1947 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Kleggie Hermsen FC 6-9 225 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Paul Hoffman GF 6-2 195 0 Purdue 1947 Rnd 5 Pick 2 United States
Buddy Jeannette PG 5-11 175 0 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Johnny Jorgensen G 6-2 185 0 DePaul 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Herm Klotz G 5-7 150 0 Villanova 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Grady Lewis C 6-7 215 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
John Mahnken C 6-8 220 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Chet McNabb G 6-2 200 0 Arizona State 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Carl Meinhold G 6-2 185 0 Long Island 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Chick Reiser G 5-11 165 0 - 1947 Rnd 9 Pick 5 United States
Irv Rothenberg F 6-7 215 1 Long Island 1947 Rnd 6 Pick 7 United States
Jerry Rullo G 5-10 165 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dick Schulz G 6-2 192 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 0 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Connie Simmons F 6-8 222 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Irv Torgoff GF 6-2 180 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1947-1948 Baltimore Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Jeannette C. Reiser D. Schulz P. Hoffman K. Hermsen
Rotation   C. Meinhold      
Rotation   H. Fuetsch      
Rotation   H. Klotz      
Lim PT   J. Abramovic P. Seymour   G. Lewis
Lim PT     C. Simmons    

1947-1948 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Bombers29-19-
2Baltimore Bullets (BAA)28-201
3Chicago Stags28-201
4Washington Capitols28-201

1947-1948 Baltimore Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Herm Fuetsch NBA Champion (1948)
Herm Klotz NBA Champion (1948)
Paul Seymour NBA Champion (1948)
Kleggie Hermsen NBA Champion (1948)
Grady Lewis NBA Champion (1948)
Connie Simmons NBA Champion (1948)
Paul Hoffman NBA Champion (1948)
Carl Meinhold NBA Champion (1948)
Dick Schulz NBA Champion (1948)
John Abramovic NBA Champion (1948)
Buddy Jeannette NBA Champion (1948)
Chick Reiser NBA Champion (1948)
Buddy Jeannette All-NBA Second Team (1948)

1947-1948 Baltimore Season Stat Leaders

Player GP PTS AST
Kleggie Hermsen 48 12.0 1.0
Chick Reiser 47 11.5 0.9
Buddy Jeannette 46 10.7 1.5
Paul Hoffman 37 10.5 0.6
Dick Schulz 48 8.0 0.6
Mike Bloom 34 11.1 0.7
Carl Meinhold 48 5.3 0.3
Grady Lewis 21 7.1 1.3
Connie Simmons 13 10.6 0.5
Herm Fuetsch 42 2.6 0.4
Paul Seymour 22 3.5 0.3
Irv Rothenberg 14 4.4 0.1
Herm Klotz 11 1.4 0.6
Johnny Jorgensen 2 2.5 0.0
Elmer Gainer 5 1.0 0.6
John Abramovic 5 0.4 0.2
Chet McNabb 2 0.0 0.0
Jerry Rullo 2 0.0 0.0

1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Chick Reiser was selected as the #5 pick in the 9 Round of the 1947 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA). Chick Reiser signed a multi-year contract with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1947.

Acquired via Trade

Kleggie Hermsen was acquired in a trade by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) from the Toronto Huskies on September 1, 1947.

Buddy Jeannette was acquired in a trade by the from the Toronto Huskies on September 1, 1947.

Grady Lewis was acquired in a trade by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) from the St. Louis Bombers on January 21, 1948.

Dick Schulz was acquired in a trade by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) from the Toronto Huskies on June 27, 1947.

Connie Simmons was acquired in a trade by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) from the Boston Celtics on February 9, 1948.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

John Abramovic was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) from the St. Louis Bombers on December 7, 1947.

Acquired via Free Agency

Herm Fuetsch signed a contract as a free agent with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1947.

Paul Hoffman signed a contract as a free agent with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1947.

Herm Klotz signed a contract as a free agent with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on February 1, 1948.

Carl Meinhold signed a contract as a free agent with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1947.

Paul Seymour as a free agent with the on February 1, 1948.

1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bill Dyer General Manager 1951-1952 General Manager (Baltimore Bullets (BAA), 1947 to 1950)