St. Louis Hawks Playoff Rosters

1959-1960 St. Louis Hawks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Al Ferrari PG 6-2 190 Jul 6, 1933 26 Michigan State 2 1955 3rd Rnd, #17, Milwaukee Hawks
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 May 31, 1937 22 Saint Louis 0 1959 Territorial Pick, St. Louis Hawks
Larry Foust FC 6-9 215 Jun 24, 1928 31 La Salle 9 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Fort Wayne Pistons
Si Green PG 6-2 185 Aug 20, 1933 26 Duquesne 2 1956 1st Rnd, #2, Rochester Royals
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 Dec 9, 1931 28 Kentucky 3 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 6, Boston Celtics
Clyde Lovellette FC 6-10 234 Sep 7, 1929 30 Kansas 6 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Slater Martin PG 5-10 170 Oct 22, 1925 34 Texas 10 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Johnny McCarthy PG 6-0 170 Apr 25, 1934 25 Canisius 2 1956 4th Rnd, #25, Rochester Royals
Jack McMahon PG 6-1 185 Dec 3, 1928 31 St. John's 7 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 9, Rochester Royals
Bob Pettit FC 6-9 205 Dec 12, 1932 27 LSU 5 1954 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Hawks
Dave Piontek SF 6-6 230 Aug 27, 1934 25 Xavier 3 1956 3rd Rnd, #17, Rochester Royals

1959-1960 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 6
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers STH in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 7

1959-1960 St. Louis Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Pettit 14 41.1 26.1 15.8 3.7
Cliff Hagan 14 38.9 24.2 9.9 3.9
Clyde Lovellette 14 30.4 17.6 10.8 2.8
Si Green 14 40.4 14.1 8.6 6.3
Johnny McCarthy 14 40.4 8.1 4.6 7.0
Larry Foust 12 17.1 6.5 5.7 0.9
Dave Piontek 14 15.7 5.1 2.9 1.3
Al Ferrari 9 15.8 4.4 1.0 1.7
Bob Ferry 11 5.1 2.2 1.4 0.0
Jack McMahon 2 13.5 2.0 0.5 1.5
Slater Martin 3 19.3 1.0 1.0 2.7

1959-1960 St. Louis Hawks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record St. Louis Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Mar 16, 1960
v.
Minneapolis
W, 112-99 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 29. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 19. Elgin Baylor
Mar 17, 1960
v.
Minneapolis
L, 113-120 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 30. C. Lovellette
PTS: 40. Elgin Baylor
Mar 19, 1960
@
Minneapolis
W, 89-93 Minneapolis Armory
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 35. Bob Pettit
PTS: 27. Elgin Baylor
Mar 20, 1960
@
Minneapolis
L, 103-101 Minneapolis Armory
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 28. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 39. Elgin Baylor
Mar 22, 1960
v.
Minneapolis
L, 110-117 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 25. Bob Pettit
PTS: 40. Elgin Baylor
Mar 24, 1960
@
Minneapolis
W, 96-117 Minneapolis Armory
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 30. Bob Pettit
PTS: 38. Elgin Baylor
Mar 26, 1960
v.
Minneapolis
W, 97-86 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
4-3 PTS: 28. Bob Pettit
PTS: 33. Elgin Baylor

1959-1960 St. Louis Hawks NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record St. Louis Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 27, 1960
@
Boston
L, 140-122 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 25. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 24. T. Heinsohn
Mar 29, 1960
@
Boston
W, 103-113 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 35. Bob Pettit
PTS: 30. Bill Sharman
Apr 2, 1960
v.
Boston
L, 86-102 Kiel Auditorium
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 23. Bob Pettit
PTS: 30. T. Heinsohn
Apr 3, 1960
v.
Boston
W, 106-96 Kiel Auditorium
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 32. Bob Pettit
PTS: 20. Bill Sharman
Apr 5, 1960
@
Boston
L, 127-102 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 28. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 34. T. Heinsohn
Apr 7, 1960
v.
Boston
W, 105-102 Kiel Auditorium
NBA Finals
3-3 PTS: 36. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 17. Bill Russell
Apr 9, 1960
@
Boston
L, 122-103 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
3-4 PTS: 22. Bob Pettit
PTS: 24. Frank Ramsey