1947–48 Washington Capitols season

The 1947–48 BAA season was the Capitols' 2nd season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- | 1 | November 12 | Baltimore | W 63–55 | Fred Scolari (17) | | 1–0 |- | 2 | November 13 | @ New York | L 65–80 | Feerick, Scolari (15) | | 1–1 |- | 3 | November 15 | @ Boston | L 69–73 | Feerick, McKinney (16) | | 1–2 |- | 4 | November 19 | Philadelphia | W 74–67 | Irv Rothenberg (14) | | 2–2 |- | 5 | November 20 | @ Chicago | L 77–81 | Fred Scolari (19) | | 2–3 |- | 6 | November 22 | @ St. Louis | L 62–70 | Johnny Norlander (14) | | 2–4 |- | 7 | November 26 | St. Louis | W 83–64 | Johnny Norlander (17) | | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 28 | @ Boston | L 83–92 | Fred Scolari (22) | | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 29 | @ Providence | L 78–85 | Fred Scolari (21) | | 3–6

|- | 10 | December 1 | @ New York | W 70–62 | Feerick, McKinney (13) | | 4–6 |- | 11 | December 3 | @ Chicago | L 73–81 | Feerick, McKinney (18) | | 4–7 |- | 12 | December 11 | @ Baltimore | W 71–69 (OT) | Bob Feerick (19) | | 5–7 |- | 13 | December 13 | @ Providence | W 88–72 | Bones McKinney (18) | | 6–7 |- | 14 | December 17 | Baltimore | W 66–64 | Bones McKinney (16) | | 7–7 |- | 15 | December 18 | @ Chicago | W 70–64 | Bob Feerick (17) | | 8–7 |- | 16 | December 20 | St. Louis | L 52–55 | Bones McKinney (19) | | 8–8 |- | 17 | December 25 | @ St. Louis | W 73–56 | Bob Feerick (23) | | 9–8 |- | 18 | December 27 | Philadelphia | W 72–70 | Fred Scolari (18) | | 10–8

|- | 19 | January 2 | @ Philadelphia | L 60–69 | Bob Feerick (22) | | 10–9 |- | 20 | January 3 | Boston | W 95–60 | Bones McKinney (17) | | 11–9 |- | 21 | January 8 | @ St. Louis | L 73–76 | Bob Feerick (18) | | 11–10 |- | 22 | January 10 | Philadelphia | W 106–99 (OT) | Bob Feerick (21) | | 12–10 |- | 23 | January 11 | @ Boston | L 56–84 | Bob Feerick (16) | | 12–11 |- | 24 | January 14 | Chicago | W 75–67 | Bones McKinney (20) | | 13–11 |- | 25 | January 17 | New York | W 78–62 | Fred Scolari (15) | | 14–11 |- | 26 | January 21 | St. Louis | W 81–74 | Bob Feerick (18) | | 15–11 |- | 27 | January 24 | Providence | W 69–60 | Fred Scolari (14) | | 16–11 |- | 28 | January 30 | @ Baltimore | L 71–95 | Bob Feerick (13) | | 16–12 |- | 29 | January 31 | Chicago | W 54–48 | Bob Feerick (21) | | 17–12

|- | 30 | February 4 | Baltimore | W 77–72 | Bob Feerick (20) | | 18–12 |- | 31 | February 5 | @ Philadelphia | W 72–60 | Johnny Norlander (18) | | 19–12 |- | 32 | February 7 | Providence | W 86–64 | Johnny Norlander (20) | | 20–12 |- | 33 | February 10 | @ Providence | W 79–60 | Bob Feerick (25) | | 21–12 |- | 34 | February 14 | Boston | W 72–58 | Bob Feerick (16) | | 22–12 |- | 35 | February 18 | New York | L 75–79 | Bones McKinney (18) | | 22–13 |- | 36 | February 19 | @ Philadelphia | L 76–84 | Bob Feerick (24) | | 22–14 |- | 37 | February 21 | Baltimore | W 85–72 | Fred Scolari (26) | | 23–14 |- | 38 | February 25 | Chicago | L 66–73 | Bob Feerick (27) | | 23–15 |- | 39 | February 26 | @ Baltimore | L 70–97 | Bob Feerick (26) | | 23–16 |- | 40 | February 28 | @ St. Louis | L 61–82 | Irv Torgoff (14) | | 23–17 |- | 41 | February 29 | @ Chicago | L 75–76 (OT) | Bob Feerick (21) | | 23–18

|- | 42 | March 6 | @ New York | L 64–69 (OT) | Bob Feerick (18) | | 23–19 |- | 43 | March 10 | Chicago | L 54–71 | Bob Feerick (12) | | 23–20 |- | 44 | March 13 | St. Louis | W 86–69 | Bob Feerick (19) | | 24–20 |- | 45 | March 16 | @ Boston | W 76–62 | Bob Feerick (12) | | 25–20 |- | 46 | March 17 | Providence | W 82–67 | Fred Scolari (16) | | 26–20 |- | 47 | March 18 | @ Baltimore | W 71–64 | Bob Feerick (24) | | 27–20 |- | 48 | March 20 | New York | W 103–82 | Bob Feerick (22) | | 28–20

Playoffs

Western Division tiebreaker

Chicago Stags vs. Washington Capitols: Stags win series 1-0

• Game 1 @ Chicago (March 23): Chicago 74, Washington 70

References