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1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachGeorge Senesky
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record37–35 (.514)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1956–57 1958–59 >

The 1957–58 NBA season was the Warriors' 12th season in the NBA.[1]

Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 7 Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Penn
G 5 Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's (NY)
G 19 Dunn, Pat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Utah State
G 17 George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
G/F 15 Gola, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
C 6 Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
F 19 Radziszewski, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Joseph's
F 18 Rosenbluth, Lennie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) North Carolina
F/C 14 Sauldsberry, Woody 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas Southern
F 20 Walsh, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 49 23 .681 - 25-4 16-13 8-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 41 31 .569 8 26-5 8-20 7-6 21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 12 15-11 11-19 11-5 17-19
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 14 16-12 11-18 8-7 14-22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1957-58 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 7–2 8–1 9–0 7–5 6–6 5–4 7–5
Cincinnati 2–7 6–6 8–4 4–5 6–3 3–9 4–5
Detroit 1–8 6–6 6–6 4–5 5–4 6–6 5–4
Minneapolis 0–9 4–8 6–6 1–8 3–6 3–9 2–7
New York 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–1 4–8 3–6 5–7
Philadelphia 6–6 3–6 4–5 6–3 8–4 7–2 3–9
St. Louis 4–5 9–3 6–6 9–3 6–3 2–7 5–4
Syracuse 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–5 9–3 4–5

Game log

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1957–58 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 25 @ Syracuse 85–103 Neil Johnston (22) 0–1
2 October 26 @ Detroit 112–100 Neil Johnston (25) 1–1
3 November 2 Minneapolis 108–118 Neil Johnston (23) 2–1
4 November 3 @ New York 105–123 Neil Johnston (31) 2–2
5 November 7 New York 101–113 Neil Johnston (34) 3–2
6 November 8 N Minneapolis 119–108 Joe Graboski (34) 4–2
7 November 9 @ St. Louis 100–105 Graboski, Johnston (26) 4–3
8 November 10 @ Cincinnati 106–101 Neil Johnston (34) 5–3
9 November 14 Syracuse 97–94 Woody Sauldsberry (21) 5–4
10 November 16 @ Boston 89–111 Joe Graboski (23) 5–5
11 November 17 Detroit 95–91 Ernie Beck (22) 5–6
12 November 20 Cincinnati 99–89 Neil Johnston (26) 5–7
13 November 24 Minneapolis 98–105 Neil Johnston (28) 6–7
14 November 27 @ Syracuse 87–92 Neil Johnston (27) 6–8
15 November 28 Syracuse 98–102 Graboski, Johnston (24) 7–8
16 November 30 New York 83–111 Neil Johnston (32) 8–8
17 December 3 N Syracuse 119–96 Paul Arizin (22) 8–9
18 December 5 St. Louis 109–124 Ernie Beck (27) 9–9
19 December 7 Boston 112–106 Paul Arizin (33) 9–10
20 December 8 @ Cincinnati 88–99 Joe Graboski (19) 9–11
21 December 10 @ Detroit 100–97 Tom Gola (19) 10–11
22 December 12 Detroit 101–96 Paul Arizin (24) 10–12
23 December 14 @ Boston 94–112 Paul Arizin (20) 10–13
24 December 18 @ Minneapolis 102–108 Neil Johnston (30) 10–14
25 December 22 @ New York 100–126 Arizin, Rosenbluth (17) 10–15
26 December 25 Boston 105–115 Paul Arizin (35) 11–15
27 December 27 N Boston 110–106 Paul Arizin (25) 12–15
28 December 28 New York 115–122 Joe Graboski (35) 13–15
29 December 29 @ Syracuse 97–105 Paul Arizin (31) 13–16
30 January 2 St. Louis 93–95 Arizin, Johnston (22) 14–16
31 January 3 @ Cincinnati 94–106 Neil Johnston (13) 14–17
32 January 4 @ Detroit 78–81 Tom Gola (18) 14–18
33 January 5 Syracuse 111–96 Woody Sauldsberry (28) 14–19
34 January 10 St. Louis 93–124 Paul Arizin (21) 15–19
35 January 12 @ New York 115–110 (OT) Neil Johnston (33) 16–19
36 January 14 @ St. Louis 110–109 Neil Johnston (33) 17–19
37 January 16 Detroit 113–108 Paul Arizin (24) 17–20
38 January 17 N New York 117–116 Tom Gola (27) 18–20
39 January 18 Boston 104–116 Neil Johnston (31) 19–20
40 January 19 @ Boston 113–114 Neil Johnston (26) 19–21
41 January 23 Syracuse 101–88 Paul Arizin (20) 19–22
42 January 24 @ Cincinnati 102–92 Neil Johnston (33) 20–22
43 January 26 @ St. Louis 125–112 Neil Johnston (26) 21–22
44 January 27 @ Detroit 93–115 Tom Gola (18) 21–23
45 January 28 N St. Louis 123–109 Paul Arizin (25) 21–24
46 January 30 Boston 96–116 Arizin, Sauldsberry (19) 22–24
47 January 31 @ Boston 110–101 Paul Arizin (25) 23–24
48 February 1 N Detroit 106–86 Neil Johnston (20) 24–24
49 February 2 New York 120–131 Paul Arizin (22) 25–24
50 February 4 N Minneapolis 107–103 Paul Arizin (32) 26–24
51 February 5 @ Minneapolis 112–102 Neil Johnston (24) 27–24
52 February 7 Cincinnati 103–100 Johnston, Sauldsberry (20) 27–25
53 February 9 St. Louis 98–105 Paul Arizin (25) 28–25
54 February 11 Detroit 98–115 Paul Arizin (25) 29–25
55 February 13 @ Syracuse 98–108 Paul Arizin (33) 29–26
56 February 15 Boston 110–96 Paul Arizin (26) 29–27
57 February 16 @ Minneapolis 99–106 Paul Arizin (26) 29–28
58 February 19 N Boston 123–103 Woody Sauldsberry (24) 30–28
59 February 20 N Syracuse 97–110 Woody Sauldsberry (34) 31–28
60 February 21 New York 111–117 (OT) Jack George (26) 32–28
61 February 23 N Boston 97–99 Woody Sauldsberry (26) 32–29
62 February 24 N Minneapolis 110–95 Paul Arizin (29) 33–29
63 February 25 @ New York 132–110 Jack George (31) 34–29
64 February 26 N New York 96–112 Arizin, Gola, Graboski (18) 34–30
65 February 27 Syracuse 91–97 Paul Arizin (23) 35–30
66 March 1 Cincinnati 101–88 Neil Johnston (25) 35–31
67 March 2 @ Minneapolis 92–102 Paul Arizin (32) 35–32
68 March 4 N Cincinnati 97–91 Jack George (24) 36–32
69 March 6 Cincinnati 110–108 Paul Arizin (36) 36–33
70 March 9 @ New York 81–123 Ernie Beck (19) 36–34
71 March 11 @ St. Louis 106–101 Neil Johnston (19) 37–34
72 March 12 @ Syracuse 99–110 Paul Arizin (25) 37–35

Playoffs

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1958 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 15 @ Syracuse L 82–86 Paul Arizin (24) Graboski, Gola (13) Jack George (5) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
2 March 16 Syracuse W 95–93 Joe Graboski (23) Woody Sauldsberry (14) George, Gola (5) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–1
3 March 18 @ Syracuse W 101–88 Paul Arizin (25) Joe Graboski (15) Joe Graboski (7) Onondaga War Memorial 2–1
Division Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 19 @ Boston L 98–107 Woody Sauldsberry (25) Woody Sauldsberry (12) Paul Arizin (5) Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 22 Boston L 87–109 Paul Arizin (25) Joe Graboski (15) George, Beck (4) Philadelphia Civic Center 0–2
3 March 23 @ Boston L 92–106 Paul Arizin (25) Joe Graboski (15) Joe Graboski (8) Boston Garden 0–3
4 March 26 Boston W 112–97 Gola, Arizin (31) Neil Johnston (17) Neil Johnston (7) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–3
5 March 27 @ Boston L 88–93 Paul Arizin (28) Woody Sauldsberry (18) Tom Gola (6) Boston Garden 1–4
1958 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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