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1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = St. Louis Hawks

| end_year = 1964

| wins = 46

| losses = 34

| division = Western

| division_place = 2

| coach = Harry Gallatin

| arena = Kiel Auditorium

| television = KPLR-TV

| radio = KMOX

| playoffs = West Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)

| bbr_team = STL

}}

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Hawks' 15th season in the NBA and 9th season in Saint Louis.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/STL/1964.html 1963–64 St. Louis Hawks]

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{1963–64 NBA West standings|team=STL}}

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=10|1964–65 NBA records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#002854;color:#E45206;width=35"|BAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CIN

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#004B87;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#012268;color:#C90F2E;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#002F6C;color:#FFC72C;width=35"|SFW

!style="background:#C90F2E;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|STL

style="text-align:left;" | Baltimore—1–92–87–33–77–35–53–73–7
style="text-align:left;" | Boston9–1—5–77–16–310–210–25–37–2
style="text-align:left;" | Cincinnati8–27–5—7–24–411–19–35–44–4
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–71–72–7—5–74–53–53–92–10
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles7–33–64–47–5—6–25–45–75–7
style="text-align:left;" | New York3–72–101–115–42–6—4–81–84–4
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia5–52–103–95–34–58–4—4–43–6
style="text-align:left;" | San Francisco7–33–54–59–37–58–14–4—6–6
style="text-align:left;" | St. Louis7–32–74–410–27–54–46–36–6—

=Game log=

class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
colspan=11 style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A;" | 1963–64 Game log
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| #

DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
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| 1

October 16Cincinnati112–93Bob Pettit (39)0–1
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| 2

October 19Los Angeles108–117Bob Pettit (32)1–1
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 3

October 23San Francisco99–95Bob Pettit (24)1–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 4

October 26Detroit103–127Zelmo Beaty (38)2–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 5

October 27@ Baltimore123–112Bob Pettit (31)3–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 6

October 29@ New York109–103 (OT)Bob Pettit (21)4–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 7

October 30New York104–121Cliff Hagan (28)5–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 8

November 2Philadelphia99–128Bob Pettit (31)6–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 9

November 6@ Baltimore112–110Bob Pettit (32)7–2
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 10

November 8@ Philadelphia106–108Bob Pettit (26)7–3
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 11

November 9Boston113–91Bob Pettit (22)7–4
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 12

November 11@ Boston110–116Bob Pettit (25)7–5
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 13

November 13@ New York102–106Cliff Hagan (24)7–6
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 14

November 14San Francisco105–117Cliff Hagan (38)8–6
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 15

November 16Baltimore112–115Bob Pettit (52)9–6
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 16

November 17@ Los Angeles117–112Bob Pettit (33)10–6
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 17

November 19@ San Francisco96–129Bob Pettit (24)10–7
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 18

November 21@ Los Angeles99–111Cliff Hagan (26)10–8
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 19

November 23Cincinnati121–133Bob Pettit (33)11–8
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 20

November 24@ Cincinnati113–122Bob Pettit (28)11–9
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 21

November 27@ Detroit113–105Zelmo Beaty (30)12–9
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 22

November 28Detroit101–118Bob Pettit (23)13–9
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 23

November 30Los Angeles97–96Bob Pettit (26)13–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 24

December 4San Francisco83–105Cliff Hagan (33)14–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 25

December 5@ Philadelphia106–103Bob Pettit (31)15–10
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 26

December 6@ Detroit108–112 (OT)Bob Pettit (24)15–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 27

December 7Philadelphia120–129Bob Pettit (36)16–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 28

December 10N Philadelphia113–103Bob Pettit (28)17–11
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| 29

December 11@ Boston95–104Bob Pettit (27)17–12
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 30

December 14Detroit92–104Bob Pettit (30)18–12
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 31

December 15@ Los Angeles102–95Bob Pettit (26)19–12
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 32

December 17@ San Francisco106–110Bob Pettit (33)19–13
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 33

December 18@ San Francisco96–104Bob Pettit (29)19–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 34

December 21@ Detroit100–91Richie Guerin (22)20–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 35

December 22Baltimore104–116Bob Pettit (25)21–14
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 36

December 25@ Cincinnati107–113Cliff Hagan (33)21–15
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 37

December 26New York111–107Cliff Hagan (32)21–16
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 38

December 28Boston107–100Cliff Hagan (34)21–17
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 39

December 31@ Los Angeles119–132Bob Pettit (26)21–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 40

January 2@ San Francisco111–106Bob Pettit (28)22–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 41

January 5Detroit99–116Bob Pettit (31)23–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 42

January 7Baltimore113–123Bob Pettit (33)24–18
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 43

January 9@ Philadelphia115–122Bob Pettit (29)24–19
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 44

January 11@ Detroit112–107Bob Pettit (37)25–19
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 45

January 12Baltimore117–113Bob Pettit (46)25–20
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 46

January 15Los Angeles111–109Cliff Hagan (39)25–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 47

January 18@ Cincinnati121–120Lenny Wilkens (26)26–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 48

January 19Cincinnati109–114Bob Pettit (35)27–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 49

January 21Boston114–116Bob Pettit (29)28–21
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 50

January 23N Boston104–110Bob Pettit (35)28–22
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 51

January 24@ Boston99–119Bob Pettit (18)28–23
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 52

January 25@ Detroit107–98Bob Pettit (32)29–23
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 53

January 25Detroit104–106Bob Pettit (25)30–23
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 54

January 29New York105–104Zelmo Beaty (26)30–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 55

February 1Los Angeles96–113Bob Pettit (32)31–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 56

February 2Los Angeles105–107Guerin, Wilkens (22)32–24
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| 57

February 4N Boston101–113Bob Pettit (27)32–25
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| 58

February 5@ Baltimore106–113Bob Pettit (30)32–26
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 59

February 8San Francisco103–97Zelmo Beaty (22)32–27
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 60

February 9San Francisco111–116Bob Pettit (33)33–27
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 61

February 11New York103–125Cliff Hagan (25)34–27
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 62

February 15Philadelphia110–118Bob Pettit (27)35–27
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 63

February 17@ Baltimore115–110Richie Guerin (24)36–27
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 64

February 19N New York114–120Bob Pettit (37)36–28
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 65

February 21@ Baltimore113–115 (2OT)Bob Pettit (25)36–29
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 66

February 22Boston88–95Bob Pettit (19)37–29
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 67

February 25N Philadelphia115–107Bob Pettit (31)38–29
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 68

February 27San Francisco107–97Bob Pettit (24)38–30
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 69

February 29Los Angeles114–115 (OT)Bob Pettit (24)39–30
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 70

March 1@ Los Angeles91–114Cliff Hagan (25)39–31
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 71

March 2@ San Francisco111–102Bob Pettit (33)40–31
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 72

March 4@ Los Angeles110–105Richie Guerin (29)41–31
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 73

March 5@ San Francisco104–102Bob Pettit (21)42–31
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 74

March 8Baltimore117–135Bob Pettit (34)43–31
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 75

March 10@ New York124–105Cliff Hagan (34)44–31
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 76

March 11Philadelphia124–111Bob Pettit (25)44–32
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 77

March 14Cincinnati110–118Bob Pettit (38)45–32
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 78

March 15@ Cincinnati101–124Bob Pettit (23)45–33
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 79

March 17Detroit99–115Cliff Hagan (24)46–33
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 80

March 18@ Detroit96–106Bob Pettit (29)46–34

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|St. Louis Hawks|end_year=1964|playoffs=yes}}

{{NBA game log section|St. Louis Hawks|Division Semifinals|first=yes|show=no|playoffs=yes

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| March 21

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403210STL.html W 115–104]

| Cliff Hagan (27)

| Bob Pettit (22)

| Hagan, Wilkens (7)

| Kiel Auditorium
7,214

| 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| March 22

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403220STL.html W 106–90]

| Richie Guerin (22)

| Bob Pettit (18)

| Cliff Hagan (6)

| Kiel Auditorium
7,014

| 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| March 25

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403250LAL.html L 105–107]

| Bob Pettit (23)

| Bob Pettit (10)

| Cliff Hagan (5)

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,728

| 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| March 28

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403280LAL.html L 88–97]

| Bob Pettit (23)

| Bob Pettit (12)

| Lenny Wilkens (7)

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,862

| 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 5

| March 30

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403300STL.html W 121–108]

| Lenny Wilkens (30)

| Bob Pettit (20)

| Hagan, Guerin (6)

| Kiel Auditorium
9,574

| 3–2

|-

{{NBA game log section|St. Louis Hawks|Division Finals|show=no|playoffs=yes

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| April 1

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404010SFW.html W 116–111]

| Richie Guerin (32)

| Bill Bridges (12)

| Richie Guerin (7)

| Cow Palace
5,231

| 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2

| April 3

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404030SFW.html L 85–120]

| Richie Guerin (23)

| Bob Pettit (15)

| Bridges, Wilkens (5)

| Cow Palace
9,063

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 3

| April 5

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404050STL.html W 113–109]

| Bob Pettit (26)

| Bob Pettit (16)

| Bridges, Wilkens (5)

| Kiel Auditorium
10,163

| 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| April 8

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404080STL.html L 109–111]

| Bob Pettit (29)

| Bob Pettit (15)

| Lenny Wilkens (14)

| Kiel Auditorium
10,118

| 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| April 10

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404100SFW.html L 97–121]

| Bob Pettit (19)

| Bob Pettit (11)

| Bridges, Guerin, Hagan, Vaughn (3)

| Cow Palace
10,628

| 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 6

| April 12

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404120STL.html W 123–95]

| Bob Pettit (21)

| Bob Pettit (13)

| Cliff Hagan (9)

| Kiel Auditorium
8,967

| 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7

| April 16

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404160SFW.html L 95–105]

| Bob Pettit (24)

| Bob Pettit (14)

| Cliff Hagan (5)

| Cow Palace
8,923

| 3–4

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=STL|end_year=1964|playoffs=yes}}

Awards and records

References

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{{1963–64 NBA season by team}}

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