The Rise of the National Basketball Association

Appendix B: Tables

appendix b Tables Table 1. National Economic Indicators, 1945–61 ($000,000,000s) (000,000s of nominal $s) GNP REAL GNP CPI Sp.Rec. Movies Sports 1945 211.9 355.2 53.9 6,139 1,450 116 1946 208.5 312.6 58.5 8,539 1,692 200 1947 231.3 309.9 66.9 9,249 1,594 222 1948 257.6 323.7 72.1 9,692 1,506 232 1949 256.5 324.1 71.4 10,010 1,451 239 1950 284.8 355.3 72.1 11,147 1,376 222 1951 328.4 383.4 77.8 11,564 1,310 220 1952 345.5 395.1 79.5 12,102 1,246 220 1953 364.6 412.8 80.1 12,720 1,187 221 1954 364.8 407.0 80.5 13,077 1,228 224 1955 398.0 438.0 80.2 14,078 1,326 230 1956 419.2 446.1 81.4 14,979 1,394 237 1957 441.1 452.5 84.3 15,333 1,126 242 1958 447.3 447.3 86.6 15,817 992 249 1959 483.7 475.9 87.3 17,381 958 269 1960 503.7 487.7 88.7 18,295 951 290 1961 520.1 497.2 89.6 19,506 921 306 Note: Gross National Product/Real Gross National Product (GNP Deflated by the Implicit Price index 1958 = 100); Sp. Rec. (Spending on Recreation); Movies; Sports (Spectator). Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, 2 vols. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975), GNP/Real GNP on 224; CPI (Consumer Price Index “All Items”) on 210; Sp. Rec. on 401, Movies and Spectator Sports, 401. Table 2. Cities with BAA and NBA Franchises, 1946–64 Fate of 1950 1960 BAA/ Pop. Pop. 1950 1950 NBA (000s) (000s) Baseball1 Football2 Team3 Basketball Association of America (1946–47) Eastern Division Boston (Celtics) 801 697 MLB(2) None — New York (Knickerbockers) 7,892 7,782 MLB(3) NFL(2) — Philadelphia (Warriors) 2,072 2,003 MLB(2) NFL(1) 19634 Providence (Steamrollers) 249 207 —5 None 1949 Toronto (Huskies) 673 672 AAA None 1947 Washington (Capitols) 802 763 MLB(1) NFL(1) 1951 Western Division Chicago (Stags) 3,620 3,550 MLB(2) NFL(2) 1950 Cleveland (Rebels) 915 876 MLB(1) NFL(1) 1947 Detroit (Falcons) 1,850 1,670 MLB(1) NFL(1) 1947 Pittsburgh (Ironmen) 677 604 MLB(1) NFL(1) 1947 St. Louis (Bombers) 857 750 MLB(2) None 1950 National Basketball League (1946–47) Eastern Division Fort Wayne (Pistons) 134 162 —6 None 19574 Rochester (Royals) 332 319 AAA None 19574 Syracuse (Nationals) 221 216 AAA None 19644 Toledo (Jeeps) 304 318 AAA None 1948 Tri-Cities (Blackhawks)7 161 184 B/C None 1951 Youngstown (Bears) 168 167 C None 1947 Western Division Anderson (Packers) 47 49 None None 1950 Chicago (American Gears) 3,620 3,550 MLB(2) NFL(2) 1947 Detroit (Gems) 1,850 1,670 MLB(1) NFL(1) 1947 Indianapolis (Kautskys)8 427 476 AAA None 1949 Oshkosh (All Stars) 41 45 D None 1949 Sheboygan (Red Skins) 42 46 D None 1950 Other Cities Hosting NBL or NBA Teams Baltimore (Bullets) 950 939 AAA NFL 1955 Chicago (Packers/Zephyrs) 3,620 3,550 MLB(2) NFL(2) 19634 Cincinnati (Royals) 504 503 MLB(1) None — Denver (Nuggets) 416 494 A None 1950 Los Angeles (Lakers) 1,970 2,479 AAA NFL(1) — Milwaukee (Hawks) 637 741 AAA None 19524 Minneapolis (Lakers) 833 796 AAA None 19614 San Francisco (Warriors) 775 740 AAA NFL(1) — Waterloo (Hawks) 65 72 B None 1950 172 . appendix b Table 2. (cont.) 1. For “Baseball” and “Football,” number in parenthesis is number of teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) or the National Football League (NFL). 2. For “Baseball”: cities with Minor League Baseball are shown with Minor League classification. Baltimore, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and San Francisco would get Major League Baseball franchises by 1961. 3. Fate: 1949 means folded after 1948–49 season, unless denoted otherwise (see note 4). 4. Relocated after season. 5. Had Class B Minor League team in 1946–49. 6. Had Class A Minor League team in 1948. 7. Buffalo team transferred to Tri-Cities in mid-season (1946–47). 8. Indianapolis...