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Quick facts:

Founded:  1946
Folded:   1950
Arena:    ST Louis Arena
Built in: 1929
Capacity: 15,000
Titles:   None
Playoffs: 3
Owner:    C.D.P Hamilton Jr.


Season  W  L  %     Playoffs Results 
1946-47 38 23 0.623 1-2 Lost in quarterfinals     BAA
1947-48 29 19 0.604 3-4 Lost in semifinals 
1948-49 29 31 0.483 0-2 Lost in semifinals    
1949-50 26 42 0.382                               NBA

    

The Bombers, along with the Chicago Stags, were one of the few big markets to fail. The problem for the Bombers is that the city itself had a lot of issues and culturally was more aligned with the south than the Northeast. This caused a lot of players to not want to play there.

Failed in Saint Louie:
The Bombers are not the only team to fail in St. Louis. In 1955, just 4 years after the Bombers failed, the Milwaukee Hawks relocated to St. Louis. The Hawks were probably the most successful of any St. Louis team winning one NBA title while in the city, but they too ultimately moved in 1968 after 13 seasons in the city. The ABA also tried to play in St. Louis, moving the Carolina Cougars there in 1974. The Spirits of St. Louis lasted 2 seasons before they moved to Salt Lake City as the ABA disbanded and ended up with one of the sweetheart deals of all-time to disband.

St Louis Bombers vs New York Knicks


DC Wilcut was a local St Louis product who played 2 seasons with the Bombers

St Louis Bombers and Syracuse Nations pose before a game

Don Putnam

Another Bombers program from 1946-47

Game Program from game vs Chicago

Ariel Maughan

Red Rocha goes around a couple of Philadelphia Warriors defenders.

St Louis Bombers Don Putnam goes up for a hook shot in the first ever St Louis Bombers game.