The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946.

[1] On May 7, 1949, the Bombers signed Saint Louis University star Ed Macauley to one of the highest contracts in professional basketball.

[3] On January 27, 1950, general manager Emory D. Jones announced that the ownership was looking to sell the team due to poor on-court performance and low attendance (3,550 per game).

[5] The Bombers were one of six teams that either folded or departed the NBA after the 1949–50 season.

Ed Macauley would end up back in St. Louis in a deal that sent Bill Russell to the Boston Celtics, and played a key role in the Hawks 1958 NBA championship.