| Boston Yanks at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1944 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 15027 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 35 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston YanksBOS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Frankie Sinkwich 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Keene 46 pass from Bob Westfall (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Diehl 14 pass from Bob Westfall (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Elmer Hackney 4 run (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Elmer Hackney 10 pass from Bob Westfall (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Boston YanksBOS | Keith Ranspot 12 pass from George Cafego (Augie Lio kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Elmer Hackney 4 run (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||
| 14 | LOE/DE | Keith Ranspot |
| 19 | LOT/DT | Ed Franco |
| 41 | LOG/DG | Augie Lio |
| 30 | C/LB | Ed Korisky |
| 16 | ROG/DG | John Morelli |
| 40 | ROT/DT | Ed McGee |
| 15 | ROE/DE | Joe Crowley |
| 10 | QB/DB | Bob Davis |
| 24 | HB/DB | Frank Turbert |
| 38 | WB/DB | John Martin |
| 23 | FB/LB | Milt Crain |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 84 | LOE/DE | Dave Diehl |
| 65 | LOT/DT | Stan Batinski |
| 10 | LOG/DG | John Greene |
| 50 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 75 | ROG/DG | Al Kaporch |
| 77 | ROT/DT | Luke Lindon |
| 82 | ROE/DE | Jack Matheson |
| 25 | BB/DB | Bill Callihan |
| 45 | TB/DB | Bob Keene |
| 34 | WB/DB | Elmer Hackney |
| 86 | FB/LB | Bob Westfall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Bob Davis | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Frank Turbert | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Cafego | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| John Martin | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Falkenstein | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 4 | -13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Westfall | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 |
| Fred Dawley | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Keene | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivan Trebotich | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Keith Ranspot | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 37 | 1 |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Wynne | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tony Falkenstein | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Crowley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Turbert | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Matheson | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Keene | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Wayne Clark | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| John Martin | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Augie Lio | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| John Martin | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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