| Boston Yanks at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 9, 1945 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Shibe Park Attendance: 27905 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston YanksBOS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boston YanksBOS | Pug Manders 18 run (Augie Lio kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Allie Sherman 1 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 29 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Johnny Butler 4 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 7 run (Steve Van Buren kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 8 run (Steve Van Buren kick) | 7 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||
| 14 | LOE/DE | Keith Ranspot |
| 44 | LOT/DT | George Sergienko |
| 41 | LOG/DG | Augie Lio |
| 43 | C/LB | George Smith |
| 17 | ROG/DG | Tony Leon |
| 40 | ROT/DT | Ed McGee |
| 34 | ROE/DE | Don Currivan |
| 10 | QB/DB | Bob Davis |
| 23 | LOH/DB | Babe Dimancheff |
| 36 | WB/DB | Johnny Grigas |
| 25 | FB/LB | Pug Manders |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 84 | LOE/DE | Larry Cabrelli |
| 79 | LOT/DT | Vic Sears |
| 60 | LOG/DG | Eddie Michaels |
| 50 | C/LB | Bap Manzini |
| 63 | ROG/DG | Bruno Banducci |
| 70 | ROT/DT | Al Wistert |
| 86 | ROE/DE | Dick Humbert |
| 7 | QB/DB | Roy Zimmerman |
| 15 | LOH/DB | Steve Van Buren |
| 48 | HB/DB | Jack Hinkle |
| 44 | FB/LB | Ben Kish |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Ned Mathews | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Pug Manders | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Paul Duhart | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Grigas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Steinmetz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ace Parker | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 29t | 3 |
| Ernie Steele | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ben Kish | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Butler | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Johnny Rogalla | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allie Sherman | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Abe Karnofsky | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Don Currivan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ben Kish | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Butler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Mike Micka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jack Hinkle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | |||||
| Ace Parker | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Hugh McCullough | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Yanks | ||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
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