| New York Yankees at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1946 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 25000 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Chicago Rockets | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Rockets | Steve Nemeth 14 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York Yankees | Harry Burrus 19 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York Yankees | Harvey Johnson 19 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago Rockets | Bob Motl 36 pass from Walt Clay (Steve Nemeth kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | Dewey Proctor 16 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago Rockets | Bill Boedeker 36 pass from Walt Williams (Steve Nemeth kick) | 17 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Bob Masterson |
| 45 | LOT | Roman Bentz |
| 31 | LOG | George Kinard |
| 22 | C | Tom Robertson |
| 35 | ROG | Chuck Riffle |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 61 | BB | Bob Morrow |
| 88 | TB | Ace Parker |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 76 | FB | Pug Manders |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | DE | Bruce Alford |
| 55 | DE | Bob Masterson |
| 43 | DT | Nate Johnson |
| 44 | DT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 30 | DG | Mike Karmazin |
| 31 | DG | George Kinard |
| 70 | LB | Bob Kennedy |
| 25 | LB | Lou Sossamon |
| 50 | DB | Harry Burrus |
| 83 | DB | Bob Perina |
| 80 | DB | Bob Sweiger |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 52 | LOE | Frank Quillen |
| 46 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 55 | LOG | Bob Dove |
| 27 | C | Mickey Parks |
| 31 | ROG | Evan Vogds |
| 45 | ROT | Chuck Huneke |
| 54 | ROE | Bob Motl |
| 85 | HB | Walt Clay |
| 66 | TB | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 97 | WB | Ned Mathews |
| 73 | FB | Ernie Lewis |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 33 | LDT | Joe Ruetz |
| 34 | MG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | RDT | Chuck Huneke |
| 52 | RDE | Frank Quillen |
| 74 | LLB | Bill Kellagher |
| 31 | MLB | Evan Vogds |
| 27 | RLB | Mickey Parks |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 97 | RDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Pug Manders | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie Prokop | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Dewey Proctor | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Morrow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Parker | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Clay | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Cox | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ernie Lewis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 111 | 9.3 | 33 | 2 | 101.0 | ||
| Ace Parker | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 29 | 5.8 | 26 | 0 | 20.0 | ||
| Pug Manders | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 79.2 | ||
| Bob Perina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | 27.1 | |||
| Walt Clay | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 113.7 | |||
| Bill Kellagher | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 97.9 | |||
| Ernie Lewis | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| Walt Williams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Harry Burrus | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Dewey Proctor | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16t | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Pat Lahey | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Motl | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ralph Heywood | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | |
| Ace Parker | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | 57 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ace Parker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Bob Perina | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Perry Schwartz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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