| New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 12, 1947 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 82675 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 62 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Joe Aguirre 43 pass from Charlie O'Rourke (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 98 kickoff return (Harvey Johnson kick blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Paul Mitchell 22 pass from Charlie O'Rourke (Ben Agajanian kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 52 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Harvey Johnson 31 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 11 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Harry Burrus 33 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 30 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 33 | LOG | Roman Bentz |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Dick Barwegen |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 80 | BB | Bob Sweiger |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 83 | WB | Harry Burrus |
| 72 | FB | Eddie Prokop |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LDT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 31 | LDG | Dick Barwegen |
| 33 | RDG | Roman Bentz |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | LLB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 83 | LDH | Harry Burrus |
| 81 | RDH | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Joe Aguirre |
| 43 | LOT | Paul Mitchell |
| 36 | LOG | Alex Agase |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 34 | ROG | Ray Frankowski |
| 44 | ROT | Lee Artoe |
| 53 | ROE | Dale Gentry |
| 66 | QB | Charlie O'Rourke |
| 93 | LOH | Chuck Fenenbock |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Kelly |
| 77 | FB | John Kimbrough |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 42 | LDT | Earle Audet |
| 36 | LDG | Alex Agase |
| 33 | RDG | Bill Radovich |
| 44 | RDT | Lee Artoe |
| 53 | RDE | Dale Gentry |
| 75/45 | LLB | Bob Reinhard |
| 22 | RLB | Bob Nelson |
| 84 | LDH | Bert Piggott |
| 80 | RDH | Walt Heap |
| 76 | S | Glenn Dobbs |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dewey Proctor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Bert Piggott | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Mitchell | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| John Kimbrough | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelly | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Reinhard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Walt Heap | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Charlie O'Rourke | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 168 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145.2 | |
| Ben Raimondi | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 95.8 |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 39.6 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 122 | 10.2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 97.9 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 47.9 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bruce Alford | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 32t | 2 |
| Harry Burrus | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Joe Aguirre | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Bob Mitchell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22t | 0 |
| John Kimbrough | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 5 | 266 | 53.2 | 60 | 0 |
| Bob Reinhard | 3 | 150 | 50.0 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| Jack Russell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 1 | ||
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Bert Piggott | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| John Kimbrough | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Mitchell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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