| New York Yankees at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1947 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 52819 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 84 F Humidty: 32% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Vetrano 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 4 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Eddie Prokop 2 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Bob Sweiger 25 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Al Beals 25 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ed Balatti 22 pass from Frankie Albert (Frankie Albert kick failed) | 21 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 87 | WB | Lowell Wagner |
| 76 | FB | Buddy Young |
| 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 |
| 74 | RDH | Harmon Rowe |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Nick Susoeff |
| 42 | LOT | Bob Bryant |
| 32 | LOG | Garland Gregory |
| 24 | C | Johnny Schiechl |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 57 | ROE | Ed Balatti |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Bill Fisk |
| 47 | LDT | Visco Grgich |
| 34 | MG | Eddie Forrest |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 57 | RDE | Ed Balatti |
| 33 | LB | Bruno Banducci |
| 36 | LB | Art Elston |
| 24 | LB | Johnny Schiechl |
| 83 | LDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | RDH | Eddie Carr |
| 81 | S | Len Eshmont |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Buddy Young | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Norm Standlee | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Earle Parsons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wally Yonamine | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 77.4 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 3 | 189 | 8.2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 76.4 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Sweiger | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Alford | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ed Balatti | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Al Beals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Nick Susoeff | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Fisk | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Earle Parsons | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Wally Yonamine | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Art Elston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | 81 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Vetrano | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Earle Parsons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Earle Parsons | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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