| New York Yankees at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1947 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 51583 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 4 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Harry Burrus 34 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bus Mertes 5 run (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 5 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Hub Bechtol |
| 48 | LOT | John Mellus |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 21 | C | Mike Phillips |
| 37 | ROG | Augie Lio |
| 46 | ROT | Mike Kasap |
| 53 | ROE | Elmer Madar |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 83 | ROH | Ray Terrell |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 41 | LDT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LDG | Barry French |
| 34 | RDG | Vic Marino |
| 46 | RDT | Mike Kasap |
| 53 | RDE | Elmer Madar |
| 24 | LB | Dick Handley |
| 71 | LB | John Wright |
| 67 | DB | Ernie Case |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| Buddy Young | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewey Proctor | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Wright | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Bud Schwenk | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Ivan Trebotich | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 2 | 120 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 189 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 49.7 | |
| John Galvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Van Davis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ollie Poole | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Jones | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gil Meyer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Harmon Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Davis | 0 | 12 | 12L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Galvin | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ernie Case | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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