| Baltimore Colts at New York Yankees Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1947 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21714 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| New York YankeesNY | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 79 kickoff return (Harvey Johnson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 3 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 21 pass from Wilson Schwenk (Augie Lio kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 7 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Johnny Vardian 72 pass from Wilson Schwenk (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 56 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Buddy Young 53 punt return (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 14 pass from Wilson Schwenk (Augie Lio kick) | 21 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 28 | C | Joe Kodba |
| 37 | ROG | Augie Lio |
| 48 | ROT | John Mellus |
| 53 | ROE | Elmer Madar |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 81 | LOH | Rudy Mobley |
| 87 | ROH | Johnny Vardian |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 54 | LDE | Floyd Konetsky |
| 41 | LDT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LDG | Barry French |
| 34 | RDG | Vic Marino |
| 49 | RDT | George Perpich |
| 53 | RDE | Elmer Madar |
| 24 | LB | Dick Handley |
| 71 | LB | John Wright |
| 67 | DB | Ernie Case |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian |
| 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 |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Ray Terrell | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 56t | 3 |
| Bob Kennedy | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Eddie Prokop | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dewey Proctor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Sylvester | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Rowe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Raimondi | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 0 | 236 | 8.4 | 72t | 3 | 5 | 37 | 117.6 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 2 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | |
| Ben Raimondi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 72t | 1 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21t | 2 |
| Elmer Madar | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Floyd Konetsky | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Kodba | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Galvin | 10 | 434 | 43.4 | 56 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53t | 1 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 79t | 1 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Harmon Rowe | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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