| New York Yankees at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 12, 1948 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 60927 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 74 F Humidty: 53% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Len Eshmont fumble recovery in end zone (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Crowe 16 lateral from Len Eshmont 19 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Al Beals 14 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Strzykalski 22 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Frankie Albert 17 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Crowe 39 interception return (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 37 | LOG | Dick Werder |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 35 | ROG | Chuck Riffle |
| 41 | ROT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 70 | FB | Bob Kennedy |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 37 | LDG | Dick Werder |
| 31 | RDG | Joe Signaigo |
| 41 | RDT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 70 | LB | Bob Kennedy |
| 80 | LLB | Bob Sweiger |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 87 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| 81 | S | Spec Sanders |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Nick Susoeff |
| 42 | LOT | Bob Bryant |
| 31 | LOG | Don Clark |
| 22 | C | Joel Williams |
| 34 | ROG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 53 | ROE | Al Beals |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 59 | LDE | Norm Maloney |
| 42 | LDT | Bob Bryant |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 37 | MLB | Riley Matheson |
| 71 | RLB | Verl Lillywhite |
| 92 | LDH | Paul Crowe |
| 81 | RDH | Len Eshmont |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 20 | 88 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Tom Casey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | -21 | -4.2 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Verl Lillywhite | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Forrest Hall | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 27.5 | |||
| Al Dekdebrun | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 55.7 | |||
| Tom Casey | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 | 64.6 | ||
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 1 | 135 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 104.2 | |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 83.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bruce Alford | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Cleary | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Al Beals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Susoeff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 0 | 16 | 16Lt | 1 | |
| Paul Crowe | 0 | 16 | 16Lt | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Crowe | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Tom Casey | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Tom Casey | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 57 | 0 | |
| Al Dekdebrun | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Tom Casey | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Daley | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
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