| San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 10, 1948 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 37209 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce | ||
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee | ||
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Strzykalski 7 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bob Pfohl 7 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Verl Lillywhite 28 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Al Beals 18 pass from Frankie Albert (Frankie Albert run) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Frankie Albert 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 3 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Eddie Carr 54 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 42 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Norm Maloney 29 pass from Bev Wallace (Joe Vetrano kick) | 49 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Eddie Carr 31 interception return (Joe Vetrano kick) | 56 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lu Gambino 39 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 56 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 93 | ROH | Jim Cason |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 22 | C | Bert Corley |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 44 | ROT | Lee Artoe |
| 55/56 | ROE | John North |
| 63 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 22 | MG | Bert Corley |
| 44 | RDT | Lee Artoe |
| 57 | RDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 31 | LB | Dick Barwegen |
| 73 | LB | Bus Mertes |
| 20/23 | LB | Ralph Stewart |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 80 | DB | Aubrey Fowler |
| 81 | DB | Jake Leicht |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Eddie Carr | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Verl Lillywhite | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Bob Sullivan | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lu Gambino | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Aubrey Fowler | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 15 | 13 | 86.7 | 0 | 94 | 6.3 | 2 | 132.4 | |||
| Bev Wallace | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 | 1 | 143.6 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 1 | 95 | 7.3 | 1 | 64.6 | |||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 2 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 6. | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Al Beals | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Hal Shoener | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Norm Maloney | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Bob Sullivan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nick Susoeff | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John North | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Pfohl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Lu Gambino | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Don Clark | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Johnny Vardian | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Forrest Hall | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Lu Gambino | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Pfohl | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Aubrey Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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