| Cleveland Rams at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 4, 1938 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 7500 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 28 pass from Bob Snyder (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 11 pass from Bob Snyder (Bob Snyder kick failed) | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Bill Sortet 12 pass from Whizzer White (Armand Niccolai kick) | 13 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 26 | LOE/LDE | Jim Benton |
| 12 | LOT/LDT | Vic Markov |
| 22 | LOG/LDG | Tom Hupke |
| 21 | C/MG | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 19 | ROG/RDG | Jack Robinson |
| 39 | ROT/RDT | Chuck Ream |
| 25 | ROE/RDE | Johnny Stephens |
| 18 | BB/S | Carl Brazell |
| 13 | TB/LDH | Bob Snyder |
| 29 | WB/RDH | Julie Alfonse |
| 14 | FB/LB | Johnny Drake |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| 36 | LOE/LDE | Ed Karpowich |
| 30 | LOT/LDT | Joe Cardwell |
| 18 | LOG/LDG | Byron Gentry |
| 22 | C/MG | Joe Maras |
| 39 | ROG/RDG | John Perko |
| 17 | ROT/RDT | Armand Niccolai |
| 47 | ROE/RDE | Jess Tatum |
| 15 | BB/S | Johnny Blood |
| 40 | TB/LDH | John Oelerich |
| 24 | WB/RDH | Whizzer White |
| 44 | FB/LB | Stu Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Johnny Drake | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Carl Littlefield | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Carl Brazell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Ed Goddard | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Julie Alfonse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Snyder | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Whizzer White | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Stu Smith | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Thompson | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Max Fiske | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| George Platukis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| John Oelerich | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 47 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| John Oelerich | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| George Platukis | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Sortet | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Johnny Blood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
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