| New York Yankees at Buffalo Bisons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1946 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 17101 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 59 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Buffalo BisonsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Bob Kennedy 8 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BisonsBUF | George Terlep 3 run (Lou Zontini kick blocked) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Lowell Wagner 40 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 75 punt return (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Buffalo BisonsBUF | Chet Mutryn 40 pass from Al Dekdebrun (Lou Zontini kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LOT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 41 | LOG | Roman Piskor |
| 22 | C | Tom Robertson |
| 35 | ROG | Chuck Riffle |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 61 | QB | Bob Morrow |
| 83 | TB | Bob Perina |
| 87 | WB | Lowell Wagner |
| 75 | FB | Harvey Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | DE | Bruce Alford |
| 55 | DE | Bob Masterson |
| 43 | DT | Nate Johnson |
| 44 | DT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 31 | DG | George Kinard |
| 32 | DG | Joe Yackanich |
| 70 | LB | Bob Kennedy |
| 25 | LB | Lou Sossamon |
| 50 | DB | Harry Burrus |
| 83 | DB | Bob Perina |
| 80 | DB | Bob Sweiger |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Ray Ebli |
| 46 | LOT | C.B. Stanley |
| 37/33 | LOG | John Perko |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 35/30 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | ROT | George Doherty |
| 52/55 | ROE | Herb Nelson |
| 60 | QB | Al Dekdebrun |
| 89 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Steve Juzwik |
| 71 | FB | Lou Zontini |
| Defense | ||
| 54 | LDE | John Batorski |
| 46 | LDT | C.B. Stanley |
| 31 | LDG | Hal Lahar |
| 35/30 | RDG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | RDT | George Doherty |
| 52/55 | RDE | Herb Nelson |
| 72 | LLB | Vic Kulbitski |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 89 | LDH | Chet Mutryn |
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| 88 | S | Steve Juzwik |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Kennedy | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Spec Sanders | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Johnson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Morrow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Harry Hopp | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Zontini | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Blondy Black | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Herb Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Stofer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Terlep | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 3t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 54 | 7.7 | 40t | 1 | 121.4 | ||
| Bob Perina | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 18.8 | |||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||||
| Ken Stofer | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 15.9 | |||
| George Terlep | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 47.9 | |||
| Al Dekdebrun | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Harvey Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Herb Nelson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 40t | 1 |
| Steve Juzwik | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fay King | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Perina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Blondy Black | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lou Zontini | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Perina | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Blondy Black | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Bob Perina | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Blondy Black | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 59 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Al Dekdebrun | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
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