| Brooklyn Dodgers at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 7, 1947 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 27418 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn DodgersBKN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BKN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Castiglia fumble recovery in end zone (Augie Lio kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Glenn Dobbs 5 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 96 kickoff return (Steve Nemeth kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ernie Case 17 FG | 7 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Jim McCarthy |
| 43 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 31 | LOG | George Bernhardt |
| 21 | C | Joe Gibson |
| 33 | ROG | Harry Buffington |
| 44 | ROT | Garland Williams |
| 52 | ROE | Herb Nelson |
| 61 | QB | Walt McDonald |
| 80 | HB | Monk Gafford |
| 82 | TB | Elmore Harris |
| 72 | FB | Mickey Colmer |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Mike Patanelli |
| 47 | DT | Chuck Huneke |
| 43 | DT | Martin Ruby |
| 37 | DG | Ames Harris |
| 35 | DG | Ed Jeffers |
| 53 | RDE | Saxon Judd |
| 63 | LLB | Al Kowalski |
| 22 | RLB | Ed Gustafson |
| 70 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 81 | S | Al Akins |
| 80 | RDH | Monk Gafford |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Hub Bechtol |
| 48 | LOT | John Mellus |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 21 | C | Mike Phillips |
| 37 | ROG | Augie Lio |
| 49 | ROT | George Perpich |
| 56 | ROE | Sig Sigurdson |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 83 | ROH | Ray Terrell |
| 75 | FB | Jim Castiglia |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 41 | LDT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LDG | Barry French |
| 34 | RDG | Vic Marino |
| 46 | RDT | Mike Kasap |
| 55 | RDE | Gil Meyer |
| 24 | LB | Dick Handley |
| 28 | LB | Joe Kodba |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 66 | DB | Steve Nemeth |
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |
| BAL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Dub Jones | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 16 | 17 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Al Akins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Monk Gafford | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 101 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rudy Mobley | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Bud Schwenk | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Castiglia | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Steve Nemeth | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Armand Cure | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 60 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 19 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 95 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 83.8 | |
| Steve Nemeth | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | |
| John Galvin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 111 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 35.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Al Akins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Herb Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ted Scruggs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rudy Mobley | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Sig Sigurdson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Castiglia | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gorham Getchell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Bob Perina | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 60 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Galvin | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Nemeth | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Walt McDonald | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 92 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Elmore Harris | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 124 | 62.0 | 96t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||