| Brooklyn Dodgers at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1947 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 16844 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn DodgersBKN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BKN | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | S | Al Akins | ||
| 1 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Teddy Scalissi 21 pass from Sammy Vacanti (John Rokisky kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | John Rokisky 20 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Bob Perina 1 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Bill Daley 15 run (John Rokisky kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Mickey Colmer 1 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Mickey Colmer 1 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Mickey Colmer 17 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Teddy Scalissi 22 lateral from John Harrington 17 pass from Sammy Vacanti (John Rokisky kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Bob Perina 1 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 35 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Ray Ramsey 62 pass from Sammy Vacanti (John Rokisky kick) | 35 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Jim McCarthy |
| 43 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 34 | LOG | Billy Jones |
| 22 | C | Ed Gustafson |
| 33 | ROG | Harry Buffington |
| 44 | ROT | Garland Williams |
| 53 | ROE | Saxon Judd |
| 61 | QB | Walt McDonald |
| 80 | HB | Monk Gafford |
| 90 | TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 72 | FB | Mickey Colmer |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Hal Thompson |
| 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 |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Max Morris |
| 41 | LOT | John Kuzman |
| 35 | LOG | George Hecht |
| 27 | C | Fred Negus |
| 36 | ROG | Alex Agase |
| 45/40 | ROT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | ROE | Pat Lahey |
| 69 | QB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 97 | LOH | Teddy Scalissi |
| 88 | ROH | Ray Ramsey |
| 71 | FB | Bill Daley |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Max Morris |
| 49 | LDT | Benny Pucci |
| 30 | MG | Jim Pearcy |
| 46 | RDT | Harley McCollum |
| 55 | RDE | Bob Dove |
| 25 | LB | Herb Coleman |
| 74 | LB | Bill Kellagher |
| 99 | DB | Billy Bass |
| 75 | DB | Fred Evans |
| 88 | DB | Ray Ramsey |
| 60 | DB | Bill Schroeder |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 2 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 3 | |
| Monk Gafford | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Al Akins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bill Daley | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Teddy Scalissi | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Bass | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy Vacanti | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Al Dekdebrun | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Jim McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 144 | 9.6 | 62t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Saxon Judd | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Monk Gafford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim McCarthy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Teddy Scalissi | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 35 | 2 |
| Jerry Mulready | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Harrington | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Dove | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Mickey Colmer | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Monk Gafford | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Billy Bass | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Fred Evans | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Monk Gafford | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| Saxon Judd | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lou Daukas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Ray Ramsey | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Bass | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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