| New York Yankees at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1947 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 20310 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 60 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger | ||
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 28 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Buddy Young 95 kickoff return (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 20 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 70 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Sammy Vacanti 1 run (John Rokisky kick) | 28 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 41 | LOG | Jack Durishan |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Dick Barwegen |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 72 | BB | Eddie Prokop |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 76 | FB | Buddy Young |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LDT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 31 | LDG | Dick Barwegen |
| 35 | RDG | Chuck Riffle |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | LLB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 83 | LDH | Harry Burrus |
| 81 | RDH | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Max Morris |
| 45/40 | LOT | Forrest Grigg |
| 30 | LOG | Jim Pearcy |
| 27 | C | Fred Negus |
| 36 | ROG | Alex Agase |
| 46 | ROT | Harley McCollum |
| 51 | ROE | Jerry Mulready |
| 69 | QB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 75 | LOH | Fred Evans |
| 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 |
| 52 | RDE | Ray Ebli |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 25 | 250 | 10.0 | 70t | 2 |
| Johnny Sylvester | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Ben Raimondi | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Fred Evans | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Al Dekdebrun | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Bass | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 64.6 | |
| Ben Raimondi | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 22 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 45.4 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 120 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 38.5 | |
| Al Dekdebrun | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 78.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Jack Russell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Van Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ray Ramsey | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| Fred Evans | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Daley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| John Harrington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Lahey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Roy Ruskusky | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bill Kellagher | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 56 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Billy Bass | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Buddy Young | 1 | 95 | 95.0 | 95t | 1 | |
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jack Durishan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Ray Ramsey | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Evans | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
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