| New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1947 Location: New York, NY Venue: Ebbets Field Attendance: 14166 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 43 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Brooklyn DodgersBKN | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | BKN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 19 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Phil Martinovich 17 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Lloyd Cheatham 70 pass from Eddie Prokop (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Harvey Johnson 19 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Dub Jones 4 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Bob Hoernschemeyer 5 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Harvey Johnson 11 FG | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LOT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 33 | LOG | Roman Bentz |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Dick Barwegen |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 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 |
| 33 | RDG | Roman Bentz |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | LLB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 83 | LDH | Harry Burrus |
| 74 | RDH | Harmon Rowe |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Jim McCarthy |
| 43 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 20 | LOG | Tex Warrington |
| 21 | C | Joe Gibson |
| 33 | ROG | Harry Buffington |
| 44 | ROT | Garland Williams |
| 52 | ROE | Herb Nelson |
| 62 | QB | Doyle Tackett |
| 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 |
| 21 | RLB | Joe Gibson |
| 70 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 81 | S | Al Akins |
| 80 | RDH | Monk Gafford |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 5 | 3 | |
| BKN | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 196 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Monk Gafford | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Lee Tevis | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Al Akins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 156 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 29 | 3.6 | 19t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.8 |
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 102 | 34.0 | 70t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Ben Raimondi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Team Totals | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 175 | 13.5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 125.8 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 30 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 |
| Dub Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bruce Alford | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Van Davis | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Roy Kurrasch | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 2 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Al Akins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Saxon Judd | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | ||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Lee Tevis | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Mickey Colmer | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Dub Jones | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Monk Gafford | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Al Akins | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Elmore Harris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||