| San Francisco 49ers at New York Yankees Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1948 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 29743 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| New York YankeesNY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | RLB | Verl Lillywhite | ||
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee | ||
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Strzykalski 25 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Frankie Albert 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 3 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 21 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Nick Susoeff |
| 42 | LOT | Bob Bryant |
| 31 | LOG | Don Clark |
| 22 | C | Joel Williams |
| 34 | ROG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 53 | ROE | Al Beals |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 59 | LDE | Norm Maloney |
| 42 | LDT | Bob Bryant |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 37 | MLB | Riley Matheson |
| 71 | RLB | Verl Lillywhite |
| 92 | LDH | Paul Crowe |
| 81 | RDH | Len Eshmont |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 38 | LOG | Denver Crawford |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Joe Signaigo |
| 41 | ROT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 80 | BB | Bob Sweiger |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 87 | WB | Lowell Wagner |
| 76 | FB | Buddy Young |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 38 | LDG | Denver Crawford |
| 31 | RDG | Joe Signaigo |
| 41 | RDT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 80 | LLB | Bob Sweiger |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 56 | LDH | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 87 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| 81 | S | Spec Sanders |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Len Eshmont | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Verl Lillywhite | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Perry | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Sullivan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forrest Hall | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Pete Layden | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Young | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 1 | 79 | 6.1 | 1 | 59.5 | |||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 20.3 | |||
| Pete Layden | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 | 9.4 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Nick Susoeff | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Al Beals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bruce Alford | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 | |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Forrest Hall | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Daley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Forrest Hall | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |