| First Round Playoff - Brooklyn-New York Yankees at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1949 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 41293 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 65 F Humidty: 40% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York YankeesBNY | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BNY | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Verl Lillywhite 40 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Brooklyn-New York YankeesB-NY | Sherman Howard 7 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Vetrano 30 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Don Garlin 6 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 35 | LOG | John Wozniak |
| 23 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 31 | ROG | Joe Signaigo |
| 44 | ROT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | QB | Don Panciera |
| 80 | LOH | Buddy Young |
| 76 | ROH | Sherman Howard |
| 70 | FB | Bob Kennedy |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Van Davis |
| 46 | LDT | Paul Mitchell |
| 30 | MG | Ed Sharkey |
| 44 | RDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 58 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 32 | LLB | John Mastrangelo |
| 20 | RLB | Frank Perantoni |
| 62 | LDH | Pete Layden |
| 82 | S | Duke Iverson |
| 56 | S | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 85 | RDH | Tom Landry |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Paul Salata |
| 45 | LOT | Chuck Quilter |
| 37 | LOG | Homer Hobbs |
| 23 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 53 | ROE | Alyn Beals |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 74 | ROH | Joe Perry |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Hal Shoener |
| 47 | LDT | Bob Mike |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 31 | MLB | Dan Clark |
| 22 | RLB | Pete Wismann |
| 81 | LDH | Len Eshmont |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| 92 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Sherman Howard | 16 | 37 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Pete Layden | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Duke Iversen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Landry | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Verl Lillywhite | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| Norm Standlee | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Don Garlin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cathcart | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Don Panciera | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 | 94 | 6.7 | 0 | 30.1 | |||
| Pete Layden | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 96 | 5.6 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 44.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Garza | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Barney Poole | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Sam Cathcart | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Hal Shoener | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Salata | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Garlin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Al Beals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Pete Layden | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Duke Iversen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Tom Landry | 10 | 550 | 55.0 | 74 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 60 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||||||
| Otto Schnellbacher | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Cathcart | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||||||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Sherman Howard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Paul Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tino Sabuco | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Ray Evans | 1.0 | 14.0 |
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