| New York Yankees at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 5, 1948 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 31800 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 13 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Y.A. Tittle 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 1 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lamar Davis 60 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Bill Daley 4 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 1 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John North 80 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 5 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 48 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Bruce Alford 15 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Rex Grossman 51 FG | 28 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 33 | LOG | Roman Bentz |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 35 | ROG | Chuck Riffle |
| 41 | ROT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 76 | FB | Buddy Young |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 33 | LDG | Roman Bentz |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Ollie Poole |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 22 | C | Bert Corley |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 46 | ROT | Jim Spruill |
| 55/56 | ROE | John North |
| 63 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 22 | MG | Bert Corley |
| 30 | RDG | Bill Garrett |
| 44 | RDT | Lee Artoe |
| 55/56 | RDE | John North |
| 31 | LB | Dick Barwegen |
| 20/23 | LB | Ralph Stewart |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 80 | DB | Aubrey Fowler |
| 81 | DB | Jake Leicht |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bill Daley | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Spec Sanders | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| Buddy Young | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Bus Mertes | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Vardian | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 132 | 5.3 | 1 | 64.1 | |||
| Al Dekdebrun | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 | 53.5 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 2 | 346 | 16.5 | 80t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Jack Russell | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Bruce Alford | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Howie Parker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Van Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| John North | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ollie Poole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Chuck Riffle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Casey | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Tom Casey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| Aubrey Fowler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Paul Cleary | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Pfohl | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lew Mayne | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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