| St. Louis Cardinals at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: New York, NY Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 58059 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 66 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Willie West opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Gerry Perry kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Pat Summerall 46 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Larry Hayes blocked punt recovery in end zone (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mal Hammack 28 run (Gerry Perry kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Frank Mestnik 5 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 21 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Cook |
| 68 | LOG | Mike McGee |
| 50 | C | Don Gillis |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 86 | TE | Hugh McInnis |
| 14 | QB | Sam Etcheverry |
| 22 | HB | Prentice Gautt |
| 24 | FL | Billy Stacy |
| 36 | FB | Frank Mestnik |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 72 | RDT | Frank Fuller |
| 78 | RDE | Luke Owens |
| 51 | LLB | Ted Bates |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 49 | LCB | Willie West |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Kyle Rote |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 62 | LOG | Darrell Dess |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 53 | ROT | Greg Larson |
| 85 | TE | Del Shofner |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 29 | FL | Alex Webster |
| 28 | FL | Joel Wells |
| 35 | FB | Bob Gaiters |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 89 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 82 | RLB | Tom Scott |
| 49 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 25 | LS | Dick Nolan |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 15 | / | / | 6 | 97 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| NYG | 12 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mal Hammack | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 28t | 1 |
| Frank Mestnik | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 5 | -14 | -2.8 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 163 | 4.3 | 28t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Gaiters | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Lee Grosscup | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 83 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 0 | 97 | 4.2 | 20 | 1 | 43 | 70.4 | |
| Prentice Gautt | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 11 | 45.8 | 0 | 119 | 9.2 | 1 | 43 | 130.4 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 2 | 75 | 3.6 | 23 | 0 | 44 | 13.1 | |
| Lee Grosscup | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 43 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 43.4 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 2 | 118 | 3.7 | 0 | 44 | 22.7 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hugh McInnis | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Stacy | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Mestnik | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 22 | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Del Shofner | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Gaiters | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 46 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joel Wells | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Stits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Frank Mestnik | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bill Stits | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Joel Wells | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||