Unheralded Hugh Miller, who had won only $1,500 in 19 previous PBA tournaments, knocked off Tommy Kress, 238-226, to win the $100,000 Quaker State Open for a first prize 10 times his previous tour income. The 23-year-old southpaw coolly pumped home three ninth and 10th frame strikes to insure at least a tie against top-seeded Kress which turned into victory when Kress left a 10-pin on his first 10th frame shot. Prior to that, Miller had bested fellow southpaw Steve Cook after Cook had defeated Tom Baker. Baker had opened the finals with a 199-197 decision over Jim Winklepleck in the fourth annual Quaker State Championship at Forum Bowl in Grand Prairie, Texas. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 464 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Kress. Rochester, N.Y. | 226 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 380 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 381 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore | 197 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Baker defeated Winklepleck, 199-197; Cook defeated Baker, 222-182; Miller defeated Cook, 226-158, and in the championship game, Miller defeated Kress, 238-226.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | | 9673 | | 230.3 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 10153 | | | | 2 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash | | 9556 | | 227.5 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 10111 | | | | 3 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9653 | | 229.8 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10088 | | | | 4 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9642 | | 229.5 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10077 | | | | 5 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9603 | | 228.6 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10068 | | | | **6 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9618 | | 229.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10038 | | $3,250 | | 7 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9560 | | 227.6 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10025 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9573 | | 227.9 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10008 | | 2,700 | | 9 | | Jim Crook, Denver, Colo. | | 9548 | | 227.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9968 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey. Calif. | | 9562 | | 227.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9952 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif., | | 9561 | | 227.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9951 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9470 | | 225.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9920 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla. - | | 9513 | | 226.5 | | 12-9-3 | | 405 | | 9918 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9614 | | 228.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9884 | | 2,100 | | #15 | | Ed Wallace, Tulare, Calif., | | 9580 | | 228.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9880 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas | | 9408 | | 224.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9828 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Frank Ellenburg. Mesa, Ariz. | | 9467 | | 225.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9782 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Clint Stehle, Houston, Texas | | 9416 | | 224.1 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9716 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif., | | 9383 | | 223.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9683 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, 111. | | 9343 | | 222.4 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9568 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 9325 | | 222.0 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9565 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 9257 | | 220.4 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9452 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Steve Grimes, Escondido, Calif. | | 9029 | | 214.9 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9209 | | 1,200 | | #24 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9030 | | 215.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9180 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | $1,020 | | 26 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 985 | | 27 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 955 | | 28 | | Bill George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 920 | | | | Ross Ziegler, Cleveland, Ohio | 920 | | 30 | | Charlie Venable, Valley Stream, N.Y. | 900 | | 31 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 890 | | 32 | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | 880 | | 33 | | Doug Myers, EI Toro, Calif. | 870 | | 34 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 860 | | 35 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 850 | | 36 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 840 | | 37 | | Kevin Schwabe, Milwaukee, Wis. | 830 | | 38 | | Mike Fleming, Leavenworth, Kan. | 820 | | 39 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago, Ill. | 810 | | 40 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis, Ind. | 800 | | 41 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 790 | | 42 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | 780 | | 43 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 770 | | 44 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 760 | | 45 | | John Voso Jr., Cleveland, Ohio | 750 | | 46 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 740 | | 47 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 730 | | t48 | | Frank Withrow, Mesquite, Texas | 720 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV Finals Alternate. I8-game qualifying leader - Robinson, 4243. 24th place - Holman and Plessinger, 4036. Holman defeated Plessinger, 246-196, for 24th place. # - Wallace, Starnes, Kress. Joe Natoli and Don Erving rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Joe Hutchinson, Bill Spigner, Steve Cook, Don Johnson, Jim Winklepleck and Mike Durbin. t - Non-PBA member.
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