Tom Baker rewrote the record book in five categories and upped his personal winning streak to three straight tournaments in the $95,000 Denver Open. Baker won the Pennzoil Open before skipping the next event in Tucson. He teamed with Joe Hutchinson to win the Showboat-PBA Doubles Classic and got off to a fast start in the Mile High City with national tour records over six and 12 games. Later he bested Barry Asher's 10-year-old record, for 42-game pin-fall by three pins while easily recording the highest overall total, including bonus pins, ever witnessed on tour. With a 300-300 tie against Pete Weber in the fifth round, Baker entered the record book as a participant in the highest scoring PBA match. Almost anti-climactic was Baker's, 191-178, championship game victory over Art Trask who needed a double in the 10th frame to win but left a 1-2-4-10 "washout." TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 191 (1 game) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 886 (4 games) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 223 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 213 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco | 212 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Trask defeated Stonum, 257-212; Trask defeated Aulby, 227-213; Trask defeated Weber, 224-223; and in the championship game, Baker defeated Trask, 191-178.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 10383 | | 247.2 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10848 | | | | #2 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9861 | | 234.7 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 10266 | | | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9829 | | 234.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10249 | | | | 4 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco | | 9804 | | 233.4 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 10164 | | | | 5 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9534 | | 227.0 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 10059 | | | | **6 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9611 | | 228.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10001 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9550 | | 227.3 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 10000 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Freddy McClerkin, Aurora, Colo. | | 9505 | | 226.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9970 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9575 | | 227.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9965 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | | 9451 | | 225.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9901 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 9460 | | 225.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9880 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9607 | | 228.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9877 | | 2,000 | | 13 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9406 | | 223.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9796 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9416 | | 224.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9746 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 9353 | | 222.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9713 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Nick Tjotjos, Cleveland | | 9313 | | 221.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9613 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9202 | | 221.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9582 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Rich Carrubba, Irvine, Calif. | | 9203 | | 219.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9533 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | John Brashears, Mesquite, Texas | | 9220 | | 219.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9520 | | 1,250 | | #20 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | | 9289 | | 221.1 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9514 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | David White, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | 9192 | | 218.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9492 | | 1,150 | | #22 | | Bob Roy, Englewood, Colo. | | 9299 | | 221.4 | | 6-18-0 | | 100 | | 9479 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9140 | | 217.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9470 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 9134 | | 217.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9419 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | **25 | | Frankie May, Reading, Pa. | $980 | | 26 | | Ken Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 860 | | 27 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 820 | | | | Rich Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | 820 | | 29 | | Dan Allen, Lakewood, Colo. | 805 | | 30 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 770 | | 31 | | Tony Acosta, Hialeah, Fla. | 760 | | 32 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash. | 750 | | 33 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | 740 | | 34 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 730 | | 35 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 720 | | 36 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 705 | | | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 705 | | 38 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 690 | | #39 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 680 | | 40 | | Jim Dyck Jr., Cheney, Wash. | 665 | | | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 665 | | 42 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 650 | | 43 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | 640 | | 44 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 630 | | 45 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 620 | | 46 | | Randy Donaldson, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. | 610 | | 47 | | Shawn Christensen, Denver, Colo. | 600 | | 48 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 590 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader- Baker, 4469. 24th place- Kohler, 4036. t7 Fred Mattson, Bob Roy, Ted Hannahs, Rick Jones, Shannon Starnes, Tom Baker (2) and Pete Weber (2) rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Henry Gonzalez, Tom Laskow, Sam Zurich, Jeff Bellinger, Guppy Troup, Randy Donaldson, Tom Baker, J.B. Blaylock, Frank Ellenburg, Rich Carrubba, Bob Glass, Bo Bowden, Mike Miller, Joe Hutchinson, Clarke Moore, Billy George, Earl Anthony, Al Formicola, Bob Sanderson, Sam Flanagan, George Pappas and Mike Sparacino. ($100 each) - Tommy Hudson and Nelson Burton Jr.
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