One can forgive Rickie Sajek if he has developed a love affair with the Miller Brewing Company. Already in 1984 he finished fourth in their Miller High Life Classic at Miami and captured the Meister Brau (Miller-owned) Open at Cleveland. In Milwaukee he became the first double winner for the season in the $150,000 Miller Open. Sajek's victim in the championship game was leading qualifier Ted Hannahs in a 224-219 thriller. Sajek had earned the right to meet Hannahs by eliminating Mark Roth, who had captured the $200,000 BPAA U.S. Open the previous week. As well as winning two titles, Sajek, in his first full year on tour, had placed in the money in every tour stop in 1984. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Rickie Sajek, Highland, Ind. | 456 (2 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 219 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 662 (3 games) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 206 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 172 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Roth defeated Berardi, 221-172; Roth defeated Holman, 214-206; Sajek defeated Roth, 232-227; and in the championship game, Sajek defeated Hannahs, 224-219.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9108 | | 216.8 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9618 | | | | 2 | | Rickie Sajek, Highland, Ind. | | 9089 | | 216.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9539 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 9057 | | 215.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9507 | | | | #4 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 9068 | | 215.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9458 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9013 | | 214.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9433 | | | | **6 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8978 | | 213.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9398 | | $5,050 | | 7 | | Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash. | | 9077 | | 216.1 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9392 | | 4,200 | | 8 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | | 8912 | | 212.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9332 | | 3,700 | | 9 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8932 | | 212.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9307 | | 3,400 | | 10 | | Dale Eagle, Chicago | | 8923 | | 212.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9283 | | 3,200 | | 11 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 8858 | | 210.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9278 | | 3,000 | | 12 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8870 | | 211.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9260 | | 2,800 | | 13 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8864 | | 211.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9254 | | 2,600 | | 14 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8872 | | 211.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9232 | | 2,500 | | 15 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | | 8847 | | 210.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9207 | | 2,400 | | 16 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 8795 | | 209.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9125 | | 2,300 | | 17 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 8712 | | 207.4 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9117 | | 2,200 | | 18 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8668 | | 206.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8968 | | 2,100 | | 19 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | | 8685 | | 206.7 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8940 | | 2,000 | | 20 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | | 8693 | | 206.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8933 | | 1,900 | | 21 | | Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | | 8579 | | 204.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8849 | | 1,800 | | 22 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 8505 | | 202.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8835 | | 1,700 | | 23 | | Steve Lewis, Columbus, Ind. | | 8562 | | 203.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8832 | | 1,600 | | 24 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8587 | | 204.4 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8797 | | 1,500 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dennis Jacques, Belford, N.J. | $1,465 | | 26 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 1,370 | | 27 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 1,340 | | 28 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 1,310 | | 29 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 1,290 | | 30 | | Skip Tucker, Ripon, Wis. | 1,280 | | 31 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 1,270 | | 32 | | Dan Ghezzi, Childs, Pa. | 1,250 | | 33 | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | 1,240 | | 34 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 1,230 | | 35 | | Steve Giljum, Crestwood, Mo. | 1,220 | | 36 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 1,210 | | 37 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 1,200 | | 38 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 1,190 | | 39 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 1,180 | | 40 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 1,170 | | 41 | | Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis. | 1,160 | | 42 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 1,150 | | 43 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 1,140 | | 44 | | John Paris, Keansburg, N.J. | 1,130 | | 45 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | 1,115 | | | | Bob Hart, Columbus, Ohio | 1,115 | | 47 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,100 | | 48 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 1,090 | | 49 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 1,075 | | | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 1,075 | | 51 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,050 | | | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, Ill. | 1,050 | | | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 1,050 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. # - Roth rolled a 300 game ($100). 18-game qualifying leader -Charlie Tapp, 3984. 24th position - John Petraglia, 3691. PRO-AM CASHERS - Hugh Miller ($100), Keith Kolozsi, Charlie Tapp, Marshall Holman, Gary Skidmore, Dan Ghezzi, Rickie Sajek, Bryan Russell, Gary Dickinson, Mick Morton, Rick Vittone, Steve Neff, Norm Duke, Guppy Troup, Joe Hutchinson, Mike Lastowski, John Weltzien, Nelson Burton Jr., Ron Williams, Roy Buckley, Pete McCordic, John Paris, Jim Tilton, Jim Murtishaw and Jim Porter ($50 each). Mark Williams, Joe Berardi and Jeff Bellinger ($33).
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