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1058:
1043:
1028:
1014:
1010:Jeff Zaffino
1000:Chris Warren
974:
946:
928:Chris Barnes
895:Chris Barnes
888:Southwest –
830:PBA Playoffs
826:
808:
789:
771:
753:
735:
719:USBC Masters
714:
676:
658:
641:Earl Anthony
636:
618:
602:
592:Chris Barnes
583:
567:
537:
499:
464:
454:Scott Norton
433:
423:Bill O'Neill
399:
363:
330:
315:Scott Norton
257:USBC Masters
233:Chris Barnes
212:Scott Norton
205:Jun-Yung Kim
201:South Korean
171:
164:
153:
141:
137:
133:
114:
102:
1005:David Beres
916:Steve Jaros
912:Randy Weiss
906:(Conference
867:Randy Weiss
862:Steve Jaros
852:Dick Weber
819:, USA (16)
817:Jason Couch
782:, USA (34)
594:, USA (13)
489:South Korea
485:Yong-Jin Gu
352:Oil pattern
349:Final round
321:Ryan Shafer
216:Yong-Jin Gu
197:Yong-Jin Gu
1593:Categories
1578:PBA50 Tour
1020:References
954:, USA (3)
952:Dick Allen
924:Jack Jurek
885:Jack Jurek
883:Midwest –
857:Dick Allen
855:Central –
828:Dick Weber
768:Feb 21–26
760:Feb 25–27
746:, USA (1)
705:Chris Paul
678:Chris Paul
669:, USA (1)
655:Jan 24–29
651:Dublin, CA
615:Jan 16–21
580:Oct 25–29
574:Jan 14–16
548:Oct 25–29
456:, USA (1)
450:Chameleon
425:, USA (3)
391:, USA (2)
281:Dick Weber
174:Dick Weber
73:Season MVP
930:defeated
922:defeated
914:defeated
880:Round 2)
878:(Knockout
846:Mar 8–14
838:Round 1)
836:(Knockout
791:Mark Roth
780:Norm Duke
732:Feb 6–12
692:Dec 9–11
638:One A Day
481:Scorpion
365:Brunswick
267:U.S. Open
263:Norm Duke
191:Brunswick
167:U.S. Open
154:The 2011
1224:PBA Tour
908:Finals)
865:South –
805:Mar 1–5
744:Tom Hess
728:Reno, NV
609:Jan 22*
554:Cheetah
385:Cheetah
310:(222.50)
253:Tom Hess
67:PBA Tour
58:Duration
1497:2012–13
1492:2011–12
1487:2010–11
1482:2009–10
1477:2008–09
1472:2007–08
1467:2006–07
1462:2005–06
1457:2004–05
1452:2003–04
1447:2002–03
1442:2001–02
1217:seasons
860:East –
849:Mar 14
724:Feb 13
695:Dec 12
647:Jan 30
623:T of C
527:Finland
507:Dec 26
469:Dec 19
438:Dec 12
371:Nov 28
340:Airdate
1161:. PBA.
1146:. PBA.
1131:. PBA.
1116:. PBA.
1101:. PBA.
1086:. PBA.
1052:. PBA.
1037:. PBA.
941:Apr 17
904:Apr 10
834:Mar 27
797:Mar 6
684:Feb 6
588:Viper
551:Nov 6
542:Jan 9
519:Shark
516:Nov 6
478:Nov 6
447:Nov 5
419:Viper
416:Nov 5
407:Dec 5
382:Nov 5
358:Notes
355:Winner
160:ABC-TV
38:League
876:Apr 3
716:Bayer
501:GEICO
491:(NQ)
401:Pepsi
337:Event
145:ESPN2
48:Sport
1552:2024
1547:2023
1542:2022
1537:2021
1532:2020
1527:2019
1522:2018
1517:2017
1512:2016
1507:2015
1502:2014
1437:2000
1432:1999
1427:1998
1422:1997
1417:1996
1412:1995
1407:1994
1402:1993
1397:1992
1392:1991
1387:1990
1382:1989
1377:1988
1372:1987
1367:1986
1362:1985
1357:1984
1352:1983
1347:1982
1342:1981
1337:1980
1332:1979
1327:1978
1322:1977
1317:1976
1312:1975
1307:1974
1302:1973
1297:1972
1292:1971
1287:1970
1282:1969
1277:1968
1272:1967
1267:1966
1262:1965
1257:1964
1252:1963
1247:1962
1242:1961
1237:1960
1232:1959
947:Live
809:Live
772:Live
736:Live
703:and
659:Live
619:Live
584:Live
529:(1)
343:City
218:and
149:ESPN
1212:PBA
1595::
1067:.
525:,
487:,
214:,
151:.
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1197:t
1190:v
222:.
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