North American Bowling News
Unearthing Pyles
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| Duckpin Hall of Famer, Jeff Pyles |
In the sport of Duckpin Bowling, the name "Jeff Pyles" is synonymous with record-setting performances and astonishing numbers. Aside from his many feats, which include winning the first pro tour that he ever participated in, (at age 17), and leading all duckpin professionals, past or present, with 18 tour wins, Jeff has racked up a number of records, both world and local. For duckpin aficionados, below are several line scores that I happened to come across during some personal research.
| The World Record 3-Game 655 Set (Glenmont Lanes) -- from 1978 |
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60 |
89 |
109 |
128 |
147 |
167 |
196 |
216 |
235 |
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48 |
66 |
76 |
96 |
116 |
136 |
165 |
185 |
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90 |
120 |
148 |
167 |
177 |
197 |
217 |
235 |
| The Washington-Metro area 5-game City record (Glenmont Lanes) -- around 1996 |
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38 |
67 |
87 |
105 |
125 |
143 |
151 |
170 |
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58 |
77 |
87 |
107 |
127 |
146 |
166 |
194 |
213 |
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48 |
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168 |
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58 |
78 |
97 |
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142 |
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39 |
58 |
68 |
78 |
106 |
126 |
145 |
164 |
183 |
| The Duckpin Pro Tour Single Game record (Long Meadow Bowl) -- from 1996 |
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190 |
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249 |
269 |
Here's an impressive and extremely rare opening to a series (22 consecutive marks)
(at AMF College Park on 3/22/98) |
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78 |
98 |
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136 |
154 |
173 |
192 |
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57 |
77 |
97 |
117 |
145 |
165 |
183 |
197 |
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73 |
82 |
92 |
102 |
122 |
140 |
Unfortunately, I couldn't locate the line score for the Pyles 7-game record of 1329, set at Greenway East Lanes in Baltimore, but the series did include an unprecedented 3-game stretch of 681--234, 189, & 258. In spite of the above numbers, probably Jeff's most amazing accomplishment is that he holds the world record for high league average for a single season--a tremendous 164 average for 99 games in 1984 at Wheaton Triangle Lanes. Astonishingly, a few years prior, Jeff also averaged 160 for a league at Fair Lanes Capital Plaza.
