A shocking ending to a PBA title match! - Del Ballard vs. Pete Weber

Del Ballard Jr. takes on the great Pete Weber in the championship match of the 1991 Fair Lanes Open. Ballard leads by 4 pins going into the 10 frame, but Weber throws 3 strikes in the 10th to put the pressure on Ballard. Ballard throws 2 strikes, and now just needs 7 pins on his last shot to win the championship. That shouldn't be a problem, right?...

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[Eric Harper]

"yeaahhh baby! Get ya some!"

*Gutterball*

....get ya none!

[DASamX5453]

After this tournament is when they all started throwing it down the middle when they needed a small count to win...

[leopoldmozart]

Did Ballard ever say what happened on that shot? It looks like he hung up in the ball a little, got a little extra loft on that shot. I don't feel bad for Ballard: he's one of the top 50, he's won tons of money, he's still taking a lot of paychecks out of bowling, etc. etc.

[leopoldmozart]

Totally. He rushed the line and the ball literally bounced on his release. But I can't fault him for not throwing a straight ball down the middle: if you're lined in to the pocket, you have to throw your strike ball. It's your most consistent shot, the best chance for good count.

[tk12383]

It's moments like this that gives me faith that bowling can sometimes be actually exciting to watch.

[larry spizzirri]

I remember watching that

[VADER2790]

No, that was the total prize fund for the tournament.

[Bowler190guts911Jake]

@Emptycorp i rhink ur a good bit off there

[emptycorp]

Jesus, 150K in 91 is like 2 million today.

[Michael Robinson]

I saw this match on TV live. What a shocker that was. In my home town on league nights, I remember for the longest time when someone threw one in the gutter, you could bet a paycheck that somebody would yell... Dell Ballard!

[dettigs]

yep. chris schenkel says something about pete feeling bad for del. shit, he was jumping up and down like he hit the lottery!!!