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50 Point Game Era 1920 -1981 |
Final |
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Pitching |
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First |
W |
L |
Avg. |
Brand |
Style |
World Location |
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1981 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
11 |
0 |
78.01% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Genola, MN (*) |
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1980 |
Opal Reno |
Lucasvill, OH |
11 |
0 |
78.78% |
Ohio "O" |
Flip |
Huntsville, AL |
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1979 |
Phyllis Negaard |
St. Joseph, MN |
10 |
1 |
70.19% |
Ted Allen |
3/4 Turn |
Statesville, NC |
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1978 |
Opal Reno |
Lucasvill, OH |
11 |
0 |
82.84% |
Ohio "O" |
Flip |
Des Moines, IA |
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1977 |
Debby Michaud |
Raynham, MA |
8 |
2 |
75.06% |
Gordon |
Flip |
Greenville, OH |
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1976 |
Ruth Hangen |
Buffalo, NY |
8 |
2 |
75.60% |
Gordon |
Flip |
Bristol, PA |
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1975 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
7 |
0 |
73.50% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Lafayette, IN |
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1974 |
Lorraine Thomas |
Lockport, NY |
7 |
0 |
80.16% |
Reno |
Flip |
Keene, NH |
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1973 |
Ruth Hangen |
Buffalo, NY |
7 |
0 |
79.61% |
Gordon |
Flip |
Eureka, CA |
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1972 |
Ruth Hangen |
Buffalo, NY |
7 |
0 |
76.62% |
Gordon |
Flip |
Greenville, OH |
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1971 |
Ruth Hangen |
Buffalo, NY |
7 |
0 |
73.40% |
Gordon |
Flip |
Middlesex, NJ |
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1970 |
Ruth Hangen |
Buffalo, NY |
7 |
1 |
72.00% |
Gordon |
Flip |
South Gate, CA |
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1969 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
7 |
0 |
79.60% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Erie, PA |
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1968 |
Lorraine Thomas |
Lockport, NY |
7 |
0 |
74.90% |
Reno |
Flip |
Keene, NH |
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1967 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
7 |
0 |
73.60% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Fargo, ND |
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1966 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
8 |
2 |
72.41% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1965 |
Sue Gillespie |
Portland, IN |
8 |
1 |
75.90% |
Unknown |
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Keene, NH |
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1964 |
Sue Gillespie |
Portland, IN |
7 |
0 |
81.13% |
Unknown |
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Greenville, OH |
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1963 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
7 |
1 |
61.46% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
South Gate, CA |
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1962 |
Sue Gillespie |
Portland, IN |
7 |
0 |
65.31% |
Unknown |
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Greenville, OH |
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1961 |
Vicki Chapelle
Winston |
Lamonte, MO |
7 |
0 |
54.90% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Muncie, IN |
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1960 |
Esta McKee |
Royal Center, IN |
7 |
2 |
53.61% |
Unknown |
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Muncie, IN |
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1959 |
Vicki Chapelle |
Portland, OR |
4 |
0 |
52.80% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1958 |
Vicki Chapelle |
Portland, OR |
6 |
0 |
54.80% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1957 |
Gertsie Lou Selby |
Boulder, CO |
5 |
1 |
42.40% |
Unknown |
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Murray, UT |
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1956 |
Vicki Chapelle |
Portland, OR |
9 |
0 |
52.60% |
Ted Allen |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1955 |
Hazel Harris |
Denver, CO |
7 |
0 |
42.70% |
Ted Allen |
Flip |
Murray, UT |
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1954 |
Katie Gregson |
Crestline, CA |
6 |
1 |
52.00% |
Unknown |
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Murray, UT |
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1953 |
Pat DeLeary |
Phoenix, AZ |
7 |
0 |
35.70% |
Gordon |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1952 |
Sarah Byers |
Portland, OR |
7 |
0 |
53.50% |
Unknown |
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Murray, UT |
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1951 |
Sarah Byers |
Portland, OR |
7 |
0 |
44.30% |
Unknown |
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Murray, UT |
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1950 |
Pat DeLeary |
Phoenix, AZ |
9 |
0 |
51.20% |
Gordon |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1949 |
Anna Lindquist |
Morgantown, WV |
8 |
1 |
48.20% |
Gordon |
1-1/4 Turn |
Murray, UT |
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1948 |
Anna Lindquist |
Morgantown, WV |
7 |
0 |
43.00% |
Gordon |
1-1/4 Turn |
Milwaukee, WI |
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1947 |
Katie Gregson |
Crestline, CA |
8 |
0 |
50.00% |
Unknown |
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Murray, UT |
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1935 |
Esther James |
Hastings, MI |
5 |
0 |
66.40% |
Unknown |
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Moline, IL |
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1934 |
Carolina Schultz |
Harvey, IL |
7 |
0 |
81.30% |
Unknown |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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1933 |
Carolina Schultz |
Harvey, IL |
5 |
0 |
73.80% |
Unknown |
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Chicago, IL |
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1929 |
Mayme Francisco |
Columbus, OH |
2 |
0 |
54.50% |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1928 w |
Mayme Francisco |
Bloomington, IL |
12 |
1 |
54.90% |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1928 S |
Laura Lanham |
Columbus, OH |
16 |
1 |
53.68% |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1927 w |
Mildred Brouillette |
Bloomington, IL |
10 |
3 |
47.00% |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1927 S |
Laura Lanham |
Minneapolis, MN |
15 |
1 |
56.21% |
Unknown |
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Duluth, MN |
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1926 |
Mildred Brouillette |
Minneapolis, MN |
14 |
0 |
43.20% |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1925w |
Laura Lanham |
Bloomington, IL |
16 |
1 |
57.20% |
Unknown |
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Lake Worth, FL |
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1924 w |
Laura Lanham |
Bloomington, IL |
6 |
0 |
52.70% |
Unknown |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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1924 S |
Laura Lanham |
Bloomington, IL |
13 |
0 |
5.43% |
Unknown |
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Lake Worth, FL |
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1923 w |
Mayme Francisco |
Columbus, OH |
5 |
0 |
45.20% |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1923 S |
Mayme Francisco |
Columbus, OH |
7 |
0 |
37.80% |
Unknown |
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Cleveland, OH |
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1922 w |
Mayme Francisco |
Bloomington, IL |
3 |
0 |
? |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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1922s |
Laura Lanham |
Columbus, OH |
8 |
0 |
? |
Unknown |
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Des Moines, IA |
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1921 |
Marie Mathews |
Minneapolis, MN |
18 |
2 |
? |
Unknown |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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1920s |
Marjorie Voorthies |
Asbury Park NJ |
5 |
0 |
? |
Unknown |
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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World Champions=53 |
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Sue Gillespie 1962 wins
Women's Championship at 15 years old |
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Data was collected from
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Note: Shoe Brand and
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Ottie Reno - The
American Directory of Horseshoe Pitching book |
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File Created by: Mel Yockstick |
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