March 12, 1958
The Budweiser team of Pat Patterson, Ray Bluth, Don Carter, Tom Hennessey, and Dick Weber rolled the greatest series in bowling history, a record that stood for 35 years. On lanes seven and eight at Floriss Lanes (Warne at W. Florissant), they finished with a three-game total of 3,858 pins.
Based on a post on the Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 Facebook page.
Photo courtesy Vintage St. Louis & Route 66
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