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1964 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1964 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationDecember 12, 1963 – November 14, 1964
PBA Tour
Season MVPBob Strampe
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1964 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's sixth season, and consisted of 31 events. Bob Strampe's lone victory on the year was at the fifth PBA National Championship, but he also led the Tour in earnings to win the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year award.

Tournament schedule

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Event Bowling center City Dates Winner
Jacksonville PBA Open Colt Lanes Jacksonville, Florida Dec 12–16 Carmen Salvino (4)
Hialeah PBA Open Hialeah Lanes Hialeah, Florida Dec 19–23 Johnny King (1)
St. Louis PBA Open Crestwood Bowl St. Louis, Missouri Jan 7–11 Andy Marzich (5)
Mobile Sertoma PBA Open Florida Bowl Mobile, Alabama Feb 11–15 Bill Allen (4)
New Orleans Coca-Cola PBA Open Expressway Lanes Gretna, Louisiana Feb 18–22 Bill Allen (5)
Birmingham Coca-Cola PBA Open Homewood Bowl Birmingham, Alabama Feb 25–29 Billy Hardwick (5)
Colt PBA Open Unitas Lanes Glen Burnie, Maryland Mar 3–7 Tommy Tuttle (1)
New Jersey BPA Cavalcade Princeton Bowl Princeton, New Jersey Mar 10–14 Buzz Fazio (1)
Buffalo PBA Open Fairlanes Depew, New York Mar 17–21 Wayne Zahn (2)
North American Van Lines Open 300 Bowl Pontiac, Michigan Mar 24–28 Billy Hardwick (6)
Denver PBA Open Celebrity Lanes Denver, Colorado Mar 31 – Apr 4 Don Johnson (1)
Southern California PBA Open Kona Lanes Costa Mesa, California Apr 7–11 Billy Hardwick (7)
North California PBA Open Tokay Bowl Lodi, California Apr 14–18 Wayne Zahn (3)
San Jose PBA Open Saratoga Lanes San Jose, California Jun 11–14 Bill Allen (6)
Seattle Coca-Cola PBA Open Skyway Park Bowl Seattle, Washington Jun 18–21 Jerry McCoy (1)
Spokane PBA Open Silver Lanes Spokane, Washington Jun 25–28 Ray Bluth (1)
Rockford Coca-Cola PBA Open Park Lanes Rockford, Illinois Jul 15–18 Carmen Salvino (5)
Pittsburg PBA Open Baden Bowl Baden, Pennsylvania Jul 23–26 Harry Smith (6)
Continental PBA Open Continental Lanes Roseville, Michigan Jul 30 – Aug 2 Jim St. John (4)
Third Annual Canadian PBA Open Laurentian Lanes Montreal, Quebec Aug 6–9 Bill Allen (7)
Bertrand PBA Open Bertrand Bowl Waukegan, Illinois Aug 13–16 Pete Tountas (1)
Louisville Coca-Cola PBA Open Thelmal Lanes Louisville, Kentucky Aug 20–23 Nelson Burton, Jr. (1)
Houston Coca-Cola Open Post Oak Lanes Houston, Texas Aug 27–30 Les Schissler (2)
Dallas Home Furniture Open Hart Bowl Dallas, Texas Sep 4–7 Dick Weber (13)
Tucson PBA Open Cactus Bowl Tucson, Arizona Sep 10–13 Glenn Allison (4)
Mesa-Phoenix Open Country Club Bowl Mesa, Arizona Sep 17–20 Billy Welu (2)
Oxnard PBA Open Tournament Bowl Oxnard, California Sep 24–27 Glenn Allison (5)
San Diego PBA Open University Lanes San Diego, California Oct 1–4 Andy Marzich (6)
Las Vegas PBA Open Showboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 6–10 Harry Smith (7)
Fifth Annual PBA National Championship Garden City Bowl Garden City, New York Nov 3–8 Bob Strampe (1)
Columbus Pepsi Cola PBA Open Amos Lanes Columbus, Ohio Nov 11–14 Billy Golembiewski (2)
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