In that tournament, Burton set a record for a televised four-game pin total with a combined score of 1,050 (278-279-257-236), topping Larry Laub's then-record of 1,021 set in 1972. Burton's record stood until 1995 when it was broken by David Ozio with a score of 1,070. That record subsequently fell in 1996 when Bob Learn Jr. famously shot 300 in the opening TV match of the PBA Flagship Open in his hometown of Erie, PA en route to a now-record four-game total of 1,129.
In that tournament, Burton set a record for televised four-game pin totals with a combined score of 1,050 (278-279-257-236), surpassing Larry Laub's previous record of 1,021 from 1972. This record was later broken by David Ozio and Bob Learn Jr., both achieving higher scores during the same tournament.