Editing Straight pool (section)

==Highest runs==
In straight pool, skilled players can pot all of the balls in a single rack and continue to do so for large runs. On March 19, 1954, [[Willie Mosconi]] set a record-high run of 526 points over 36 racks.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billiardsforum.info/pool-players/willie-mosconi.asp |title=Willie Mosconi |work=Billiards Forum |access-date=December 13, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133056/http://www.billiardsforum.info/pool-players/willie-mosconi.asp |url-status=live}}</ref> Mosconi had been playing a {{cuegloss|race}}-to-200-points match against an amateur player name Earl Bruney in Springfield, Ohio. Bruney scored the first three points in the match, but Mosconi ran the next 200 points to win. However, Mosconi continued the run for over two hours to score 526 before missing a fine {{cuegloss|cut shot}}. The run was witnessed by 300 people, including a lawyer who produced an [[affidavit]] to confirm it took place, and it was later confirmed by the [[Billiard Congress of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://issuu.com/thebreak/docs/ebreak8-01 |title=Mosconi's High Run Quote |page=6 |date=August 2001 |work=The Break |via=Issuu |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230305143529/https://issuu.com/thebreak/docs/ebreak8-01 |url-status=live |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref>

Mosconi's record for the highest documented run stood for over 65 years. It was finally beaten on May 27, 2019, when [[John Schmidt (pool player)|John Schmidt]] ran 626 balls in [[Monterey, California]], which was the result of a sustained, months-long effort to break Mosconi's record.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/sports/john-schmidt-straight-pool-record-mosconi.html |title=After Much Effort, an 'Unbreakable' Record in Straight Pool Is Topped |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=May 28, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 18, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Critics have argued that Mosconi's record was made in competition while Schmidt simply set up break shots for himself, and that his video was never released.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/aug_19/bb_index.php |title=For the Record |work=Billiards Digest |first=Mike |last=Panozzo |date=August 2019 |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> In a similar format as Schmidt's run, on January 18th 2022, as part of the "Legends of Pocket Billiards" high run series, where a number of player have attempted to beat the record, [[Jayson Shaw]] completed a record-breaking run of 669 balls.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/jayson-shaw-achieves-record-straight-pool-high-run/ |publisher=AZBilliards |title=Jayson Shaw Achieves Record Straight Pool High Run |date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> On January 6th 2025, this record was broken by [[Jayson Shaw]] again, with a new high-run of 832 balls.