highest scoring game by a small forward in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Elgin Baylor put up the most points by a small forward in a game, with 55 points against the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

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highest scoring regular-season game by a small forward in the 1950s

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
2	George Yardley G. Yardley	52	2/4/1958	DET	vs	SYR		20		18	31	58.1	16	16	100.0	68.3	3
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	51	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19		17	33	51.5	17	19	89.5	61.7	5
4	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
5	George Yardley G. Yardley	49	3/6/1958	DET	@	MIN				19	33	57.6	11	15	73.3	61.9	3
6	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	2/18/1958	DET	vs	SYR				16	29	55.2	16	19	84.2	64.2	2
7	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	12/26/1957	DET	@	STL				14	32	43.8	20	24	83.3	56.4	3
8	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	48	12/17/1950	TRI	@	FTW				19	28	67.9	10	12	83.3	72.1	3
9	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	46	3/4/1959	CIN	vs	MIN				16			14	16	87.5		5
10	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	3/8/1959	CIN	@	BOS	44	18	5	19	37	51.4	7	9	77.8	54.9	3
11	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	11/19/1958	CIN	vs	BOS				18	23	78.3	9	11	81.8	80.8	4
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	44	2/25/1958	DET		STL				18	29	62.1	8	10	80.0	65.9	5
13	George Yardley G. Yardley	44	1/23/1958	DET	@	MIN				15	33	45.5	14	14	100.0	56.2	4
14	George Yardley G. Yardley	43	2/19/1958	DET	@	MIN				17	27	63.0	9	10	90.0	68.5	2
15	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	42	3/5/1959	PHI	vs	STL		11	0	14	28	50.0	14	16	87.5	59.9	5
16	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	42	11/9/1958	PHI	@	CIN		11	2	15	24	62.5	12	14	85.7	69.6	5
17	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	42	12/2/1954	MIL		MIN				9			24	26	92.3		4
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1/25/1959	MIN	@	PHI		18	2	13	26	50.0	15	21	71.4	58.2	5
19	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	41	1/8/1959	CIN	vs	SYR				14			13	18	72.2		5
20	Kenny Sears K. Sears	41	11/7/1958	NYK	@	DET		17		12	14	85.7	17	18	94.4	93.5	3
21	George Yardley G. Yardley	41	2/27/1958	DET		MIN		27	2	17	30	56.7	7	9	77.8	60.4	2
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	41	2/4/1958	STL	@	NYK		10		18	31	58.1	5	6	83.3	60.9	4
23	George Yardley G. Yardley	41	10/26/1957	DET	vs	PHI				15			11	19	57.9		3
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	12/15/1957	STL	@	MIN				16	31	51.6	8	10	80.0	56.5	3
25	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	11/23/1957	STL	vs	DET				18	27	66.7	4	8	50.0	65.5	4