youngest player to score 50 points in a game before 1960

Before 1959-60, Elgin Baylor was the youngest in a game with 50+ points. He was 24 years and 162 days old versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

Interpreted as:

youngest player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game before 1960

		NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24-162	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12				22	38	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3
2		George Mikan G. Mikan	24-253	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL						17	28	60.7				19	20	95.0	72.0				5
3		George Mikan G. Mikan	24-268	51	3/13/1949	MIN	vs	NYK						22	40	55.0				7	12	58.3	56.3				2
4		Jack Twyman J. Twyman	24-293	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18				22	47	46.8				6	8	75.0	49.5				4
5		Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25-009	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR						18	27	66.7				15	20	75.0	71.2				3
6		Neil Johnston N. Johnston	25-012	50	2/16/1954	PHI		SYR		12	6			18	30	60.0				14	16	87.5	67.5				5
7		George Mikan G. Mikan	25-210	51	1/14/1950	MIN	@	ROC						20	36	55.6				11	12	91.7	61.8				5
8		Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26-030	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4			18	31	58.1				14	17	82.4	65.0				2
9		Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26-039	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19				20	32	62.5				12	16	75.0	66.6				4
10		Joe Fulks J. Fulks	27-107	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0			27	56	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
11		George Mikan G. Mikan	27-216	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36				22	45	48.9				17	21	81.0	56.2				4
12		George Yardley G. Yardley	29-073	51	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19				17	33	51.5				17	19	89.5	61.7				5
13		George Yardley G. Yardley	29-093	52	2/4/1958	DET	vs	SYR		20				18	31	58.1				16	16	100.0	68.3				3
14		Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	30-258	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23				18	34	52.9				14	17	82.4	60.3				6

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