Single-Game Scoring Record Holders for U.S. Professional Basketball Franchises

American Basketball League

(1961-1962)
A.B.L.
Chicago Majors
   35 pts Kelly Coleman • Chicago Majors at Los Angeles Jets, Oct. 30, 1961
   53 pts. Tony Jackson • Chicago Majors 122-124 at Cleveland Pipers, Mar. 14, 1962 (12 3-pointers)
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Cleveland Pipers
   23 pts. Johnny Cox • Cleveland Pipers 82-87 at Pittsburgh Rens, Nov. 5, 1961
   35 pts. Roger Taylor • Cleveland Pipers 110-105 at Kansas City Steers, Nov. 6, 1961
   38 pts. Rossie Johnson • Cleveland Pipers at Los Angeles Jets, Nov. 14, 1961
   42 pts. Johnny Cox • Cleveland Pipers 107-102 at Pittsburgh Rens, Dec. 10, 1961
   43 pts. Dick Barnett • Cleveland Pipers 129-118 San Francisco Saints, at Pittsburgh, Feb. 8, 1962 3,917
   43 pts. Dick Barnett • Cleveland Pipers 136-1372 O.T. v. Hawaii Chiefs, Feb. 12, 1962 6,050
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Kansas City Steers
   33 pts. Bill Bridges • Kansas City Steers at San Francisco Saints, Nov. 1, 1961
   35 pts. Bill Bridges • Kansas City Steers 121-101 Hawaii Chiefs, Nov. 10, 1961
   47 pts. Larry Staverman • Kansas City Steers 115-111O.T. San Francisco Saints, Mar. 23, 1962
   48 pts. Bill Bridges • Kansas City Steers 118-100 Cleveland Pipers, at Commack, N.Y., Jan. 16, 1962 1,600
   55 pts. Bill Bridges • Kansas City Steers 125-103 Oakland Oaks, Dec. 9, 1962
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Long Beach Chiefs
   20 pts. Jeff Cohen • Hawaii Chiefs 91-76 at Washington Tapers, Nov. 7, 1961
   20 pts. George Price • Hawaii Chiefs 91-92at Washington Tapers, Nov. 9, 1961
   26 pts. Frank Burgess • Hawaii Chiefs 101-121 at Kansas City Steers, Nov. 10, 1961
   29 pts. Frank Burgess • Hawaii Chiefs 99-100 at Pittsburgh Rens, Nov. 14, 1961
   32 pts. Frank Burgess • Hawaii Chiefs 95-88 Chicago Majors, at Washington, Dec. 16, 1961 3,321
   42 pts. Bill Spivey • Hawaii Chiefs v. Cleveland Pipers, at Honolulu, Jan. 25, 1962
   44 pts. Bill Spivey • Hawaii Chiefs at Pittsburgh Rens, Feb. 15, 1962
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Los Angeles Jets
   23 pts. George Yardley • Los Angeles Jets at San Francisco Saints, Oct. 27, 1961
   29 pts. Hal Lear • Los Angeles Jets v. Chicago Majors, Oct. 30, 1961
   29 pts. Dan Swartz • Los Angeles Jets 110-98 San Francisco Saints, Nov. 7, 1961
   31 pts. Dan Swartz • Los Angeles Jets 121-106 at Kansas City Steers, Nov. 10, 1961
   41 pts. Dan Swartz • Los Angeles Jets 142-119 at Chicago Majors, Nov. 21, 1961
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Oakland Oaks
   26 pts. Mike Farmer • San Francisco Saints v. Los Angeles Jets, Oct. 27, 1961
   30 pts. Whitey Bell • San Francisco Saints v. Kansas City Steers, Nov. 1, 1961
   30 pts. Jim Francis • San Francisco Saints at Chicago Majors, Nov. 17, 1961
   35 pts. John Berberich • San Francisco Saints v. Pittsburgh Rens, at Steubenville, Oh., Nov. 20, 1961
   35 pts. Jim Francis • San Francisco Saints v. Kansas City Steers, Jan. 1, 1962
   35 pts. Jim Francis • San Francisco Saints 103-93 at Cleveland Pipers, Jan. 6, 1962
   35 pts. Jim Francis • San Francisco Saints 128-119 Pittsburgh Rens, at Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 1962 2,100
   36 pts. Ken Sears • San Francisco Saints 105-108 New York Tapers, Jan. 21, 1962 3,814
   36 pts. Jim Francis • San Francisco Saints 126-123 Cleveland Pipers, at Sandusky, Oh., Feb. 6, 1962 att: 850
   36 pts. John Berberich • San Francisco Saints 129-120 at New York Tapers, at Commack, N.Y., Feb. 13, 1961 att:764
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Philadelphia Tapers
   17 pts. Tony Jackson • Washington Tapers 65-64 v. Chicago Majors, Nov. 2, 1961
   22 pts. Sy Blye • Washington Tapers 87-101 v. Chicago Majors, Nov. 4, 1961
   26 pts. Roger Kaiser • Washington Tapers 91-96 Chicago Majors, at Lansing, Mich., Nov. 15, 1961 date?
   29 pts. Chuck Curtis • Washington Tapers 119-110O.T. Hawaii Chiefs, Nov. 18, 1961
   51 pts. Roger Kaiser • Washington Tapers 123-1173 O.T.s at Hawaii Chiefs, Dec. 4, 1961 Schofield Army Barracks
   35 pts. Roger Kaiser • Washington Tapers 108-100 Cleveland Pipers, Dec. 15, 1961
   37 pts. Ron Zager • New York Tapers 124-141 Cleveland Pipers, at Lorain, Oh., Jan. 9, 1962 2,114
   38 pts. Dan Swartz • New York Tapers 107-124 at Pittsburgh Rens, Jan. 29, 1962 3,351
   40 pts. Dan Swartz • New York Tapers 114-93 Pittsurgh Rens, at Commack, N.Y., Jan. 30, 1962 att: 300
   40 pts. Dan Swartz • New York Tapers 123-119 San Francisco Saints, Feb. 10, 1962 3,166
A.B.L. Playoffs
   42 pts. Dan Swartz • New York Tapers 125-116 Hawaii Chiefs, at Pittsburgh, Mar. 29, 1962 (1st Round) 3,453
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Pittsburgh Rens
   22 pts. Connie Hawkins • Pittsburgh Rens 87-82 Cleveland Pipers, Nov. 5, 1961
   34 pts. Connie Hawkins • Pittsburgh Rens 97-109 Chicago Majors, at Washington, Nov. 9, 1961
   38 pts. Connie Hawkins • Pittsburgh Rens 87-88 Cleveland Pipers, at Washington, Nov. 18, 1961
   40 pts. Connie Hawkins • Pittsburgh Rens 117-132 at Cleveland Pipers, Dec. 23, 1961
   54 pts. Connie Hawkins • Pittsburgh Rens 108-110 Cleveland Pipers, Jan. 15, 1962

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