March 2
1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA-record 100 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 triumph over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pa. Chamberlain scores 59 second-half points and 28 from the foul line for records. Both teams combine for 316 points to surpass the record of 312 set by Boston-Minneapolis on Feb. 27, 1959.
1966 — Bobby Hull becomes the first NHL player to have two 50-goal seasons during the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
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1991 — Del Ballard Jr. throws the most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history in the finals of the Fair Lanes Open. Ballard, needing just seven pins on his last roll to beat Pete Weber, gets none as his ball falls into the gutter. Weber wins 213-207.