On March 2nd, in Sports History... 1927, Babe Ruth becomes baseball's highest paid player at a salary of $70,000 per year. 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in an NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. 1969, Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 … [Read more...] about Sports History – March 2