On This Date: March 4
1962: Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors registers his fifth straight 50-point game with 58 against the New York Knicks and sets a season scoring record with 3,921 points.
1968: Joe Frazier wins the vacant New York world heavyweight title with an 11th-round TKO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden.
1981: Guy LaFleur of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 1,000th point with a goal in a 9-3 rout over the Winnipeg Jets.
Blow out the candles
1975:
Ladislav Kohn (hockey)1973:
Brian Barber (baseball)1972:
Robert Smith (football)1970:
Dave Stevens (baseball)1970:
Keith Franklin (football)1969:
Ed Giovanola (baseball)1969:
Lee Tinsley (baseball)1968:
Giovanni Carrara (baseball)1968:
Brian Hunter (baseball)1966:
Kevin Johnson (basketball)1964:
Tom Lampkin (baseball)1962:
Greg Kragen (football)1960:
Reggie McElroy (football)1936: Bob W. Johnson (baseball)
1897: Lefty O'Doul (baseball)
1891: Charles Dazzy Vance (baseball)
