Today in Phillies History for March 1st

It happened on this day in:

1889: The Phillies set sail from New York for their spring training site in Jacksonville, FL, becoming the first National League team to train in the Sunshine State.
1965: Jim Bunning and Bo Belinski appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated

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Phillies Transactions on this Day

1972: Released Ruben Amaro
1981: Traded Randy Lerch to Milwaukee for Dick Davis
1983: Signed free agent Kiko Garcia