In the summer of 1978, having been selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame just two years earlier, starting pitcher Robin Roberts became the founding member of a new Phillies franchise “Wall of Fame“, which would basically serve as a Hall of Fame for players, coaches, and other individuals over the history of the franchise.
Roberts played 14 seasons in Philadelphia, and helped lead the ‘Whiz Kids’ to the 1950 National League pennant. The following year, Roberts was joined by broadcaster Richie Ashburn, who not only had been calling games with the team for a decade and a half, but who had been a teammate of Roberts with those 1950 NL champs.