It happened on this day in:
1957: Robin Roberts appears on the CBS show "What's My Line." Instead of his more famous job, the panel was tasked with guessing his offseason job -- president of a frozen shrimp company. No one correctly guessed his line.1958: The Phillies reach an agreement to televise 78 games in the New York market on station WOR, including games with the Giants and Dodgers at Connie Mack Stadium.
1959: Roy Hamey resigned as GM. He was succeeded by John Quinn, who had been GM in Milwaukee, was given a 5-year contract. Hamey returned to the Yankees as assistant GM.
1981: The Phillies chose Eric Schmidt in the first round of the January amateur draft and Kevin Gross in the first round of the secondary phase.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1954: Traded Andy Hansen, Jack Lohrke and $70,000 to Pittsburgh for Murry Dickson1962: Signed minor-league free agent Al Raffo
1971: Purchased Bucky Brandon from Chicago (AL)
1978: Released Dave Wallace
2006: Signed free agent Ryan Franklin
2010: Signed free agent Maikel Franco