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Rick Monday... You Made A Great Play..." He later said, "If you're going to burn the flag, don't do it around me. I've been to too many veterans' hospitals and seen too many broken bodies of guys who tried to protect it." [16] Monday had served, while playing Major League Baseball, a six-year commitment with the United States Marine Corps Reserve as part of his ROTC obligation after leaving Arizona State. He received a congratulatory phone call from PresidentGerald Ford after the game, and was later invited to the White House. [17]

On August 25, 2008, Monday was presented with an American flag flown over Valley Forge National Historical Park in honor of his 1976 bicentennial flag rescue. [18]

During a game at Dodger Stadium on September 2, 2008, Monday was presented with a Peace On Earth Medallion and a medallion lapel pin by Patricia Kennedy, founder of the non-profit organization Step Up 4 Vets, for his actions. [19] [20]

Blue Monday

In the deciding Game 5 of the 1981 NLCS at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Monday hit a two-out ninth-inning home run off the Expos' Steve Rogers. The Dodgers won 2–1. Heartbroken Expos fans have referred to the day as "Blue Monday." [21] [22] Monday and Steve Yeager were asked to leave a restaurant in Montreal in 1982 because, according to the manager, six of the patrons wanted to fight with Monday. [23]

Broadcasting career

Soon after his retirement as a player, Monday became a broadcaster for the Dodgers. He began in 1985 by hosting the pre-game show and calling play-by-play on cable TV. From 1989 to 1992, Monday moved farther south to call San Diego Padres games alongside Jerry Coleman, replacing outgoing announcer Dave Campbell. He was also a sports anchor at KTTV for a time in the 1980s. In addition, he served as a color commentator for CBS-TV at the College World Series championship game in 1988. Monday rejoined the Dodgers in 1993, replacing Don Drysdale who died from a heart attack in his hotel room on a Dodger road trip in Montreal. [24] [25]

From 2005 to 2008, Monday mostly handled the analyst role, with Charley Steiner handling most of the play-by-play, except during road trips outside of the National League West division, during which Steiner broadcast the games on television (because until Vin Scully's retirement at the end of the 2016 season Vin Scully limited his broadcasting to all home games and road games involving either the NL West or AL West, [26] ) and Monday handled the radio play-by-play, usually with Jerry Reuss as his analyst.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, Steiner (play-by-play) and Monday (analysis) began covering all games on radio, with Eric Collins doing TV play-by-play for games not covered by Scully. [27] When Steiner replaced Collins on the road TV broadcasts in 2014, Monday switched over to the play-by-play duties alongside Nomar Garciaparra. [28]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rick Monday Saved the Flag 30 years Ago". Washington Post . April 22, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rick Monday at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Metcalfe, Jeff (June 16, 2005). – "Winkles' Devils Reflect on Title Run". – The Arizona Republic .
  4. ↑ "Rick Monday signs $104,000 Bronc pact". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. June 16, 1965. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "A's sign Monday: $104,000". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 16, 1965. p. 15.
  6. ↑ "Gems blank Broncs again as Pollard hurls 4-hitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Oregon. June 30, 1965. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "Broncs batter Wenatchee 15–1 as second half opens". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. July 2, 1965. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "Rick Monday, bonus baby, joins Marines". Spartanburg. South Carolina. Associated Press. September 24, 1965. p. 22.
  9. ↑ "Rick Monday in Marines". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. Associated Press. September 14, 1965. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Athletics call up five players from Mobile". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. September 3, 1966. p. 3.
  11. ↑ Rappoport, Ken (November 30, 1971). "Cubs trade Holtzman for A's Rick Monday". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. p. 18.
  12. ↑ "Rick Monday traded to Dodgers". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. Associated Press. January 12, 1977. p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Dodgers ship Buckner, get Cubs' Monday". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. UPI. January 12, 1977. p. 1C.
  14. ↑ "He's Still Best Known for Having Spirit of '76". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 1996. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ YouTube video, Best Baseball Play Ever – Rick Monday Saves the US Flag Retrieved May 9, 2015
  16. ↑ Platt, Ben (April 25, 2006). "Monday's act heroic after 30 years". Cubs at MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007.
  17. ↑ "Veteran's Day Events". aetn.org. Arkansas Citizens Access Network. November 9, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2019. Baseball legend Rick Monday, who served six years in the United States Marine Corps Reserves while playing Major League Baseball, will share his story of stopping two would-be protesters from setting an American flag on fire during a game at Dodger Stadium in April 1976 while playing for the Chicago Cubs.
  18. ↑ Boccella, Kathy (August 26, 2008). "Player who saved flag from desecration honored". Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  19. ↑ Bernstein, Daniel (September 5, 2008). "Peace One Earth Founder Patricia Kennedy Throws Out First Pitch at Dodgers' Game". PR.com. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
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  21. ↑ Dion, Jean (June 4, 2014). «L'élément fatigue». Le Devoir (Montréal, Canada).
  22. ↑ Au revoir, Expos: Top 10 Moments. – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / CBC.ca.
  23. ↑ Keri, Jonah (March 23, 2014). "Blue Monday: The Day That Haunts Montreal". Grantland. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Ex-Dodger Drysdale is dead". The Washington Post . July 3, 1993.
  25. ↑ "Drysdale's death stuns Dodgers". The Washington Post . July 4, 1993.
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Rick Monday
Rick Monday 1973.jpg
Rick Monday in 1973
Center fielder
Born: (1945-11-20) November 20, 1945 (age 78)
Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 3, 1966, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 20, 1984, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Preceded by
none
 First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft
1965		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Player of the Month
April 1978		Succeeded by
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