Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Outfielder Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs dashes ...

Rick Monday reflects on the day he saved an American flag at Dodger Stadium in 1976 and what it's meant in the 50 years since in a conversation with The Times' Bill Shaikin.

You might think the sociopolitical landscape 50 years ago was a lot different than it is today, and, in part, you would be right. I certainly think loving your country was a far more universally ...

There are the great moments we saw, and then there are the great moments we feel we saw. We have heard about them, seen them, talked about them so often that we feel like we were there, even if we ...

The Cubs outfielder created one of the most memorable moments of the 1970s at a ballpark, and it wasn't even about baseball.

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday’s dramatic 1976 rescue of an American flag from would-be burners at Dodger Stadium. Monday, then a Chicago Cubs outfielder and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday rescuing the American flag from being burned in a 1976 game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Monday and his ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There are the great moments we saw, and then there are the great moments we feel we saw. We have heard about them, ...

April 25 will be the 50th anniversary of the day Rick Monday rescued the American flag at Dodger Stadium. Said Peter O'Malley: "It's one of the great moments in Dodger history." ...