On this day in 1976, the Dodgers were playing the Cubs on a sunny April Sunday. But this particular date in history will always be remembered as Monday’s day.
Rick Monday played a very successful career in the big leagues that spanned 19 years across three different franchises and four different cities. But the biggest moment of his career may have come on that sunny Sunday afternoon against the Dodgers.
Two protesters ran onto the field that day to set an American flag on fire after the start of the home half of the fourth inning.