Dodgers’ Rick Monday will be honored at Hall of Fame in July

Q: Why is Rick Monday being honored at the Hall of Fame?

Rick Monday is being honored for his heroic act of saving an American flag from being burned during a game at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976.

Q: What will be displayed at the Hall of Fame in honor of Rick Monday?

The American flag that Rick Monday rescued in 1976 will be on display at the Hall of Fame from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Q: When is the awards presentation for Rick Monday at the Hall of Fame?

The awards presentation for Rick Monday will take place on July 25 at the Alice Busch Opera Theater during the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown.

(Original Caption) April 25, 1976-Los Angeles, California: On a dead run from centerfield, Chicago Cubs Rick Monday reaches to rescue an American flag as two men attempt to set the flag on fire during 4th inning play in Dodgers Stadium. First reports said the men, a father and son, were protesting treatment of American Indians. The flag was wet with lighter fluid but the men were unable to light their matches. Dodgers broadcaster Rick Monday will be honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer during induction weekend, part of the 50th anniversary celebration of him stopping an American flag from getting burned on the field at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976. It’s been quite a baseball life for Monday, who was the very first pick in the first-ever MLB Draft in 1965. He played 19 seasons in the majors, eight with the Dodgers, made two All-Star teams, played in three World Series with Los Angeles and won a championship in 1981. Monday has also been broadcasting for over four decades, and is currently in his 34th consecutive season calling Dodgers games. The flag Monday rescued in 1976 will be on display at the Hall of Fame beginning Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. From the Hall:

Monday will be honored at the July 25 *Awards Presentation* at the Alice Busch Opera Theater at the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown along with Ford C. Frick Award winner Joe Buck, Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award winner Paul Hoynes and Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award winner Bill White. The ’ series against the Giants in had an old school feel to it, with the Giants taking issue with catcher ’s apparent comments after a play at the plate involving , then Rushing getting hit by a pitch on Thursday followed by Rushing sliding hard into second base. Katie Woo and Andrew Baggarly at The Athletic . Mark Washington was , a round that no longer exists, and pitched seven professional seasons in the minors and independent leagues, getting as high as Triple-A. He retired as a pitcher after last season and joined the Dodgers player development as a junior area scout. Washington : “Player evaluation wasn’t something I really thought about,” Washington said in a telephone interview with *Dodgers On SI* this week. “The Dodgers — I was there for seven years. It’s just awesome, like a full-circle moment, where the team that drafted me, I’m now employed by them.”