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.

Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday’s spontaneous act of heroism during a matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in 1976.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday rescuing the American flag from being burned during a 1976 game against the Chicago Cubs ...

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Rick Monday reaches to rescue an American flag as two men attempt to set it on fire during a game at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976. (Bettmann / Bettmann Archive) Fifty years ago, Rick Monday was ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday rescuing ...

The U.S. flag that Cubs outfielder Rick Monday saved from being burned during a game at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976, is displayed on the 50th anniversary along with a bronze sculpture of Monday's ...

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 ...