Rick Monday

Rick Monday
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
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	241
Runs batted in	775
Teams
Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1966–1971) Chicago Cubs (1972–1976) Los Angeles Dodgers (1977–1984)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1968, 1978) World Series champion (1981)

Robert James "Rick" Monday Jr. (born November 20, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player who now serves as a broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1966 to 1984, most notably as a member of the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he won a World Series championship in 1981.

A two-time All-Star, Monday played 19 seasons for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1966–71), Chicago Cubs (1972–76) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1977–84). He was the first player selected in the inaugural 1965 Major League Baseball draft. He also received attention for a 1976 incident in which he prevented the American flag from being burned on the field at Dodger Stadium.^[1] After his playing career, he went on to serve as a Dodgers broadcaster on television and radio.