Robert James "Rick" Monday Jr. (born November 20, 1945 in Batesville, Arkansas) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and is currently a broadcast announcer. Monday is best remembered for saving an American flag from being burned during a game in Dodger Stadium during the American Bicentennial.
He played for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1966–71), Chicago Cubs (1972–76) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1977–84).