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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Social Media Celebrates Former Cubs All-Star Rick Monday on Historic Anniversary
Chicago Cubs fans woke up Friday celebrating more than a recent sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Friday marks 49 years since then-Cubs outfielder Rick Monday grabbed an American flag that two protestors tried burning at Dodgers Stadium. Monday sprinted to left-center field, rescued the flag, and handed it to Dodgers pitcher (and future teammate) Doug Rau. Monday previously spent six years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. President Gerald Ford called Monday after the game and later invited the two-time All-Star to the White House. Advertisement 'To this day, I couldn't tell you what was running through my mind except I was mad, I was angry and it was wrong for a lot of reasons,' Monday told the Cubs' official website in 2006. 'Without being prompted, and I don't know where it started, but people began to sing 'God Bless America,'' Monday added. 'When I reflect back upon it now, I still get goosebumps.' Monday, the No. 1 pick in 1965, hit .264 with 241 home runs and a .804 OPS over 19 seasons. He won the 1981 World Series with the Dodgers and played in two others, losing to the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978. Former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Rick MondayKirby Lee-Imagn Images However, baseball fans understandably remember Monday far more for rescuing Old Glory. Advertisement One X (formerly Twitter) user called it the 'greatest play in Cubs history' on Friday morning. Another referred to Monday's moment as 'The GREATEST glove save in MLB History.' The Dodgers recognized Monday on the 40th anniversary in 2016. According to Monday previously received the flag after a court fined the protestors $80 apiece and placed them on two years of probation. 'Rick Monday should be celebrated in every ballpark, every year,' an X user suggested. Related: Cubs Make Announcement on Former First-Round Pick Related: Former Dodgers Phenom Now Turning Heads in South Korea
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Today in Chicago History: Outfit leaders indicted by FBI in ‘Operation Family Secrets' investigation
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 25, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 87 degrees (1990) Low temperature: 27 degrees (1887) Precipitation: 1.95 inches (1902) Snowfall: 2.5 inches (1910) 1859: Four horse-drawn streetcars — the city's first — traveled the rails from Lake to 12th Street on State Street. 1946: Forty-seven people died and more than 100 were injured when a speeding Burlington passenger train headed for California slammed into a train bound for Omaha, which had stopped at the Naperville station. 1976: Chicago Cubs center fielder Rick Monday snatched an American flag from two men who intended to set it afire during the fourth inning in the outfield at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Later, the stadium's message board said, 'Rick Monday … You made a great play.' The next time Monday came up to bat, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Monday, however, said the applause wasn't for him. 'They were cheering for the flag, ' Monday said. 'The greatest thing that happened was when they played 'God Bless America' after that.' The Dodgers went on to beat the Cubs 5-4 in 10 innings. 1989: Shortly after taking office, Mayor Richard M. Daley adopted Harold Washington's sanctuary city stance. Daley signed 13 executive orders, including one that reaffirmed 'fair and equal access' to employment, benefits and licenses to all — regardless of nationality or citizenship. 2005: Fourteen men were indicted for alleged organized crime activities, including illegal gambling, loan-sharking and some of Chicago's most notorious mob hits — including the 1986 beating deaths of Anthony and Michael Spilotro, which inspired a scene in the 1995 film 'Casino.' Frank Calabrese Jr., imprisoned in Michigan with his father Frank Calabrese Sr., wore a hidden recorder that captured alleged conversations between the two. In them, Calabrese Sr. broke his silence on several old murders and named others in doing so. The FBI dubbed their investigation 'Operation Family Secrets.' Five men — Calabrese Sr.; Paul 'the Indian' Schiro; James Marcello, the reputed boss of the mob; Joey 'the Clown' Lombardo, a reputed legendary gangland figure; and Anthony 'Twan' Doyle, a former Chicago police officer — were found guilty on Sept. 11, 2007. Frank Saladino and Michael Ricci died prior to trial, six others pleaded guilty and Frank 'The German' Schweihs was deemed too sick to stand trial. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@ and mmather@
Chicago Tribune
25-04-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Today in Chicago History: Outfit leaders indicted by FBI in ‘Operation Family Secrets' investigation
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 25, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1859: Four horse-drawn streetcars — the city's first — traveled the rails from Lake to 12th Street on State Street. 1946: Forty-seven people died and more than 100 were injured when a speeding Burlington passenger train headed for California slammed into a train bound for Omaha, which had stopped at the Naperville station. 1976: Chicago Cubs center fielder Rick Monday snatched an American flag from two men who intended to set it afire during the fourth inning in the outfield at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Later, the stadium's message board said, 'Rick Monday … You made a great play.' The next time Monday came up to bat, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Monday, however, said the applause wasn't for him. 'They were cheering for the flag, ' Monday said. 'The greatest thing that happened was when they played 'God Bless America' after that.' The Dodgers went on to beat the Cubs 5-4 in 10 innings. 1989: Shortly after taking office, Mayor Richard M. Daley adopted Harold Washington's sanctuary city stance. Daley signed 13 executive orders, including one that reaffirmed 'fair and equal access' to employment, benefits and licenses to all — regardless of nationality or citizenship. 2005: Fourteen men were indicted for alleged organized crime activities, including illegal gambling, loan-sharking and some of Chicago's most notorious mob hits — including the 1986 beating deaths of Anthony and Michael Spilotro, which inspired a scene in the 1995 film 'Casino.' Frank Calabrese Jr., imprisoned in Michigan with his father Frank Calabrese Sr., wore a hidden recorder that captured alleged conversations between the two. In them, Calabrese Sr. broke his silence on several old murders and named others in doing so. The FBI dubbed their investigation 'Operation Family Secrets.' Five men — Calabrese Sr.; Paul 'the Indian' Schiro; James Marcello, the reputed boss of the mob; Joey 'the Clown' Lombardo, a reputed legendary gangland figure; and Anthony 'Twan' Doyle, a former Chicago police officer — were found guilty on Sept. 11, 2007. Frank Saladino and Michael Ricci died prior to trial, six others pleaded guilty and Frank 'The German' Schweihs was deemed too sick to stand trial. Want more vintage Chicago?
