Born: 11/26/45 Batesville, AR Bats – L Throws – L Ht. 6’3” Wt. 195 lbs.

Wife: Barbaralee Casciari Monday

Played in 1,986 games over a 19-year major league career, including eight seasons with the Dodgers (1977-84) . . . the Dodgers acquired Monday prior to the 1977 season after he belted a career-best 32 home runs in 1976 for the Chicago Cubs . . . gained national acclaim on April 25, 1976 as a member of the Cubs by saving the American flag from a pair of protesters who were attempting to set it on fire in left field during a game at Dodger Stadium . . . played a key role in the Dodgers’ 1981 World Championship season by hitting .315 and slugging one of the most famous home runs in Dodger history in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the N.L.C.S, a game-winning shot to beat Montreal and propel the Dodgers into the World Series and the eventual title . . . had a career .264 average with 241 home runs and 775 RBIs . . entering his 11th season as a play-by-play announcer in the Dodger broadcast booth . . .