# Named baseball games (like the PineTar Game)

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [October 16, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-baseball-games-like-the-pinetar-game/973342 "2022-10-16T20:12:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-baseball-games-like-the-pinetar-game/973342/62 "2024-12-12T03:07:50Z")

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FYI,

James Roark’s photo of Dodger Rick Monday saving the American flag from being burned at Dodger Stadium won him the **Pulitzer Prize** in 1977.

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-baseball-games-like-the-pinetar-game/973342/63 "2024-12-12T16:45:36Z")

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I believe it was nominated but did not win.

The incident occurred at Dodgers Stadium on Sunday 25 April 1976 — 4 years to the day before I graduated boot camp from MCRD San Diego.

It was the middle of the 4th inning and the Cubs had just taken the field, with Monday in Center Field.

• Video, 36 secs, Vin Scully’s call ➜ [https://youtu.be/hbr1hNp-nI4](https://youtu.be/hbr1hNp-nI4) ■  
• Video, 3 mins, Marty Lurie with Rick Monday narration ➜ [https://youtu.be/y2seqXuMwB4](https://youtu.be/y2seqXuMwB4) ■

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