Gum or cake? 1977 Rick Monday

Last time it was a 5-3 victory for Topps. How will they fare here?

Topps has Monday in his Cubs uniform, in a follow-through pose at spring training. Monday was traded to the Dodgers in January of 1977, and the move is reflected on the Hostess card, where a Dodgers logo was airbrushed onto his hat. To me it's a bit reminiscent of 1958 cards where Topps airbrushed an LA onto the Brooklyn caps. This photo looks like it might have been taken at the same time as the other one.

Rick Monday had a solid 19-year career for the A's, Cubs and Dodgers, and would hit a career-high 32 home runs in '76. That year the ex-Marine made national news for foiling a flag-burning attempt in the Dodger Stadium outfield. Monday explained afterwards, "I’ve visited enough veterans hospitals and seen enough guys with their legs blown off defending the flag." To this day it is still unknown exactly what the two perpetrators were protesting. On the field, Monday's biggest moment came as a Dodger, with his ninth-inning home run in Game 5 of the NLCS giving the Dodgers a 2-1 over the Expos, a moment remembered by Expos fans as "Blue Monday". Monday remains in the Dodgers organization, currently in his 33nd season as an announcer for the team.