![]() ![]() ![]() Pittsburgh’s skipper granted him leave and Dock headed off to L.A. He asked the Pirates manager if he could go home for the night after the club landed in San Diego and had an off day before playing the Padres the following day. Here’s how that day’s events unfolded.Ĭonsidering Ellis’s remarkable history of drug use while pitching, there are some disagreements as to what happened that fateful day and whether he took acid on purpose. On June 12, 1970, Dock’s drug of choice was LSD, and he tossed a no-hitter against the Padres while riding out his acid trip. In our continuing tour through the wild side of MLB history, we check in with Dock Ellis, an eccentric Pirates pitcher who spoke his mind, partied hard, wore hair curlers around the clubhouse, idolized Jimi Hendrix, and claimed to have been under the influence of drugs every time he took the mound. Then there is the craziest no-hitter story ever told. While some could be accused of throwing around hitters by walking several batters in a game, there are cases when a pitcher’s stuff is so electric it evades the strike zone as well as hitter’s bats. Though over 275 no-hitters have been recorded since 1875, this feat continues to be a mark of distinction for MLB pitchers. (Seattle’s Felix Hernandez was the last to do so, in 2012.) A no-hitter, in which a pitcher records at least one walk or hit batsman but allows no base hits, is the next best thing. In over 140 years of baseball history, only 23 pitchers have ever achieved this feat. Everyone knows it’s hard to throw a perfect game in the Majors. ![]()
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