Dock Ellis
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Dock Ellis (born March 11, 1945) was a former professional baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
An All-Star calibre player, he became better-known for two bizarre incidents:
- Beaning Reggie Jackson in the face in apparent retaliation for Reggie's monstrous home run off Ellis in the 1971 All-Star game.
- Pitching a no-hitter while under the influence on LSD. Ellis' account of this story makes for one of the more fascinating readings ever, concerning Major League Baseball.
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External links
- baseball-reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ellisdo01.shtml)
- Excerpts from an August 1987 High Times article about the June 20, 1970 game. (http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=9169) By Eric Brother.
- Dallas Observer article How to throw a no-hitter on acid, and other lessons from the career of baseball legend Dock Ellis. (http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2005-06-16/news/feature_print.html) By Keven McAlester
Categories: 1945 births | Pittsburgh Pirates players | Major league pitchers | MLB pitchers who have pitched a no-hitter
