Dock Ellis was not the biggest name in baseball history, but he was a piece of it in 1970 when he fired a no-hitter. This is easily one of the weirder stories in sports history, and if you haven't heard about it before, you're in for a treat.
At the time, no one thought of his no hitter as a big deal. Surely, any no hitter is quite the accomplishment, but this one seemed no different than most. This one was very different though. In 1984, Ellis revealed that he threw his no hitter while he was high on LSD.
Ellis thought he didn't pitch until later in the week, but after taking some LSD with his girlfriend around noon on that day, he picked up a local newspaper and noticed that it was his scheduled day to pitch. He rushed to the field as quickly as he could, all the while tripping off the powerful drug.
As far as the game goes, Ellis really doesn't remember much of what happened. He says that all of his attention was on his catcher. Ellis was extremely wild during this game. He hit a few of his opponents and walked some batters. Somehow, they couldn't hit his pitches either.
Sometimes he couldn't even remember the score of the game or what part of the inning the game was in. When a few balls were hit in his direction, he jumped away from them as if he was scared.
There's no doubt that LSD is a drug that should never be taken. Ellis's accomplishment is still extremely weird and intriguing though. No one would ever expect someone to pitch so well under the influence of such a powerful drug.
Ellis holds a record, but it's a notorious one. While the idea of it is amusing, we should all hope that nothing like this ever happens again. - 31492
At the time, no one thought of his no hitter as a big deal. Surely, any no hitter is quite the accomplishment, but this one seemed no different than most. This one was very different though. In 1984, Ellis revealed that he threw his no hitter while he was high on LSD.
Ellis thought he didn't pitch until later in the week, but after taking some LSD with his girlfriend around noon on that day, he picked up a local newspaper and noticed that it was his scheduled day to pitch. He rushed to the field as quickly as he could, all the while tripping off the powerful drug.
As far as the game goes, Ellis really doesn't remember much of what happened. He says that all of his attention was on his catcher. Ellis was extremely wild during this game. He hit a few of his opponents and walked some batters. Somehow, they couldn't hit his pitches either.
Sometimes he couldn't even remember the score of the game or what part of the inning the game was in. When a few balls were hit in his direction, he jumped away from them as if he was scared.
There's no doubt that LSD is a drug that should never be taken. Ellis's accomplishment is still extremely weird and intriguing though. No one would ever expect someone to pitch so well under the influence of such a powerful drug.
Ellis holds a record, but it's a notorious one. While the idea of it is amusing, we should all hope that nothing like this ever happens again. - 31492
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