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The Amazing Story of Doc Ellis
Dock Ellis is a pitcher who isn't known by many baseball fans, though those who do know him probably know what this story will involve. In 1970, Ellis threw a no-hitter under the most extraordinary circumstances. He no-hit his opposition when he had taken LSD just a few hours before.
The funny thing is, it was not until 14 years later that we were told what made his no-hitter infamous: he was under the influence of LSD. Even more ironic about this all is the fact that he was working for an anti-drug program at the time when he finally admitted it.
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.
He would later say he remembers very little about the game. He focused solely on the catcher's glove, and was pretty wild the entire game. He had numerous walks and hit batters, but no one could actually hit him.
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.
LSD is bad for you. No one needs to be told that, and certainly not someone now who works to teach youth how bad it is. However, the fact a guy could pitch a no-hitter in a MLB game while on such a powerful drug is truly remarkable.
The feat will always be more infamous than famous, but this is one record that hopefully will never be broken. I'm not sure if anyone could if they tried.
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