Psychedelic Baseball Trivia

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LSD and a no-hitter? ___ __ ____ ____



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Who is Dock Ellis 1970 vs San Diego

What is ..."nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"
another Yogism.

[size=+4]Dock Ellis Says He Pitched 1970 No-Hitter Under The Influence of LSD[/size]



[size=+2]Los Angeles, April 8, 1984- Former Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Dock Ellis says he was under the influence of LSD when he pitched a 1970 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.[/size]

[size=+2]Ellis, now co-ordinator of an anti drug program in Los Angeles, said he didn't know until six hours before his June 12, 1970 no hitter that he was going to pitch.[/size]

[size=+2]"I was in Los Angeles, and the team was playing in San Diego , but I didn't know it. I had taken LSD..... I thought it was an off-day, that's how come I had it in me. I took the LSD at noon. At 1pm, his girlfriend and trip partner looked at the paper and said, "Dock, you're pitching today!"[/size]

[size=+2]"That's when it was $9.50 to fly to San Diego. She got me to the airport at 3:30. I got there at 4:30, and the game started at 6:05pm. It was a twi-night doubleheader.[/size]

[size=+2]I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria.[/size]

[size=+2]I was zeroed in on the (catcher's) glove, but I didn't hit the glove too much. I remember hitting a couple of batters and the bases were loaded two or three times.[/size]

[size=+2]The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me."[/size]

[size=+2]The Pirates won the game, 2-0, although Ellis walked eight batters. It was the highpoint in the baseball career of one of the finer pitchers of his time, and arguably,one of the greatest achievements in the history of sports.[/size]

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Ellis walked 8 and hit one batter :lolBIG:



<TABLE class=boxed cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=black cellPadding=5 width=100 borderColorLight=black border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=header colSpan=2>Baseball Almanac Box Scores


Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 0
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=banner colSpan=2>Game played on Friday, June 12, 1970 at San Diego Stadium</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH noWrap align=middle>Pittsburgh Pirates</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>ab</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>r</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>h</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>rbi</TD> </TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Alou cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Alley ss</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Clemente rf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Robertson 3b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Pagan 3b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Stargell lf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>May c</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Oliver 1b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Mazeroski 2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Ellis p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>31</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>5</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=datacol width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH noWrap align=middle>San Diego Padres</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>ab</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>r</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>h</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>rbi</TD> </TD><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Campbell 2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Huntz 3b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Ferrara lf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Colbert 1b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Brown rf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Murrell cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Cannizzaro c</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Dean ss</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Kelly ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Roberts p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Webster ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Herbel p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Spiezio ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>27</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=2><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Pittsburgh



</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>5</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>San Diego



</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TH class=itemname>Pittsburgh Pirates</TD> <TH class=num>IP</TD> <TH class=num>H</TD> <TH class=num>R</TD> <TH class=num>ER</TD> <TH class=num>BB</TD> <TH class=num>SO</TD> </TR><TR><TD>Ellis W (5-4)



</TD><TD class=num>9.0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>8</TD><TD class=num>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TH class=itemname>San Diego Padres</TD> <TH class=num>IP</TD> <TH class=num>H</TD> <TH class=num>R</TD> <TH class=num>ER</TD> <TH class=num>BB</TD> <TH class=num>SO</TD> </TR><TR><TD>Roberts L (4-3)



</TD><TD class=num>7.0</TD><TD class=num>5</TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>7</TD></TR><TR><TD>Herbel



</TD><TD class=num>2.0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD><HR>E–None. HR–Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (12,2nd inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out). HBP–Murrell (3,by Ellis). CS–Alley (1,2nd base by Roberts/Cannizzaro). SB–Murrell (2,2nd base off Ellis/J May); Campbell (9,2nd base off Ellis/J May); Colbert (2,2nd base off Ellis/J May). HBP–Ellis (6,Murrell). U–Tony Venzon, Frank Secory, Bob Engel, Harry Wendelstedt. T–2:13. A–9,903. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I remember vaguely that game. The Pirates were a good team back in those days and starting pitchers used to routinely go more than 4 innings in those days... The Doc was a pretty good pitcher with or without drugs if memory serves correctly.

That is fucking insane. David Wells pitching wasted/hungover is nothing compared to this. This guy is my hero.

Peterson, the pitching coach for the Mets, just bought $2,000 worth of LSD from a friend of mine. NOW it makes sense.

BTW Ellis was the starter of the 1971 All Star game played in Detroit.

Fat Tony said:

Peterson, the pitching coach for the Mets, just bought $2,000 worth of LSD from a friend of mine. NOW it makes sense.

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Kaz Ishii on acid.....no thanks