Dock Ellis was a major league pitcher most known for throwing a no-hitter on June 12th, 1970 while under the influence of LSD. His story has been depicted in songs, animations, and even had its own feature length documentary. While the story of the man who pitched a no hitter on acid is legendary, it undercuts just how important Dock was to his team, The Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as Major League Baseball as a whole. We're going to take a trip back to 1970, the year in which it happened. The no hitter will be apart of the story, but only a small part.

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Sources:
In The Country of Baseball
Author: Donald Hall/Dock Ellis
https://thesportsnotebook.com/1970-nlcs/
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2...

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Time Codes:
0:00 Intro
3:02 Dock's 1970 Debut
5:47 Dock's Rival
8:09 The LSD No Hitter
10:47 Homecoming
12:36 Final Start at Forbes
14:12 Dock v. Steve
15:58 - Battle Won
18:18 The NLCS
19:39 Epilogue