Fifty years ago, on June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis’ friend rushed him to LAX so he could make a 3:30 flight back to San Diego, floating him the $9.50 fee for the hourly shuttle. He arrived at San...

On June 12, 1970, Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis did something that, by all rights, should be completely impossible: He went and threw a no-hitter despite being high as a kite on lysergic acid...

Jun 12, 2020 · On Friday, the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis’ no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, his claim about having pitched the game under the influence of LSD remains a matter of debate. It also has...

"#OTD in #MLB history (6/12/1970): At San Diego Stadium, Dock Ellis tosses a no-hitter against the #Padres during the first game of a doubleheader. Ellis would later acknowledge that he...

Jun 12, 2020 · On this date in 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Dock Ellis tossed a no-hitter against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.

Dec 1, 2023 · Well, it turns out that Ellis' legendary LSD game was the only no-hitter of his 12-year MLB career. Ellis pitched his final game in 1979, ending his career with a 138-119 record with a 3.46...

Jun 14, 2017 · Fourteen years after the game was played, Ellis opened up about how he played nearly every game under the influence of LSD, including the famous no-hitter. Before he died in 2008, he sat down with several media organizations …

Jun 12, 1970 · It was not until 1984 that Dock Ellis began to tell the public he had been under the influence of LSD when he threw the no-hitter. The explanation he gave was that he was at his home in Los Angeles on the day of the game, and mistakenly believed that the Pirates had an …

On June 12, 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter under extraordinary circumstances. The story surrounding his achievement is commonly known as the "Dock Ellis No-Hitter on Acid." Ellis later revealed that he had consumed the hallucinogenic drug LSD prior to the game against the San Diego Padres.