Twenty years ago, dwight gooden pitched a most unlikely no hitter. Twenty years ago, dwight gooden pitched a most unlikely nohitter. Ellis, who died of liver disease at 63 in 2008, was one of baseballs iconoclastic figures during the 1970s, when he was a mainstay of the pirates rotation when they won the 1971 world series. Ny yankee pitcher don larson threw a perfect game in 1956 vs. It was the last allnew york city series until 44 years later in 2000, as the dodgers and the new york giants moved to california after the 1957 season. I pitched every game in the major leagues under the influence of drugs, he once said of his 12year baseball career. How to make baseball cool again bleacher report latest. Johan santana has thrown the first nohitter in the history of the new york mets. Even if it seems like nohitters are on the rise, there is an argument that isnt the case, and no matter how you slice it, it is one of the games greatest achievements to get 27 or more outs without surrendering a single hit to wit. Like the 1957 world series, it went to a seventh game, and larsen was new yorks starting pitcher. Maybe not literally, but we need stories like what pittsburgh pirates pitcher dock ellis claimed he saw while tossing his infamous lsd nohitter in 1970. Happy dock ellis lsd nohitter day hardballtalk nbc sports.
Pittsburgh pirates pitcher dock ellis hurled a nohitter while under the influence of lsd. A dockumentary looks at dock ellis the new york times. Feb 05, 2014 but hes probably best known for pitching a nohitter while tripping on acid. Dec 19, 2017 in 1970, as a member of the pittsburgh pirates, dock ellis pitched a no hitter on lsd this fact has become baseball legend, and ellis a cult hero. Both the yankees and don larsens fortunes would dip in 1959. Jun 09, 2003 yankee hurler bill bevens came within one out of throwing a no hitter against brooklyn in the fourth game of the 1947 world series despite issuing the dodgers an astounding ten bases on balls. Larsens most notable accomplishment was pitching the only perfect game in world seri es history. No no, a documentary on mlb pitcher dock ellis, who. The owner of five rings has legions of fans and haters alike, but theres no disputing what he did at the plate in his trips to the world series. After the game, says spinks, someone asked ellis if he saw the. He was a key part of the 1971 world series champion pirates and the 76. The yanks made it 20 in the sixth, but by then the big story was larsen, who still hadnt allowed a single dodger to reach base. Jul 07, 2017 the pittsburgh pirates were considered one of the coolest teams of the 1970s, from dock ellis throwing a no hitter while on acid to winning the world series in 1979. He went and threw a no hitter despite being high as a kite on lysergic acid.
In 1970, as a member of the pittsburgh pirates, dock ellis pitched a nohitter on lsd this fact has become baseball legend, and ellis a cult hero. Like the game itself, the images of don larsens world series perfect game on oct. On monday, october 8, 1956, in game 5 of the 1956 world series, pitcher don larsen of the new york yankees threw a perfect game against the brooklyn dodgers at yankee stadium. After being suspended from baseball for most of the 1994 season and all of 1995 for repeated violations of major league baseballs drug policy, the onetime new york mets superstar pitcher joined the yankees, looking for a fresh start. He played 10 major league seasons, won 8 games and was a key member of the 1976 new york yankees. March 11, 1945 december 19, 2008 was an american professional baseball player. Two such performances have been recorded one in the 1956 world series game 5 by the yankees don larsen, which was a perfect game to boot the only time its been done in the fall classic and earned the yanks a 20 win over the dodgers enrou. Roy oswalt 1 inning, peter munro 2 23 innings, kirk saarloos 1 innings, brad lidge 2 innings, octavio dotel 1 innings and wagner 1 inning. Throwing a nohitter in baseball is one of the toughest feats in sports now imagine someone doing that on acid. Don larsens 1956 world series perfect game in rare color. Ellis is given the documentary treatment in director jeffrey radices no no. Dock ellis,player who pitched nohitter on lsd, is misremembered.
Pitching ace bob gibson throws first nohitter history. The day pittsburgh pirates pitcher dock ellis threw a nono while. I remember diving out of the way of a ball i thought was a line drive. Today is the 47th anniversary of dock ellis acidfueled no. Participating in the first interleague nohitter not counting don larsens world series perfect game in 1956 were. They say i had about three to four fielding chances. Baseball almanac box score of dwight gooden no hitter. No mas, a new yorkbased apparel and art company, created a video about dock ellis 1970 nohitter. Paige was the first black pitcher to throw in a world series.
In celebration of the greatest athletic achievement by a man on a psychedelic journey, no mas and artist james blagden proudly present the animated tale of dock ellis legendary lsd nohitter. Vida blue, a big star in his era, pitched 17 years in the major leagues, winning 209 games. Jun 12, 2017 today is the 47th anniversary of dock ellis acid fueled no hitter. March 11, 1945 december 19, 2008 was a professional baseball player who pitched for the pittsburgh pirates, among other teams in major league baseball.
No les than brilliant just two years after facing cancer, lefthander jon lester threw the 18th nohitter in red sox history and the fourth of this decade by blanking the royals, 70, at fenway park. Jake arrieta takes nohitter into the sixth, but world. He pitched wildly through all nine innings, walking eight and hitting a batter, but managed to pitch a no hitter in a 20 victory. He was pitching for th e new york yanke es in game 5 of the 1 956 world s eries against the brooklyn dodgers on october 8, 1956. The dallas observer published a piece in 2005 that claimed ellis was so disoriented from a drug and alcoholfueled bender that he did not know what day of the week it was. Dock ellis was a former pitcher who played 12 seasons in the big leagues for five teams, including the pittsburgh pirates, with whom he won a world series in 1971. Oct 04, 2016 like the game itself, the images of don larsens world series perfect game on oct. In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinchhitter dale mitchell to complete the first nohitterperfect game in world series history. George steinbernner was the only guy who gave me an opportunity when nobody else did. During an interview with the toucher and rich program on 98. Dock ellis throwing a nohitter tripping on acid leads to. To this day, major league baseball has only released snippets of this game to the. But hes probably best known for pitching a nohitter while tripping on acid.
Dock ellis acid nohitter was 47 years ago today sports illustrated. Dock ellis pitched a nohitter while on the effects of lsd. Kansas city royals at boston red sox box score, may 19. Louis cardinals ace bob gibson throws the first nohitter of his storied career. It was only the second perfect game ever pitched in baseball to that point. Ellis, a pittsburgh pirate at the time, claims to have pitched the game under the influence of lsd. Of the 263 nohitters ever thrown in the big leagues, we can only guess how many were aided by steroids, but we can say without question that only one was ever thrown on acid. The photographs of larsens last pitch and yogi berras joyous.
The 33yearold ace of the mets staff went the distance against the visiting st. While mlb doesnt have much footage of the game available, parts of it can be seen in the documentary no no. He pitched wildly through all nine innings, walking eight and hitting a batter, but managed to pitch a nohitter in a 20 victory. Dwight gooden pitched the eighth regular season nohitter for the new york yankees organization. Dock phillip ellis, best remembered as the winningest pitcher on the champion 1971 pittsburgh pirates baseball club, was also one of his.
Don larsen, the former new york yankees legend known for pitching a perfect world series game, died wednesday night in hayden, idaho. Imagine richard nixon calling strikes and balls while jimi hendrix steps into the box to hit. No mas and james blagden brought us an awesome animated short on the story of the nohitter, and ice cube revealed plans in 2017 to produce a movie about the. I jumped, but the ball wasnt hit hard and never reached me. Today is the 47th anniversary of dock ellis throwing a nohitter while on acid. Five current mlb teams have had only one nohitter in their entire existence, and. Larsens perfect game is the only one in the history of the world series. His perfect game remained t he only no hitter of any type pitched in postseason play until philadelphia phillies pitcher roy. The no hitter remains one of the rarest and most notable feats in baseball. The veracity of the claim has been disputed over the years most notably in ellis 1976 biography, dock ellis in the country of baseball, in which biographer donald hall writes the hurler had been drinking vodka before throwing his nohitter, not dropping doses and it came under fire again today. Jason varitek was behind the plate, setting a major league record by. He was a husband, a brother, an uncle and a father. He played in major league baseball as a righthanded pitcher from 1968. The yankees reached the world series and ellis was the american leagues comeback player of the year.
Their most recent nohitter was david cones perfect game in 1999, the seventh yankees nohitter thrown by a righthanded pitcher and their third perfect game. The yankees first perfect game was also thrown by a righthanded pitcher, don larsen, and came in game 5 of the 1956 world series. Sep 23, 2009 on september 21, 1970, vida blue pitched a no hitter against the soontobe american league western division champion minnesota twins the 20 yearold blue had just missed a no hitter on. Louis cardinals at citi field without surrendering a hit in an 80 win. March 11th, 1945 december 19th, 2008 was an american baseball player known for his volatile attitude on and off the pitch. For his amazing effort, gooden was named player of the week in the american league. On september 21, 1970, vida blue pitched a nohitter against the soontobe american league western division champion minnesota twins the. Jake arrieta takes no hitter into the sixth, but world series game 2 is no fall classic. Ellis played in major league baseball from 1968 through 1979 for the pittsburgh pirates, new york yankees, oakland athletics, texas rangers, and. A dockumentary, which made its world premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival, and will soon play sxsw.
After baseball, he helped troubled youth overcome their own. A dockumentary is dock ellis, the pittsburgh pirates pitcher who famously claimed he had thrown his 1970 nohitter against the san diego padres while on lsd. Their most recent no hitter was david cones perfect game in 1999, the seventh yankees no hitter thrown by a righthanded pitcher and their third perfect game. Dock ellis pitched a nohitter while on the effects of lsd nov 29, 2016 brad smithfield dock phillip ellis, jr. Dock ellis lsd nohitter called out by bill lee insidehook. Nov 11, 2009 in celebration of the greatest athletic achievement by a man on a psychedelic journey, no mas and artist james blagden proudly present the animated tale of dock ellis legendary lsd no hitter. Jake arrieta takes nohitter into the sixth, but world series game 2 is no fall classic cubs starter jake arrieta struck out six in 5. After 40 years, dock ellis inspires acid test the new york. Ellis said he threw the nohitter despite being unable to feel the ball or see the batter or catcher clearly. This fact has become baseball legend, and ellis a cult. No les than brilliant just two years after facing cancer, lefthander jon lester threw the 18th no hitter in red sox history and the fourth of this decade by blanking the royals, 70, at fenway park.
The pirates defeated the san diego padres, 20, in the erratic nohitter. Say no no to drugs, kids, but yes yes to this great documentary about pro baseball player doc ellis, who in the 1970s pitched a nohitter game on lsd. No mas, a new yorkbased apparel and art company, created a video about dock ellis 1970 no hitter. Dock ellis acid nohitter was 47 years ago today sports. So, in his first nine seasons, he pitched in the playoffs five times and the world series twice. The chip hilton series has inspired and influenced young people for more than fi. Dock ellis lsd nohitter retold in new video huffpost.
After 40 years, dock ellis inspires acid test the new. Today is the 47th anniversary of dock ellis acidfueled nohitter. No no, a documentary on mlb pitcher dock ellis, who pitched a nohitter while tripping on acid. Today is the 47th anniversary of dock ellis acidfueled. Nohitters before they joined the mets mets nohitters. The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees of the american league and the defending champion brooklyn dodgers of the national league in october 1956. Onehit games pitched in world series history with pitchers, team, opponent, date and when the hit occurred. In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinch hitter dale mitchell to complete the first no hitter perfect game in world series history.
In 1970, as a member of the pittsburgh pirates, dock ellis pitched a nohitter on lsd. This fact has become baseball legend, and ellis a cult hero. While the yankees would prevail in the 1956 series, the 1988 oakland athletics would produce a grand slam in game 1, lose that game, and furthermore lose that series. Aug 31, 2014 ellis rushed to san diego for the game. Kansas city royals at boston red sox box score, may 19, 2008. How dock ellis dropped acid and threw a nohitter new york post. The number of yankee runs put up in the game, eight, is the largest number of runs accumulated in a world series game, by a team which lost the game, yet went on to win the series. Jake arrieta takes nohitter into the sixth, but world series. However, he is perhaps best remembered for throwing a. Sep 05, 2010 ellis, who died of liver disease at 63 in 2008, was one of baseballs iconoclastic figures during the 1970s, when he was a mainstay of the pirates rotation when they won the 1971 world series. Don larsen, former yankee who pitched the only nohitter. New york slipped to third place and don larsen dropped below.
Even if it seems like no hitters are on the rise, there is an argument that isnt the case, and no matter how you slice it, it is one of the games greatest achievements to get 27 or. Ellis threw a nohitter on june 12, 1970, and later stated that he accomplished the feat under the influence of lsd. The pittsburgh pirates were considered one of the coolest teams of the 1970s, from dock ellis throwing a nohitter while on acid to winning the world series in 1979. May 08, 2019 watch all 27 outs of mike fiers no hitter against the reds.
Jul 12, 2017 no no, a documentary on mlb pitcher dock ellis, who pitched a nohitter while tripping on acid. A dockumentary is dock ellis, the pittsburgh pirates pitcher who famously claimed he had thrown his 1970 nohitter against the. On june 12, 1970, pirates pitcher dock ellis did something that, by all rights, should be completely impossible. Drugs made vida blueblue bleacher report latest news. Jason varitek was behind the plate, setting a major league record by catching the fourth no hitter of his career. He played in major league baseball as a righthanded pitcher from 1968 through 1979, most notably as a member of the pittsburgh pirates teams that won five national league eastern division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and, won the world series in 1971. The day pittsburgh pirates pitcher dock ellis threw a no.
Gibsons heroics helped his team sail to an 110 victory over the pittsburgh pirates. How many nohitters have been thrown in the postseason. However, he is perhaps best remembered for throwing a nohitter in 1970 and later stating that he had done it while under the influence of lsd. Sometimes i tried to stare the hitter down and throw while i was looking at him. Ellis was the starting pitcher for the national league in the allstar game in 1971 and later that year, the pirates won the 1971 world series. Dwight gooden pitched the eighth regular season no hitter for the new york yankees organization. Ellis is given the documentary treatment in director jeffrey radice s no no.
The nohitter remains one of the rarest and most notable feats in baseball. Jun 12, 2017 on june 12, 1970, pirates pitcher dock ellis did something that, by all rights, should be completely impossible. I started having a crazy idea in the fourth inning that richard nixon was the home plate umpire, and once i thought i was pitching a baseball to. His best season was 1971, when he won 19 games for the world series champion pirates and was the starting pitcher for the national league in the allstar game. No no, a documentary on mlb pitcher dock ellis, who pitched. Tom glavine 8 innings and mark wohlers 1, atlanta nl vs. He went and threw a nohitter despite being high as a kite on lysergic acid. Maybe not literally, but we need stories like what pittsburgh pirates pitcher dock ellis claimed he saw while tossing his infamous lsd no hitter in 1970.
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