Doc Ellis the big righthand pitcher who played for my beloved if hapless Pirates back in the seventies when they were neither, died last month. He pitched in the 1971 Wold Series for the Pirates. He started game one, lasted 2 1/3 innings, and emerged with an ERA of over 15. Well anyone can have a bad day. He's probably best known for pitching a no hitter and later claiming he was high on LSD at the time. For you soccer fans out there a no hitter is when the opposing team doesn't get a hit. There have been only 256 in the history of the game.
Dock Ellis, who infamously claimed he pitched a no-hitter for Pittsburgh under the influence of LSD and later fiercely spoke out against drug and alcohol addiction, died Friday. He was 63.
Ellis died in California from a liver ailment, former agent Tom Reich said.
"I've been in this business for 40 years and there was never a more standup guy," Reich said.
Ellis' death was first reported by ESPN.com.
Ellis went 138-119 with a 3.46 ERA from 1968-79, spending most of his career with the Pirates. He went 19-9 in 1971 when Pittsburgh won the World Series, and made his only All-Star appearance that summer — and what a show it was. Ellis was tagged for one of the most memorable home runs in All-Star history, Reggie Jackson's monster shot off the light tower at Tiger Stadium.
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