On this day, in 1974, Pirates pitcher,.......................................................

[TheGLOV]

May 1, 1974 - Dock Ellis intentionally hit the first 3 Reds (Rose, Morgan, Driessen) with a pitch, walked Tony Perez on 4 inside pitches trying to hit him, and then threw 2 pitches at Johnny Bench's head, before being taken out of the game.

I love it!

 

[The Song Remains the Same]

May 1, 1974 - Dock Ellis intentionally hit the first 3 Reds (Rose, Morgan, Driessen) with a pitch, walked Tony Perez on 4 inside pitches trying to hit him, and then threw 2 pitches at Johnny Bench's head, before being taken out of the game.

I love it!

Uhhh, hasn't he acknowledged he was tripping on LSD iirc???

 

[lj4heisman1]

I believe he was on LSD when he threw the no-hitter

 

[Nittany Ziggy]

I think Doc was only on mushrooms in the game against the Reds. In the 1971 all star game, he was completely sober and here is what happened TIFWIW:

 

[Waste Management Consultant]

One of the guys who I worked with that retired recently Said Dock Ellis was his favorite baseball player. Every May 1st, he would say “Today isn’t May Day”, “It’s Doc Ellis Day”.

 

[Waste Management Consultant]

 

[Frabjous]

IIRC, Dock went in as a pinch runner once and was tossed for being out of uniform: he wore a Steelers jacket instead of a Pirates jacket.

 

[Obliviax]

Speaking of pitchers, 2 time Cy Young winner Cory Kluber broke his pitching arm last night on a line drive back to the mound. He' probably be out most of the season, perhaps to return in September. Ouch.

 

[LongJakk]

I got to meet Dock at Doubleday Farm baseball in Perry county a few years before he passed away. He became a drug counselor after baseball. He was a really nice man. He was my favorite of the players that I've met.

 

[WDLion]

Uhhh, hasn't he acknowledged he was tripping on LSD iirc???

People in the know say he made that story up.

 

[harbest]

I think Doc was only on mushrooms in the game against the Reds. In the 1971 all star game, he was completely sober and here is what happened TIFWIW:

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The trajectory of the ball was so high the camera of the time couldn't follow it.

 

[The Spin Meister]

May 1, 1974 - Dock Ellis intentionally hit the first 3 Reds (Rose, Morgan, Driessen) with a pitch, walked Tony Perez on 4 inside pitches trying to hit him, and then threw 2 pitches at Johnny Bench's head, before being taken out of the game.

I love it!

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Did he ever say anything about this?

 

[Op2]

I looked it up and the Pirates lost the game 5-3. That's pretty good bullpen work. The Pirates bullpen gave up 4 runs in 9 innings despite coming in with the bases loaded and 0 out in the 1st inning with a 2-0 count to Johnny Bench.