1k1mgm@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Christopher Gunn) writes: >In article <1992Jul27.223145.29992@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>, andersom@spot.Colorado.EDU (Marc Anderson) writes: >> I'm writing another paper for my psychology class on LSD, and was wondering >> if anyone has a reference to that claim that some baseball dude pitched >> a no-hitter on acid, or whatever. (If no reference, at least a name to the >> baseball dude what be appreciated.) > >You're probably thinking of Dock Ellis (Pirates 68-75, Yankees 76, >traveled extensively 77-79), although my memory is a littly hazy >on the circumstances. Bill Lee (Boston 69-78, Montreal 79-82) >had some involvements with altered states, of course. >Dates from the MacMillan _Baseball Encyclopedia_, which sadly >doesn't have a "Stoned Register." > >Christopher Gunn Molecular Graphics and Modeling Lab >SPAN--KUPHSX::GUNN Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Malott Hall >913-864-4428 or -4495 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 ============================================================================= From: eesnyder@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric E. Snyder) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Baseball Message-ID: Date: 15 Jul 91 20:29:10 GMT ***************** Anonymous Posting *********************** ***************** Don't [Bl,F]ame Me ********************** You may have heard about "no-hitter" that Bob Milacki's of the Oakland A's pitched last week. No-hitters are pretty rare and this one made the news everywhere. One of the local TV stations refered to it as Milacki's "no-no," a term that originated with Dock Ellis's no-hitter back on June 20th, 1970 for the Pirates. Dock pitched that game on acid. That fact didn't come out until almost 15 years later. Here are some interesting excerpts from Eric Brothers account of the game in the August 1987 issue of High Times magazine: "Dock woke up late. Why shouldn't he? As far as he knew, the team had an off day and he planned to take full advantage of it. Three hits of LSD were ready and waiting in the refrigerator. "A few minutes later, his girlfriend returned with coffee, donuts, and the morning paper. At noon, they dropped acid. Dock put on a record, while his girlfriend read the paper. "Dock, it says here you're pitching today!" "Whaaaa...? said Dock groggily. He snatched the paper, scanned the box scores, and read: PITTSBURGH AT PADRES DOUBLEHEADER (6 P.M.) - Ellis (4-4) vs. Roberts (3-3) [He makes it to the game and after having someone help him find his locker, he suits up and enters the game.] "Dave Roberts, the Padres' pitcher, had an easy first inning, ending with Roberto Clemente hitting one back to the box. Dock marched to the mound, wondering if he'd last the inning. "His fingers tingled as he squeezed the ball. He squinted to see catcher Jerry May's hand signals. He nodded his head and went into his windup, falling slightly off balance in the process. The ball hit the ground about two feet in front of the plate and skipped into May's glove. "May signaled for a fastball outside. Dock wound up and threw a hot one over the the corner of the plate - a swinging strike! In was no ordinary pitch: The ball burst from Dock's hand and left a blazing, cometlike tail that remained visible long after the ball was caught. "Dock felt wobbly on the mound and his stomach was churning with acid cramps. His concentration, however, was superb. As long as he kept to his fastball, the comets kept burning across the plate. All he had to do was steer the ball down the multicolored path. Dock had a crazed look in his eyes and his lack of control was evident to the batters, many of whom were feeling increasingly vulnerable in the batter's box. Dock easily retired three batters in a row [in the second inning]. [the seventh inning:] "The Pirates were clinging to their 1-0 lead. Dock was staring at the scoreboard when he realized he'd pitched hitless ball for seven innings. He smacked Cash on the arm. "Hey, look," said Dock, pointing at the scoreboard. "I've got a no-no going!" Cash gave him a blank look. "A no-no?" asked Cash. He'd never heard the term before. But Cash wanted to keep the pitcher loose and happy, so he smiled and said nothing. [He finished the game without a hit.] (Dock had a pretty good year in 1970. He went 13-10, and helped the Pirates win their first of three divisional championships. The fact that he pitched his no-hitter on LSD was not revealed until April 8, 1984. [no details given]) -- David Honig "Don't you believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear." ---Lou Reed