Dock Ellis’s baseball career is remembered for many things, but none more than the legendary no-hitter he threw on June 12, 1970, allegedly under the influence of LSD.
Ellis had been partying with friends in L.A. under the false assumption that he had the next day off. He awoke the next morning, still stoned, to some surprising news: He was set to pitch in a few hours. And pitch he did, shutting down the San Diego Padres in spite of his heavily drugged-up state.
Some clever animators have put pictures and words to Dock’s epic story.