Dock Ellis Pitches a No-No

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Dock Ellis Pitches a No-No

From: Neille Ilel
Length: 00:06:22

An Alternate Take on Drugs and Baseball Read the full description.

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Steroid use in Major League Baseball has muscled into the headlines in recent years. But drugs in baseball are nothing new. Dock Ellis tells us about the time he pitched a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates while on a perhaps-not-so-performance-enhancing drug.