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Ellis nowadays is mainly known as the pitcher who somehow threw a no-hitter while high on LSD. But he was also a fierce competitor, and a challenge to authority. In this episode of UnFictional, the definitive story of his LSD no-hitter, the surprising reason why he wore curlers on the field and how Dock Ellis fooled the entire baseball world after he became an All Star.
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Ellis nowadays is mainly known as the pitcher who somehow threw a no-hitter while high on LSD. But he was also a fierce competitor, and a challenge to authority. In this episode of UnFictional, the definitive story of his LSD no-hitter, the surprising reason why he wore curlers on the field and how Dock Ellis fooled the entire baseball world after he became an All Star.
Additional Credits
San Francisco-based writer Donnell Alexander is author of the Apple iBook Beyond Ellis D, including the Dock Ellis-voiced animated shorts Superfly Spitball, The Game within the Game and When a Ball Hits a Dead Bat It Dies.
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