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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Dock Ellis</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dock_Ellis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9b/Dock_Ellis.jpg/220px-Dock_Ellis.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Dock_Ellis.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="306" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ellis with the Pirates</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1945-03-11</span>)</span>March 11, 1945<br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> December 19, 2008<span style="display:none">(2008-12-19)</span> (aged&#160;63)<br />Los Angeles, California, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Switch</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 18,&#160;1968,&#160;for the&#160;Pittsburgh Pirates</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 29,&#160;1979,&#160;for the&#160;Pittsburgh Pirates</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">138–119</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">1,136</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellisdo01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b>&#160;<span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3033470#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>–<a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>–<a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1971_World_Series" title="1971 World Series">1971</a>)</li> <li>Pitched <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> on June 12, 1970</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dock Phillip Ellis Jr.</b> (March 11, 1945&#160;– December 19, 2008) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> player. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> as a right-handed <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> from <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a> through <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a>, most notably as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> teams that won five <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League Eastern Division</a> titles in six years between <a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1970 Major League Baseball season">1970</a> and <a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1975 Major League Baseball season">1975</a> and won the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a>. Ellis also played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. In his MLB career, Ellis accumulated a 138–119 (.537) <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">record</a>, a 3.46 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a>, and 1,136 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a>. </p><p>Ellis threw a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> on June 12, <a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season">1970</a>, and later stated that he accomplished the feat under the influence of <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/LSD" title="LSD">LSD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-erglsd84_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erglsd84-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> Ellis was the <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> for the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1971</a>. Joining the Yankees in <a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a>, he helped lead the team to the <a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">American League pennant</a>, and was named the <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award">Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award</a>. </p><p>Ellis was an outspoken advocate for the rights of players and <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African Americans</a>. </p><p>He had a <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">substance abuse</a> problem, and acknowledged after his retirement that he had never pitched without the use of drugs. After going into treatment, Ellis remained sober and devoted the remainder of his life to counseling others with <a href="/wiki/Substance_use_disorder" title="Substance use disorder">substance use disorder</a> in treatment centers and prisons. He died of a liver ailment at age 63 in 2008. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, Ellis attended <a href="/wiki/Gardena_High_School" title="Gardena High School">Gardena High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a>. At age 14, he began <a href="/wiki/Alcoholic_drink" class="mw-redirect" title="Alcoholic drink">drinking alcohol</a> and using drugs.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis played for the school's <a href="/wiki/High_school_basketball" title="High school basketball">basketball</a> team, recording 21 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a> in one game.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He played baseball as an <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> for a local <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-professional">semi-professional</a> team called the Pittsburgh Pirates Rookies, along with future major leaguers Willie Crawford, Bill Rohr, Tom Harrison, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tolan" title="Bobby Tolan">Bobby Tolan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_White" title="Roy White">Roy White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Woods" title="Ron Woods">Ron Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Don Wilson (baseball)">Don Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Nelson" title="Dave Nelson">Dave Nelson</a>. The team was managed by <a href="/wiki/Chet_Brewer" title="Chet Brewer">Chet Brewer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-centennial_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-centennial-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, Ellis refused to play for the Gardena High School baseball team because a baseball player referred to him as a "<a href="/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs#Spearchucker" title="List of ethnic slurs">spearchucker</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Ellis was caught drinking and smoking <a href="/wiki/Marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana">marijuana</a> in a high school bathroom during his senior year, the school agreed not to expel him if he agreed to play for the school's baseball team.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He appeared in four games and was named all-league.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis then attended <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Harbor_College" title="Los Angeles Harbor College">Los Angeles Harbor College</a> (LAHC), a <a href="/wiki/Junior_college" title="Junior college">junior college</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Sickle_cell_anemia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sickle cell anemia">sickle cell anemia</a> at age 17; the diagnosis was later changed to <a href="/wiki/Sickle_cell_trait" title="Sickle cell trait">sickle cell trait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sickle_cell_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sickle_cell-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_league_career_(1964–1968)"><span id="Minor_league_career_.281964.E2.80.931968.29"></span>Minor league career (1964–1968)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Minor league career (1964–1968)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While Ellis attended LAHC, various <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> teams attempted to sign him to a professional contract, but as he heard the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> gave out <a href="/wiki/Signing_bonus" title="Signing bonus">signing bonuses</a> of $60,000, he held out until the Pirates made him an offer.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was arrested for <a href="/wiki/Motor_vehicle_theft" title="Motor vehicle theft">stealing a car</a>, and given probation.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Brewer, working as a <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scout</a> for the Pirates, signed Ellis to the Pirates; as a result of the arrest, the Pirates offered Ellis $500 a month and a $2,500 signing bonus.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis played for the <a href="/wiki/Batavia_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Batavia Pirates">Batavia Pirates</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Pennsylvania_League" class="mw-redirect" title="New York–Pennsylvania League">New York–Pennsylvania League</a> in 1964. The next season, he played for the <a href="/wiki/Kinston_Expos" title="Kinston Expos">Kinston Eagles</a> of the Class A <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a><sup id="cite_ref-kinston_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kinston-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Jets" title="Columbus Jets">Columbus Jets</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_AAA" class="mw-redirect" title="Class AAA">Class AAA</a> <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-columbus1965_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-columbus1965-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis pitched in an exhibition game for the Pirates against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in July, earning the win.<sup id="cite_ref-kinston_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kinston-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the season, the Pirates added Ellis to their <a href="/wiki/40-man_roster" class="mw-redirect" title="40-man roster">40-man roster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-columbus1965_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-columbus1965-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1966, Ellis played for the <a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_AA" class="mw-redirect" title="Class AA">Class AA</a> <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>, pitching to a 10–9 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a>, a 2.77 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA),<sup id="cite_ref-callup_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-callup-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an All-Star Game appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates called Ellis up to the majors near the end of the season, but the team did not use him in a game that year.<sup id="cite_ref-callup_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-callup-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis started the 1967 season with Columbus. He believed that he was not on the major league club because the Pirates already had a number of African American players; he felt that the team did not want to alienate <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a> fans.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball142_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball142-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis was sent down to the <a href="/wiki/Macon_Peaches" title="Macon Peaches">Macon Peaches</a> of the Southern League,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which Ellis believed was because of the length of his hair. Ellis said that he was promoted back to Columbus after shaving his head.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He had a 2–0 win–loss record with Macon and a 5–7 record with Columbus.<sup id="cite_ref-holdout_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holdout-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his minor league career, Ellis once chased a heckler in the stands with a baseball bat.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also used pills when he pitched, specifically the <a href="/wiki/Amphetamine" title="Amphetamine">amphetamines</a> <a href="/wiki/Benzedrine" class="mw-redirect" title="Benzedrine">Benzedrine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dexamyl" title="Dexamyl">Dexamyl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Stressed by the pressure of his "can't-miss" status as a prospect, Ellis became addicted.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He later said that he never pitched a game without using amphetamines.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He eventually needed 70&#160;to 85 milligrams (1.08–1.31&#160;gr) per game, or between five and twelve capsules, depending on their strength.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis acknowledged that he began to use <a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a> in the late 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis held out from the Pirates in February 1968;<sup id="cite_ref-holdout_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holdout-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he came to terms with the team in March.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates optioned Ellis to Columbus,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> who moved Ellis from the starting rotation to the <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At Columbus, Ellis credited his work with manager <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pesky" title="Johnny Pesky">Johnny Pesky</a> and pitching coach <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Haddix" title="Harvey Haddix">Harvey Haddix</a> for improving his performance.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pittsburgh_Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Pittsburgh Pirates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis made his MLB debut in June 1968, beginning as a relief pitcher,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but the Pirates moved Ellis into the <a href="/wiki/Starting_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="Starting rotation">starting rotation</a> later that season and he started 10 games.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis pitched his first <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a> in September.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He had a 6–5 win–loss record with a 2.51 ERA with the Pirates in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1969, Ellis made the team's starting rotation for <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The struggles of <a href="/wiki/Steve_Blass" title="Steve Blass">Steve Blass</a> kept Ellis in the starting rotation, as Blass was moved to the bullpen.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="June_12,_1970_no-hitter"><span id="June_12.2C_1970_no-hitter"></span>June 12, 1970 no-hitter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: June 12, 1970 no-hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 12, 1970, Ellis <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hit</a> the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, 2–0, in the first game of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">two-game doubleheader</a> at <a href="/wiki/SDCCU_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SDCCU Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a>, while reportedly under the influence of <a href="/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide" class="mw-redirect" title="Lysergic acid diethylamide">LSD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ergsald_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ergsald-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the Pirates had flown to San Diego on Thursday, June 11, Ellis visited a friend in Los Angeles and used LSD "two or three times". Thinking it was still Thursday, he took a hit of LSD on Friday at noon, and his friend's girlfriend reminded him at 2:00&#160;p.m. that he was scheduled to pitch that night. Ellis flew from Los Angeles to San Diego at 3:00&#160;p.m. and arrived at the stadium at 4:30&#160;p.m.; the game started at 6:05&#160;p.m.<sup id="cite_ref-erglsd84_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erglsd84-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis said that he threw the no-hitter despite being unable to feel the ball or see the batter or catcher clearly.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also said that his catcher <a href="/wiki/Jerry_May_(baseball)" title="Jerry May (baseball)">Jerry May</a> wore reflective tape on his fingers, which helped Ellis see May's signals. Ellis walked eight batters and struck out six, and he was aided by excellent fielding plays by second baseman <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski" title="Bill Mazeroski">Bill Mazeroski</a> and centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Matty_Alou" title="Matty Alou">Matty Alou</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Ellis recounted: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria. I was zeroed in on the [catcher's] glove, but I didn't hit the glove too much. I remember hitting a couple of batters, and the bases were loaded two or three times.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes, I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Ellis reported that he never used LSD during the season again, though he continued to use amphetamines.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the story was made public, Ellis said that he regretted taking LSD that day because it "robbed him of his greatest professional memory".<sup id="cite_ref-NYPost2014_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYPost2014-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Assessments_of_LSD_claim">Assessments of LSD claim</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Assessments of LSD claim"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bob Smizik of the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Press">Pittsburgh Press</a></i>, who first broke the story in 1984, believes Ellis' version of events that day, although Smizik did not witness the game in person. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Christine" title="Bill Christine">Bill Christine</a>, also of the <i>Pittsburgh Press</i>, does not believe Ellis' claim and was at the game that day. Christine was a beat reporter who "practically lived with the team that year". Christine had said that he did not notice anything unusual and that if Ellis had reported to the stadium only 90 minutes before his scheduled start, reporters would have been told. John Mehno, a reporter who had "extensive interactions" with Ellis over his career, was skeptical about many stories told by Ellis, including the LSD no-hitter. Mehno said that he has not found a teammate who would corroborate the story.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, Ellis' close friend <a href="/wiki/Scipio_Spinks" title="Scipio Spinks">Scipio Spinks</a>, a pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, has said that he has no doubt that Ellis was telling the truth about his LSD use, as he was very familiar with Ellis' drug habits, including the use of LSD.<sup id="cite_ref-NYPost2014_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYPost2014-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_no-hitter_in_pop_culture">The no-hitter in pop culture</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: The no-hitter in pop culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis collaborated with future <a href="/wiki/United_States_Poet_Laureate" title="United States Poet Laureate">United States Poet Laureate</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Hall" title="Donald Hall">Donald Hall</a> on a book, <i>Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball</i>, published in 1976. The first edition of the book reported that Ellis had been drinking vodka on the day of his no-hitter. Hall updated the 1989 edition to reveal the LSD use.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Citron_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Citron-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Manning" title="Barbara Manning">Barbara Manning</a> paid tribute to Ellis and his no-hitter in the psychedelic pop song "Dock Ellis",<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as did folk singer <a href="/wiki/Todd_Snider" title="Todd Snider">Todd Snider</a> with "America's Favorite Pastime" on his 2009 album <i>The Excitement Plan</i>. A 2009 animated short film by James Blagden about the game, <i>Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No</i>, features narration in Ellis' own voice, taken from a 2008 NPR interview.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The no-hitter is featured in the documentary about Ellis' life, <i><a href="/wiki/No_No:_A_Dockumentary" title="No No: A Dockumentary">No No: A Dockumentary</a></i> (2014), directed by Jeffrey Radice.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> riffed on Ellis and his no-hitter as part of a segment on performance-enhancing drugs in sports, during his 2009 <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> special <i>Weapons of Self-Destruction</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1970–1971"><span id="1970.E2.80.931971"></span>1970–1971</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: 1970–1971"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis struggled for the remainder of the 1970 season, and finished the year with a 13–10 win–loss record as he experienced elbow and shoulder pain. However, he finished second in the NL with four <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutouts</a> and seventh with a 3.21 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates won the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League (NL) East</a> division championship.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis started Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1970_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1970 National League Championship Series">1970 National League Championship Series</a> (NLCS) to the <a href="/wiki/1970_Cincinnati_Reds" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis took the loss, and the Pirates lost the series to the Reds in three games.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis worked on his <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was rewarded by being named the Pirates' <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> starting pitcher; he defeated the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> by a score of 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After a strong start to the 1971 season, posting a 13–3 win–loss record,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis was named to appear in the <a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a>, held at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>. The AL selected <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Vida Blue</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> as their starter, and Ellis publicly stated that National League All-Star Team manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> would "never start two <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">brothers</a> against each other".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-strike_back_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strike_back-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Anderson surprised Ellis by naming him the starting pitcher of the All-Star Game.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-speaks_his_mind_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-speaks_his_mind-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis was the losing pitcher in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-speaks_his_mind_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-speaks_his_mind-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the game, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> hit a towering home run off of Ellis.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The home run, estimated to have traveled 600 feet (180&#160;m), tied a 1926 home run hit by <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> for the longest measured home run on record.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The next time the two opposed each other, Ellis <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">beaned</a> Jackson in the face in retaliation for his earlier home run.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nydn_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nydn-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis started Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/1971_NLCS" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 NLCS">1971 NLCS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> earning the victory over the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the series, Ellis created a stir by complaining about the Pirates' lodgings,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> complaining that the organization was "cheap".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He changed hotels because he said the hotel rooms were too small.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis started Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1971_World_Series" title="1971 World Series">1971 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-game11971ws_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game11971ws-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In a losing effort, he lasted only <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. He allowed four hits and four runs, including two home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-game11971ws_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game11971ws-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-worldseries_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldseries-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Though Ellis denied being in pain before the game,<sup id="cite_ref-game11971ws_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game11971ws-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he later acknowledged that elbow pain limited his performance,<sup id="cite_ref-game11971ws_55-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game11971ws-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and wondered if his sickle cell trait could be related to this pain.<sup id="cite_ref-sickle_cell_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sickle_cell-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates defeated the Orioles in seven games to win the World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis finished the season with a 19–9 win–loss record and a 3.06 ERA. He placed fourth in the <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> balloting.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His 19 wins were fifth best in the league, and his .679 <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a> was fourth best.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Macing_incident">Macing incident</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Macing incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 5, 1972, Ellis, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rennie_Stennett" title="Rennie Stennett">Rennie Stennett</a> missed the team bus to <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a>. A security guard asked the three for identification; Stargell and Stennett complied and were allowed in, but Ellis did not have identification with him.<sup id="cite_ref-paula_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paula-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The guard said that Ellis did not identify himself, appeared drunk, and "made threatening gestures with a closed fist".<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-snopes_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snopes-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis showed his <a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a> as evidence of his affiliation with the Pirates, but in response, the guard maced Ellis.<sup id="cite_ref-snopes_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snopes-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis was arrested and charged with <a href="/wiki/Disorderly_conduct" title="Disorderly conduct">disorderly conduct</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Reds sued Ellis for assault and Ellis countersued. Before going to trial, the Reds dropped the suit and wrote Ellis a letter of apology.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/State_court_(United_States)" title="State court (United States)">municipal court</a> dropped the charges against Ellis, though Ellis stated that this incident made him "hate better".<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis finished the 1972 season ninth in the NL in ERA (2.70), sixth in winning percentage (.682), fourth in walks per nine innings pitched (1.818) and first in <a href="/wiki/Home_runs_per_nine_innings" title="Home runs per nine innings">home runs per nine innings</a> ratio (0.331). The Pirates won the NL East that year and faced the Reds in the <a href="/wiki/1972_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1972 National League Championship Series">1972 NLCS</a>. The Pirates pitched Ellis with a sore arm,<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but the Reds won the series.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1973">1973</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: 1973"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis said that the scariest moment of his career was when he attempted to pitch while sober in a 1973 game. During pregame warmups, he could not recreate his pitching mechanics. Ellis went to his locker, took some amphetamines with coffee, and returned to pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-si_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1973, pictures circulated of Ellis wearing <a href="/wiki/Hair_roller" title="Hair roller">hair curlers</a> in the bullpen during pregame warmups.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates told him not to wear curlers on the field again. Ellis agreed,<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but charged that the Pirates were displaying racism.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a></i> devoted a spread to Ellis about his hairstyles, which was inspired by the hair-curler incident.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Ellis defeated the Reds in a 1973 game, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a> claimed that Ellis had thrown a <a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">spitball</a>. Anderson had the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> check Ellis, but found no evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In his 1980 book, Ellis admitted that wearing hair curlers produced sweat on his hair, which he used to throw a modified version of a spitball.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis missed most of the last month of the season because of <a href="/wiki/Tendinitis" class="mw-redirect" title="Tendinitis">tendinitis</a> in his elbow,<sup id="cite_ref-centennial_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-centennial-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the Pirates lost the division to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis again led the league in home runs allowed per nine innings pitched ratio (0.328).<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1974">1974</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: 1974"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis attempted to hit every batter in the <a href="/wiki/1974_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1974 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> lineup with a pitch on May 1, 1974, as he was angry that the Pirates were intimidated by the <a href="/wiki/Big_Red_Machine" title="Big Red Machine">Big Red Machine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis admired <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> and was concerned about how he would respond, but Ellis decided to do it regardless.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis hit Rose, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Driessen" title="Dan Driessen">Dan Driessen</a> in the top of the first inning, with his first six pitches all aimed at the batters. With the bases loaded, Ellis attempted to throw strikes to cleanup hitter <a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Tony Pérez</a> but walked him, forcing home a run. After Ellis aimed two pitches at the head of <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a>, he was removed from the game by manager <a href="/wiki/Danny_Murtaugh" title="Danny Murtaugh">Danny Murtaugh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis' box score for the game reads as follows: 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.<sup id="cite_ref-snopes_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snopes-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis tied eight other players for the MLB record with the three hit batsmen in the inning.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis struggled at the start of the 1974 season, with a 3–8 win–loss record and 4.54 ERA through July 10. He then won eight consecutive games and nine out of ten, pitching seven complete games in that ten-game stretch.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a> off the bat of <a href="/wiki/Willie_Monta%C3%B1ez" title="Willie Montañez">Willie Montañez</a> fractured the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_metacarpal_bone" title="Fifth metacarpal bone">fifth metacarpal bone</a> in Ellis' pitching hand on September 10, prematurely ending his season.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis had the seventh-best walks plus hits per inning pitched ratio (1.155) that season.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates won the NL East but lost the <a href="/wiki/1974_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1974 National League Championship Series">1974 NLCS</a>, three games to one, to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1975">1975</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: 1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Healthy to begin the 1975 season, Ellis continued to perform well.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August, the Pirates asked Ellis to pitch in the bullpen; he refused on consecutive nights.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 15, 1975, Ellis refused assignment to the bullpen again; as a result, the Pirates suspended him for one day.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis called for a team meeting the next day, at which he was expected to apologize. Instead, he berated Murtaugh, who responded by cursing at Ellis, ordering the pitcher out of the clubhouse<sup id="cite_ref-sensing_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sensing-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and attempting to fight him.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Reportedly, coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Leppert" title="Don Leppert">Don Leppert</a> also tried to fight Ellis.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates suspended Ellis for 30 days<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and fined him $2,000 ($11,325 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-sensing_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sensing-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The suspension was lifted on August 30 when Ellis apologized to Murtaugh.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis finished with an 8–9 record and 3.79 ERA during the 1975 season.<sup id="cite_ref-comeback_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comeback-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pirates again won the NL East, but were swept by the Reds in the <a href="/wiki/1975_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1975 National League Championship Series">1975 NLCS</a> in three games. Ellis pitched in relief for two innings in Game 1.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: New York Yankees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis sensed that he would be traded that offseason due to the fallout from his suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-sensing_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sensing-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On December 11, Ellis was traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) along with pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ken_Brett" title="Ken Brett">Ken Brett</a> and top infield prospect <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a>, in exchange for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Doc_Medich" title="Doc Medich">Doc Medich</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bandits_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bandits-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Tired of Ellis' behavior, Pittsburgh <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_L._Brown" title="Joe L. Brown">Joe L. Brown</a> insisted that the Yankees take Ellis as part of the deal.<sup id="cite_ref-nydn_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nydn-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the Yankees, Ellis pitched to a 17–8 win–loss record with a 3.15 ERA during the 1976 regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-steinbrenner_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steinbrenner-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His 17 wins were eighth in the AL, while his .680 winning percentage was third best. After the season, he was voted the <a href="/wiki/AL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AL Comeback Player of the Year">AL Comeback Player of the Year</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-comeback_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comeback-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Yankees won the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">AL East</a> division championship in 1976. Ellis started in Game 3 of the <a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS)</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> getting the win.<sup id="cite_ref-nydn_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nydn-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Yankees reached the <a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">1976 World Series</a>. Ellis started Game 3 but received the loss, allowing four earned runs in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">3</span></span> innings.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Reds defeated the Yankees in four games.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oakland_Athletics_and_Texas_Rangers">Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TEX1979RELLIS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TEX1979RELLIS.jpg/220px-TEX1979RELLIS.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TEX1979RELLIS.jpg/330px-TEX1979RELLIS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TEX1979RELLIS.jpg/440px-TEX1979RELLIS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2977" data-file-height="1408" /></a><figcaption>Texas Rangers 1979 Dock Ellis #17 road jersey</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a> season, Ellis publicly criticized Yankees owner <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a> for giving him a raise that was inadequate given his 1976 performance and for interfering with manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-steinbrenner_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steinbrenner-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-torrez_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrez-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As Ellis refused to sign his contract, and the Yankees did not want to have players who could become free agents,<sup id="cite_ref-steinbrenner_85-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steinbrenner-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-torrez_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrez-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the Yankees traded Ellis with <a href="/wiki/Larry_Murray" title="Larry Murray">Larry Murray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marty_Perez" title="Marty Perez">Marty Perez</a> to the Oakland Athletics for <a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Mike Torrez</a> in April 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-torrez_90-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrez-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Torrez emerged as a top starting pitcher for the Yankees that season, while Ellis struggled.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While pitching for Oakland, the team asked him to keep charts. Defiant, Ellis set the charts on fire in the clubhouse, setting off sprinklers.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis ranked this as the "craziest" thing he did during his career.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 15, 1977, the Rangers purchased Ellis from the Oakland Athletics. Ellis had a resurgent second half of the 1977 season,<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> going 10–6 with a 2.90 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis complained about manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hunter_(baseball)" title="Billy Hunter (baseball)">Billy Hunter</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Liquor" title="Liquor">liquor</a> policy in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hunter, responding to a raucous team flight, banned liquor on team flights; Ellis vowed that he would bring liquor on the plane to <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> anyway.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis led a player insurrection against Hunter's authoritarian style, declaring that Hunter "may be Hitler, but he ain't making no lampshade out of me".<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Rangers organization blamed Ellis for the team's disappointing finish in 1978 and indicated that they would look to trade Ellis.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, owner <a href="/wiki/Brad_Corbett" title="Brad Corbett">Brad Corbett</a> sided with Ellis over Hunter, firing Hunter after the season.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Mets_and_return_to_Pittsburgh">New York Mets and return to Pittsburgh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: New York Mets and return to Pittsburgh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After starting the 1979 season with a 1–5 win–loss record, Ellis was traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> on June 15, 1979, for minor league pitchers <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bruhert" title="Mike Bruhert">Mike Bruhert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Myrick" title="Bob Myrick">Bob Myrick</a>. The Mets, seeking to upgrade their pitching staff due to poor performances and injuries to <a href="/wiki/Pat_Zachry" title="Pat Zachry">Pat Zachry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Skip_Lockwood" title="Skip Lockwood">Skip Lockwood</a>, acquired <a href="/wiki/Andy_Hassler" title="Andy Hassler">Andy Hassler</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> on the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis went 3–7 with a 6.04 ERA with the Mets.<sup id="cite_ref-rangersmets_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rangersmets-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis requested the Mets send him back to the Pirates. Seeking more pitching in their pennant race, the Pirates purchased Ellis from the Mets on September 21, 1979, for an undisclosed sum of money;<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the price was later revealed to be "something in excess of the <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waivers (baseball)">waiver</a> price of $20,000".<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis made three relief appearances with the Pirates that year,<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> retiring after that season. Ellis finished his career with a lifetime win–loss record of 138–119 and an ERA of 3.46.<sup id="cite_ref-high_times_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-high_times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching_style">Pitching style</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Pitching style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis threw five distinct pitches: a <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>, a changeup, a <a href="/wiki/Palmball" title="Palmball">palmball</a>, and what Ellis called a "sliding fastball". The latter pitch was distinct from a <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis trusted his catcher to call pitches, and he rarely asked for a new sign.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball142_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball142-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis kept a notebook, called "The Book", with detailed information about each hitter's strengths and weaknesses. He often asked teammates and members of other teams, including pitchers <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Bob Gibson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Marichal" title="Juan Marichal">Juan Marichal</a>, for advice on how to pitch opposing batters.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis was married four times.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His first wife was Paula;<sup id="cite_ref-paula_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paula-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> they divorced in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-ellis157_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ellis157-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis' second wife was Austine, and they divorced in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The third wife was Jacquelyn,<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the fourth was Hjordis.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-si_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis had three children and two grandchildren; both daughters have since died, one in 2003 due to complications arising from <a href="/wiki/Type_1_diabetes" title="Type 1 diabetes">type 1 diabetes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-si_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis had a daughter, Shangalesa, with Paula.<sup id="cite_ref-ellis157_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ellis157-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His son with Austine, Dock Phillip Ellis III (Trey), played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> at <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Bakersfield" title="California State University, Bakersfield">California State University, Bakersfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Trey fathered Ellis' first grandchild, Dock Phillip Ellis IV (Dru). Ellis' youngest daughter Simone, who mothered Ellis' second grandchild, died of cancer in December 2012. Ellis stopped using alcohol and other drugs in 1980, when his son was an infant.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis fought for players' rights, including the right to free agency. <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> credited him with trying to further the rights of African American players, but warned him that he said too much.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1971, Ellis testified before the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions">United States Senate Subcommittee on Public Health</a> about his experiences with <a href="/wiki/Sickle_cell_anemia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sickle cell anemia">sickle cell anemia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sickle_cell_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sickle_cell-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and later worked with people who had the disease and raised money for sickle cell research.<sup id="cite_ref-rangersmets_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rangersmets-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement">Retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock_Ellis&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis retired from baseball in the spring of <a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a>, saying that he lost interest in the game. That year, Ellis entered <a href="/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" title="Drug rehabilitation">drug treatment</a>, staying for 40 days at The Meadows in <a href="/wiki/Wickenburg" class="mw-redirect" title="Wickenburg">Wickenburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1984, he revealed that he had pitched his no-hitter under the influence of LSD.<sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis lived in <a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_California" title="Apple Valley, California">Apple Valley</a>, California.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He worked in <a href="/wiki/Victorville" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorville">Victorville</a>, California as a drug counselor.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_36-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-si_65-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also counseled <a href="/wiki/Prisoner" title="Prisoner">prisoners</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> and at a prison in <a href="/wiki/Adelanto" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelanto">Adelanto</a>, California.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Yankees hired Ellis in the 1980s to work with their minor league players,<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> including <a href="/wiki/Pascual_Perez_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pascual Perez (baseball)">Pascual Perez</a>, whom he counseled for drug problems.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2005, Ellis began teaching weekly classes for individuals convicted of <a href="/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence" title="Driving under the influence">driving under the influence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-si_65-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ellis also appeared in the 1986 film <i><a href="/wiki/Gung_Ho_(film)" title="Gung Ho (film)">Gung Ho</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Ron_Howard" title="Ron Howard">Ron Howard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, Ellis served as player/coach for the <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg_Pelicans" title="St. Petersburg Pelicans">St. Petersburg Pelicans</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Professional_Baseball_Association" title="Senior Professional Baseball Association">Senior Professional Baseball Association</a> and went 0–2 with a 1.76 ERA and seven saves as a part of the team's <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lat1990_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1990, he allowed no earned runs and recorded two saves for the Pelicans before the league folded. He continued to play in the Los Angeles Veterans League.<sup id="cite_ref-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills_6-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-couldn&#39;t_pitch_without_pills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reliquary" title="Baseball Reliquary">Baseball Reliquary</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reliquary#Shrine_of_the_Eternals" title="Baseball Reliquary">Shrine of the Eternals</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-BRSOTE_Inductees_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRSOTE_Inductees-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Cirrhosis" title="Cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a> in 2007 and was placed on the list for a <a href="/wiki/Liver_transplant" class="mw-redirect" title="Liver transplant">liver transplant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-strike_back_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strike_back-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although he had no <a href="/wiki/Health_insurance" title="Health insurance">health insurance</a>, friends from his baseball career helped pay his medical bills.<sup id="cite_ref-crasnick_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crasnick-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, Ellis suffered heart damage in his last weeks of life, which made a transplant impossible.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis died on December 19, 2008, at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County-USC_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center">Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center</a> due to his liver ailment.<sup id="cite_ref-crasnick_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crasnick-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Services were held at the <a href="/wiki/Angelus_Funeral_Home" title="Angelus Funeral Home">Angelus Funeral Home</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is interred at <a href="/wiki/Inglewood_Park_Cemetery" title="Inglewood Park Cemetery">Inglewood Park Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a>. </p><p>His life was the subject of the 2014 documentary film <i>No No: A Dockumentary</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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href="#cite_ref-erglsd84_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DeZVAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6773%2C2012490">"Ellis: No-hitter while on LSD"</a>. <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>. 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text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080403011128/http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/28/pitch/">Weekend America Interview with Ellis: Pitching on LSD</a> by Donnell Alexander and Neille Ilel</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legacy.com/PostGazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&amp;PersonID=121603538">Obituary</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette" title="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821685/">Dock Ellis</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded&#160;by<div 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Liriano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Maholm" title="Paul Maholm">Paul Maholm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_McQuillan" title="George McQuillan">George McQuillan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Doc_Medich" title="Doc Medich">Doc Medich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heine_Meine" title="Heine Meine">Heine Meine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Morris_(1880s_pitcher)" title="Ed Morris (1880s pitcher)">Ed Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Morrison_(baseball)" title="Johnny Morrison (baseball)">Johnny Morrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Musgrove" title="Joe Musgrove">Joe Musgrove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Nova" title="Iván Nova">Iván Nova</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Ostermueller" title="Fritz Ostermueller">Fritz 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Schmidt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rip_Sewell" title="Rip Sewell">Rip Sewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zane_Smith_(baseball)" title="Zane Smith (baseball)">Zane Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Snell" title="Ian Snell">Ian Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Max_Surkont" title="Max Surkont">Max Surkont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Swift_(1930s_pitcher)" title="Bill Swift (1930s pitcher)">Bill Swift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jameson_Taillon" title="Jameson Taillon">Jameson Taillon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Tannehill" title="Jesse Tannehill">Jesse Tannehill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Veale" title="Bob Veale">Bob Veale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Villone" title="Ron Villone">Ron Villone</a></span></li> <li><span 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href="/wiki/Clyde_Wright" title="Clyde Wright">Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/John_Hiller" title="John Hiller">Hiller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Jenkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Powell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ellis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Soderholm" title="Eric Soderholm">Soderholm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Caldwell_(baseball)" title="Mike Caldwell (baseball)">Caldwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Horton_(baseball)" title="Willie Horton (baseball)">Horton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Keough" title="Matt Keough">Keough</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Zisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Thornton" title="Andre Thornton">Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Trammell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Kingman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">G. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/John_Candelaria" title="John Candelaria">Candelaria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Storm_Davis" title="Storm Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Guzm%C3%A1n" title="José Guzmán">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Elster" title="Kevin Elster">Elster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/John_Jaha" title="John Jaha">Jaha</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">F. 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