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Dock Ellis (born March 11, 1945) was a former professional baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

An All-Star calibre player, he became better-known for several bizarre incidents:

Beaning Reggie Jackson
in the face in apparent retaliation for Reggie's monstrous home run off Ellis in the 1971 All-Star game in Detroit.
Pitching a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. Ellis' account is a fascinating piece of baseball writing. The fact that he'd been under the influence while pitching his no-hitter wasn't revealed publicly until 1984.
Attempting to hit every batter in the Cincinnati Reds lineup on May 1, 1974. In an effort to prove a point to teammates, Ellis hit Pete Rose
, Joe Morgan
, and Dan Driessen in the top of the first. The clean-up batter Tony Perez avoided Ellis' attempts, instead drawing a walk, and after two pitches aimed at the head of Johnny Bench
, Ellis was removed from the game by manager Danny Murtaugh. Ellis' box score for the game reads: 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.

He went on to play for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers after several successful years in Pittsburgh.

Ellis has claimed he never pitched a major league game without the assistance of drugs. He now works as a drug counselor.

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