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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 21 > Dock Ellis, an All-Star pitcher who reportedly threw a no-hitter on LSD

Dock Ellis, an All-Star pitcher who reportedly threw a no-hitter on LSD

By Richard Goldstein / The Bulletin
December 21, 2008

Dock Ellis, a leading pitcher for pennant-winning teams with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees despite a long addiction to drugs and alcohol, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 63.

The cause was liver disease, his wife, Hjordis, told The Associated Press.

Ellis won 138 games in his....

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