# Baseball Query: 80s Pitcher Who Pitched Only Career No-Hitter While on Acid? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 8, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488 "2003-06-08T18:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AdamP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@AdamP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AdamP)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/1 "2003-06-08T18:00:20Z")
Tough one, and probably only complete baseball fanatics will know the answer. I read an article a few months ago in which 2 major league pitchers from the 80s are mentioned as having pitched no-hitters while tripping on acid, as they both recounted later after retiring. For one of them, it was his only career no-hitter. Anyone know either of their names? Sorry, but this is the sort of completely useless but amusing trivia I simply must possess. At the very least, it will help me the next time I go off on one of my drugs-have-some-benefits rants. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/2 "2003-06-08T18:03:26Z")
[Is there any truth the story about a pitcher who threw a no-hitter on acid? If so, does anybody know of a book where I can read about it?](http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=Dw515r.o50%40serval.net.wsu.edu&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DNo-Hitter%2BAcid%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DDw515r.o50%2540serval.net.wsu.edu%26rnum%3D1) > [@](#): > > This is probably a reference to Dock Ellis. In Donald Hall’s excellent book, _Dock Ellis In The Country Of Baseball_ has more details. The 1989 revised edition of the book is more forthright about the incident than the original 1976 version. ---
**Author:** ![AdamP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@AdamP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AdamP)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/3 "2003-06-08T19:11:02Z")
Well, that was quick. Thanks for the info. I guess I was wrong in thinking that it took place in the 80s. But I swear that the article mentioned another pitcher who accomplished the same feat in the 80s. Might be wrong though. I just read Ellis’ account of his dimly remembered 1970 no-hitter and it’s absolutely hilarious. http//www.baseballreliquary.org/ellis.htm ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/4 "2003-06-10T14:52:49Z")
[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ellis.asp) just chimed in on this subject. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/5 "2003-06-10T17:08:34Z")
Another time, Ellis was stoned (grass, not acid) when he decided to start a Pirates game vs. the Reds by hitting every batter. He didn’t get yanked until after plunking Rose, Morgan, and Tolan, then walking Bench in four (all inside), then going 2-0 on Perez. I was listening and couldn’t believe anyone could be so wild. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/6 "2003-06-10T19:04:29Z")
The Snopes piece discussed that incident, too. It wasn’t weed, it was apparently “pep pills.” > [@](#): > > At the very least, it will help me the next time I go off on one of my drugs-have-some-benefits rants. You _are_ kidding, right? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/7 "2003-06-10T19:07:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyone know either of their names? I doubt there was another. Although in his recent book _I’m Not Perfect_, Yankee David Wells says he was pretty hung-over from a long night of partying the day he pitched his perfect game. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/8 "2003-06-10T19:18:50Z")
See, only in baseball can you pitch a perfect game drunk or a no-hitter on acid. Many want stronger drug policies, I say they should encourage drug use to make the games more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-query-80s-pitcher-who-pitched-only-career-no-hitter-while-on-acid/180488/9 "2003-06-10T19:27:19Z")
There was a story about Bill Lee starting his day by sprinkling weed on his pancakes, but I can’t remember if he ever played while under the influence. Anyway, Warren Zevon wrote a song about him.