Saturday, December 20, 2008

Former Met Doc Ellis Dead At 63




Former Mets and Yankees pitcher Doc Ellis has died at the age of 63 of liver failure.
Ellis had been on a liver transplant waiting list since May, but was unable to find a liver to keep him alive.

Ellis pitched for the Mets in 1979, where he compiled a 3-7 record with a 6.04 ERA.
Ellis is best remembered for hurling a no-hitter in 1970 while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, while high on LSD.

In 1989 Ellis, while being interviewed by the St. Peterburg Times and pitching for a senior pro league, offered this insight, “I went to a Cocaine Anonymous meeting the other day. I was scared to death. I had never pitched and not been high. Never."

Ellis was a true character, and at times conducted interviews with his hair in curlers.

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