He took LSD, then went to a friendРІР‚в„ўs house in LA. That was one of his little rituals.РІР‚СњР”В«ut as wild as Ellis was, few could have predicted what heРІР‚в„ўd pull off on June 12, 1970, in a game against the San Diego Padres.Р”Р„ccording to Ellis, he flew into San Diego on June 11, one day before his next pitching assignment. He had a black light, and he would, and he would listen to Jimi Hendrix. РІР‚СљBy 1970, he had clearly experimented with LSD,РІР‚Сњ says Radice. РІР‚СљIt got to the point that when he went to a game and wasnРІР‚в„ўt pitching, he had to take greenies just to be able to concentrate and sit on the bench,РІР‚Сњ says Radice.Р”Р„nd there seemed to be no limit to EllisРІР‚в„ўs drug use. Jeff Radice, the filmРІР‚в„ўs director, says that EllisРІР‚в„ў use of pills became a full-on addiction. He did things higher and harder than anyone else.РІР‚Сњ Dock was a little bit more intense than I was. РІР‚СљIf he took 10 milligrams, I would take 20. We would try to see who could out-amphetamine one another,РІР‚Сњ says Spinks, noting that the normal dose was 5 milligrams. РІР‚СљWe did everything, tried everything and partied all the time. Scipio Spinks, ex-MLB pitcherР”Р„ccording to him, speed pills were consumed by around 90 percent of major-league players at the time. He did things higher and harder than anyone else. We would try to see who could out-amphetamine one anotherРІР‚В¦ Dock was a little bit more intense than I was. We did everything, tried everything and partied all the time. РІР‚СљI pitched every game in the major leagues under the influence of drugs,РІР‚Сњ he once said of his 12-year baseball career.Р”В®llis, who died in 2008, speaks in the film via interview footage. РІР‚СљWe were the two guys everybody said wouldnРІР‚в„ўt live to see 30,РІР‚Сњ says Spinks, talking to The Post about the release of РІР‚СљNo No: A Dockumentary,РІР‚Сњ a new film about Ellis, who gained notoriety for pitching a 1970 no-hitter under the influence of LSD. In 1970, Scipio Spinks and Dock Ellis were young Major League pitchers - Spinks for the Astros, Ellis for the Pirates - who had taken the eraРІР‚в„ўs free-love-and-free-drugs ethos to heart. MLB icon strikes out 17 in random outing against high school girls team 'Drunk' umpire booted from Mexican baseball game after flipping fans the bird Minor league mascot in hot water for exposing his 'pickle' Cause of death released after mother, son fall at Petco Park

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