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Did Dock Ellis pitch a game on acid?

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Did Dock Ellis pitch a game on acid?

Ellis threw a no-hitter on June 12, 1970, and later stated that he accomplished the feat under the influence of LSD. Ellis was the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game in 1971 and later that year, the Pirates won the World Series….

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When did Ken Burns do the baseball documentary?

1994
Baseball is a 1994 American television documentary miniseries created by Ken Burns about the game of baseball. First broadcast on PBS, this was Burns’ ninth documentary and won the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Is Ken Burns baseball accurate?

The truth is Burns is a great filmmaker and a great storyteller, but he is not a historian. In all his work (not just baseball), he takes multiple liberties with music, images, and narration to make good stories while sacrificing historical accuracy.

Is Ken Burns baseball on Netflix?

Rent Ken Burns: Baseball (1994) on DVD and Blu-ray – DVD Netflix.

Is Ken Burns baseball on Amazon Prime?

If you are a member of Amazon Prime, you can have access to Ken Burns’ Baseball, and not have to worry about finishing it in a limited time. The series is available as part of PBS programming on Amazon Prime Video free to subscribers.

How many Ken Burns documentaries are there?

Till date, he has released more than 20 documentaries, including ‘The Civil War’ (1990), ‘Thomas Jefferson’ (1997), ‘Jazz’ (2010), ‘Mark Twain’ (2011), ‘The National Parks: America’s Best Idea ‘ (2009), ‘Jackie Robinson’ (2016), and ‘The Vietnam War’ (2017). He has also won several ‘Emmy Awards’ for his work.

Where can I see Ken Burns baseball?

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  • PBS KIDS.
  • PBS.org Lite Site.
  • PBS LearningMedia.
  • PBS Digital Partners.

Did David Wells pitch drunk?

Wells’ description in his 2003 autobiography, Perfect, I’m Not, summed it up perfectly: “Half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath, and a raging, skull-rattling hangover.” He also said he went to bed at 5 a.m. and had gotten just one hour of sleep before he was schedule to pitch at 1:30 p.m.