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MLB has seen over 300 no-hitters, sound some of them were bound to be bad, right? At least bad in relation to typical no-hitters. Here are some examples: the Edwin Jackson no-hitter, the Alec Mills no-hitter, the Dock Ellis no-hitter, and the Ken Johnson no-hitter loss. I’ve always loved bad no-hitters, so I decided to dig up as many as I could possibly fit into a video. Of course, the hook here is the Dock Ellis LSD game. That’s pretty unique story in baseball history.
In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, we’ll talk about games pitched by the likes of Ed Lafitte, Ken Holtzman, and Steve Barber. We’ll focus on some unofficial no-hitters. Remember Hunter Greene’s no hitter loss? Remember the Andy Hawkins no-hitter? The Madison Bumgarner 7-inning no-hitter? They all get mentioned.
We’ll also clarify the difference between an official and unofficial no-hitters. The no-hitter rules were clarified in 1991, with specific requirements for innings and hits allowed. I hope you enjoy this presentation about the worst no-hitters in MLB history.
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No-No trailer: • 'No No: A Dockumentary...
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@0Architectdude0
Жыл бұрын
waaaaa waaaaaaaa im a little baby
@MatthiaGryffine
Жыл бұрын
Is this a coincidence that you uploaded this the day after the Astros World Series no hitter?
The timing is uncanny on this one
@kushclarkkent6669
Жыл бұрын
Uncanny I tells ya
@gabdex83
Жыл бұрын
@@kushclarkkent6669 Foolish almost
@ilikegus7274
Жыл бұрын
Wondering if this was gonna be released later, but the timing worked out perfectly for today
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
Manfred gave me the script
@marcoslopez5546
Жыл бұрын
And the players union Didn’t strike?😅
The wildest parts - to me - of the Ellis LSD No-hitter is that ONE. he didn't take the team bus to San Diego and was chilling in LA when he dropped the acid. His friend looked in the paper(how we got news in those days) and told him he was pitching THAT NIGHTs game( a twi-nighter that started at 6pm) in SD.... he got to the park already tripping but everyone thought he was just in his "game zone" and left him alone. He said that pitching that game was easy - "the ball went wherever I wanted". But he said the toughest part was 1. the dugout steps after each inning, once stopping at the top wondering how to get down and 2. Catching the throw back from the catcher - "he said the ball changing size" as it got closer to him . 😂🤣😅
@Whomever209
Жыл бұрын
I heard he didn't know he threw a no hitter until a few days later.
@elliyahugenesove9777
Жыл бұрын
I also read catcher Jerry May had tape on his fingers so Ellis could identify what pitch to throw (did it matter?)
@FlyingDwarfman
Жыл бұрын
@@elliyahugenesove9777 Tape on the fingers and other ways of making them more visible like painting the fingernails with whiteout was commonplace since before then and up until this year (no need because of the comm tech). Nothing immediately unique about that to the situation.
@kadenwolf5798
Жыл бұрын
The LSD joke was almost as good as "Cupine".
@Gixsir
Жыл бұрын
@@FlyingDwarfmanother than doc being quoted as saying that’s the only way he was able to see the signs
Another interesting no-hitter was one involving Babe Ruth. He hit the first batter and was ejected after arguing with the home-plate umpire. After coming in relief, Ernie Shore pitched a perfect game the rest of the way, with the one base runner getting caught stealing.
@calebspangler132
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t he like punch the umpire?
@glib683
Жыл бұрын
@@calebspangler132 Yep
@willfowler1027
Жыл бұрын
Yo no shit. That’s crazy, never heard that before 😂😂. Ruth straight up decked the ump??
@jorty4796
Жыл бұрын
@@willfowler1027 lmaoo what a crazy story
@Xariama
Жыл бұрын
Rumor has it, Ruth was hung over, badly.
Doc Ellis throwing a no hitter on LSD is the most impressive achievement in sports history hands down
@andrewhawkins6754
Жыл бұрын
He was named perfectly for the event as well.
@ferdinandfoch7816
Жыл бұрын
I think that goes to David Wells' perfect game that he pitched while still drunk from the night before.
@colinburroughs9871
Жыл бұрын
LSD while not an enhancement in the traditional sense can produce a flow state (look it up) and that's probably why dude pulled that off. Just zoned in, in a weird way.
@jacobnewman3444
Жыл бұрын
@@ferdinandfoch7816 I mean at least he could see the catcher
@craigwheeler4760
Жыл бұрын
Babe Ruth hitting 3 HR in a game where he was drunk as hell is equally impressive.
Knock the Alec Mills no hitter all you want, but it is literally the only happy memory I have from the year 2020.
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
Marlins beating the Cubs in that playoff series was unreal.
@ryanmcwilliams8784
Жыл бұрын
The only happy memory from the past couple cub years is that no hitter
@mastod0n1
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball wait which playoff series between the Marlins and Cubs are we talking about here?
@Ian00003
Жыл бұрын
That was faker then ant combined no hitter
@floydfanTN
Жыл бұрын
weird thats one of my worse memories of 2020 baseball (Brewers fan)
As someone born in San Diego, I’ve given up on the Padres and adopted the 1899 Cleveland Spiders as my favorite baseball team. The Padres not getting a hit off of someone on LSD wouldn’t even surprise me if it happened today.
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
The Cleveland Spiders haven't allowed a hit in over 100 years, pretty impressive streak.
@reedl.wilton312
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball That’s so true!
@rickbrenner6079
Жыл бұрын
Still, the Fathers did have that nice victory over the 111-win juggernaut Dodgers in the NLDS who, if I’m not mistaken, they couldn’t buy a win from during the regular season. At least your team accomplished that. My Cardinals pathetically got swept against the Phillies in the “Wildcard Round”, giving Albert Pujols an anti-climactic send off to his retirement. Plus, with Fernando Tatis Jr eligible to return to the lineup now in late April, that lineup of your Padres is going to be absolutely sick with Tatis, Machado, & Juan Soto. Talk about murderer’s row. That’s the reincarnation of the ‘27 Yankee lineup😮.
@Kittyapoc
Жыл бұрын
Also the fact that when he mentioned the diamondback pitcher getting a no hitter on his first major league game was against the Padres. If you look up the team who gets no hit the most, the first ones are teams that have been around since the early 1900s, then the Padres
@redherronrecords
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseballgod-tier streak bro, lmao 😂
That thumbnail was climbing on me at 3 AM while I was sleeping last night! What a coincidence!
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
My sleep paralysis demons are all pitchers with between 10 and 20 career WAR.
@darksu6947
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball That's truly horrifying. I'm very sorry.
Fun fact: both Korean and Japanese baseball opt for the term “no hit no run” instead of “no-hitter”, meaning giving up runs but not a hit wouldn’t be tallied as an achievement over here.
@antonioreconquistador
Жыл бұрын
People call 'em "no-no"s in america occasionally, implying the same thing. It's a lot more uncommon to throw a no-hitter and allow runs, which is usually somewhat of a negative achievement implying either poor control or poor baserunner control if not poor circumstances regardless.
@breguera77
Жыл бұрын
@@antonioreconquistador unless you’re the reds
@jarrodbrimble1433
Жыл бұрын
@@antonioreconquistador I'd always though that "no-no" was just slang for no hitter and didn't realise it meant no runs as well. The more you know
@glib683
Жыл бұрын
We use no-hitter in Taiwan
@sneersh9107
Жыл бұрын
@@jarrodbrimble1433 I'm pretty sure that's what most people in America use it to mean, that's how I've always used it as well
The worst no-hitter ever was Armando Galarraga's perfect game where a blown call denied him the final out, the perfect game and then no-hitter. Even as an Cleveland fan, I feel like they should reverse that call and retro-actively give the man his PG.
@griffinhays2053
9 ай бұрын
I'm here for it but idk if that's a box we should open
One might say that no-hitter was the "high point" in Dock Ellis' career...
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
har har har
@Kylora2112
Жыл бұрын
You really drug that joke out, huh?
@CadChamberlain
Жыл бұрын
I think the high point is that time he went against the Reds and just went out there and threw at every batter in every chance he had
@Goooodawgs561
Жыл бұрын
FOLKS
The first ever combined no hitter was thrown by Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore for the Red Sox in 1917. Ruth was ejected for arguing balls and strikes after walking the first batter (who was then caught stealing). Shore entered the game and recorded 26 straight outs so even though he basically threw a perfect game all he got was a combined no hitter.
@declanhearne5784
Жыл бұрын
i thought Shore got 27 straight outs since the caught stealing was after he was brought in
@llamalord98
Жыл бұрын
@@declanhearne5784 I think you could phrase it either way since he didn’t face that first batter
@kdwaynec
Жыл бұрын
@@llamalord98 Ruth was credited with zero innings pitched.
I appreciate the accidental timing as a Phillies fan on copium
@beeorsomething2230
Жыл бұрын
Same :sob:
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
Okay but if they get no-hit and then win the series it will be hilarious
@adapted1563
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball That's where the real content lies
@smoov22_sonic
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball the dream of them sweeping at home is dead which was the most likely way they’d win so that’s a hard sell but ya know what if they pull it off I’m down to celebrate or at the very least watch the other Houston team get blown out by the other Philly one today
@LordWafflestomp
Жыл бұрын
@@smoov22_sonic well, relish in the fact that the Eagles are gonna blow the Texans out 🤣 Texans are hot dog water man, but at least they'll look good while being blown out 🤣
HOLY. CRAP. How did I NEVER notice "Ellis, D." until you pointed it out? That is absolutely incredible.
@grahamstrouse1165
11 ай бұрын
Hah! 😁😁😁
rip this man's account
Depending on how much LSD he actually took, it’s arguably one of the most impressive. Last time I took some Christmas lights were detaching from houses and flying into the sky and my brain couldn’t decide if it was amazing or terrifying. The fact that he only hit one batter is just as crazy as the no hitter
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
Again, can't comment on the substance because I'm terrified to use anything stronger than Tylenol, but it speaks to what Ellis was likely going through on the mound. Just keeping his composure alone, much less performing like an elite athlete, is quite the accomplishment.
@justingilliland360
Жыл бұрын
@@FoolishBaseball totally understand your viewpoint, just wanted to comment on what I experienced as a dude just walking down the street compared to all the things that would have been happening to him and the crazy shit he would have been seeing on the mound. Love your content as always
@CynicalMartian
Жыл бұрын
Last time I dropped cid I was in my room watching my paintings move. I didn't want to be outside at all. I couldn't imagine peaking on acid with a stadium full of people watching me
@drawkiain
Жыл бұрын
From what I've watched, Ellis said that he couldn't really "see" the batters, he could just sort of make out which side of the plate they were standing. He also said that the ball had a trail coming off the end whenever he threw it, like a shooting star or rainbow
@Lembo101
Жыл бұрын
Drugs are bad mmmmkay :P
Haddix’s nearly perfect game ended in weirder fashion than advertised: Joe Adcock hit a walk off home run but passed Hank Aaron while rounding the bases so it was ruled a double.
I'm surprised you didn't mention AJ Burnett's no-no. Nine walks and a HBP. Every batter in the Padres starting lineup reached base
The fact doc ellis was functional on acid is truly remarkable and deserves more credit. I’ve taken the cid once and it was an amazing life changing experience. Can’t imagine being functional enough to pitch and perform well.
@BeefPapa
Жыл бұрын
The first time is always life changing. The 30th time is just a cool Saturday afternoon.
@carlosaguayo7882
Жыл бұрын
@@BeefPapa I hope to get there one day beef papa
I once made 10 three pointers in a row while tripping hardcore on acid late at night. I was like 17 years old and hanging out with my best friend and we wanted to go outside for a walk to look at the stars. We stopped at the neighborhood park and kind of migrated towards the basketball court. When I started to shoot some baskets I realized that my focus was %100 laser sharp on wanting to shoot the ball with a perfect form. I quickly got into a rhythm and started to make shot after shot. The more baskets I made in row the more it was blowing me and my friends minds. After that night I gained unlimited confidence whenever I stepped onto the court.
How did this happen? Does FB have a bunch of videos ready to go and when something is trending, let's say a world series no hitter, he uploads a video related to the trending topic? That's genius. I love you Bailey.
The correlation between these recent weird no hitters and the shift seems very direct. Nice ball in play... we got a man there.
I was a Twins fan in college who could only get the Chicago broadcast with Hawk Harrelson when Liriano threw his no hitter. That's still probably my favorite game I've ever watched. Listening to Hawk be so incredibly annoyed was glorious
I always thought it was wild how similar the D-backs' first two no-hitters were, considering how different the actual performances were. - Edwin Jackson (2nd no-hitter in franchise history) beat Randy Johnson (1st) in his MLB debut - Jackson was born Sept. 9, Johnson was born Sept. 10 two decades earlier - Johnson also had a 149-pitch game for Arizona, tied with Jackson for the franchise record - They both left the Diamondbacks within a year of throwing their no-hitter - Both of those teams (2004 and 2010) lost 97+ games!
I witnessed Liriano no-hit the White Sox for the Twins in 2011 and remember ESPN reporting that based on the game's stats it had about a 1-in-3000 chance of being a no-no. I thought for sure it would make your list. :) From Wiki: "On May 3, 2011, Liriano pitched his first career complete game, a 1-0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The no-hitter featured 6 walks, a high (although not record-high) number for a no-hit game. He struck out 2 of the 30 batters he faced and threw 123 pitches, 66 of which were strikes."
Really puts to perspective how crazy Jim Abbott's no hitter was. 5Ks, 2 errors, 119 pitches, one hand.
Dock Ellis’s no hitter on acid has to be in the top 3 of all time best no hitters. That is so insane to even fathom really. I tripped and always saw some whack shit so I wonder what he was hearing and seeing, was probably wild to say the least
3:53 you mention Mikolas throwing 122 pitches as the most thrown by a pitcher in 2022 but failed to also point out that Miles had a no-no going through 8 2/3 innings. The clip you show is him getting pulled in the 9th with 2 outs after having just given up the first and only hit of the game. It was so brutally painful to see as a Cardinals fan, really feel for the guy.
My uncle has a wild story about Ken Holtzman. When my uncle was a kid he’d hang around the bullpen at Forbes field and talked to a lot of the players. He’d often pass through baseball cards of these players and get them signed. Cubs came to town and Ken Holtzman was having one of his best seasons. My uncle chatted him up and asked him to sign one of his baseball cards. Ken took the card and proceeded to put a big X on the card and gave It back of my uncle. My uncle proceeded to put jinx on Ken Holtzman, did a little dance and said he wouldn’t win a game for the rest of the year. I’ve done some research and I believe this game was the 6-18-1969 game, and after that game Ken did significantly worse and this was also the year the cubs choked down the stretch and the amazing Mets won the World Series.
Bro got hacked by Tesla💀
didnt know elon musk was an mlb fan
I was hoping you'd cover Andy Hawkins with this one. I remember watching his career in horror as a child, literally hoping he'd be traded to ANY other team.
@workingclassrunner
Жыл бұрын
I remember him and remember Anthony Young on an awful Mets team, where Young lost 27 straight decisions over multiple seasons. That was not a good time for NY baseball.
I was at Angel stadium in 2008 when the Dodgers beat the Angels 1-0 with no hits. That was my Father’s Day gift from my daughters. I tried to explain how great and crazy the game was but they only thought it was boring.
@tommyfu9271
Жыл бұрын
I was visiting a friend that day and we happened to tell his wife about the Andy Hawkins no hitter. She looked it up bc she didn't believe someone could throw a no hitter and lose. Then a few hours later...
Love me my Dbacks! They have such a bizarre history for being the youngest team in MLB. Gilbert has only started like 4-5 games since he threw that no hitter.
I have been waiting for a video like this. I really want to see the "best" no hitters and perfect games based on opponent strength
Surprised you didn’t mention the no-hitter that Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost due to first base umpire Jim Joyce’s blown base running call in 2010. I remember Joyce admitting that he missed the call and feeling terrible about it.
@guyb7678
Жыл бұрын
Been talked about enough
@williammoreland211
Жыл бұрын
So has the Harvey Haddix game, but it was included.
Always a good day when a new baseball bits drops
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
thank you!
The fact that Doc Elllis' name is Ellis, D. Is hilarious to me
In 2001 AJ Burnett also threw a no hitter, with 9 walks and 7 ks. Only reason I remember is because he dislikes it lol
im afraid baseball bits has become my comfort series. Just hearing the music at the beginning put a goofy ass smile on my face. Keep it up Bailey
"Combined no hitters are not provocative, they don't get the people going." Fucking died at this line.
Damn u made that video quick after last night’s no-hitter
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
I work fast
Tremendous amount of thorough research by you. Kudos and thank you.
Wow, unbelievable timing on this one! Can Foolish see the future?
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
If I could, I would've said I liked Cristian Javier this year.
kinda how fun baseball culture is: I was watching the Jackson bit and noticed Mel Stottlemyre Jr calling to the pen which I only remembered immediately bc I groundscored a bunch of older baseball cards and it had a Mel Jr Rookie card
Two interesting DBacks notes for this video. 1. Another thing making the Tyler Gilbert No-No more interesting is that the catcher for that game was Daulton Varsho. Daulton Varsho was just the runner up and arguably snubbed for a gold glove… in RIGHT FIELD! And 2. Is that the first half of the double-header in Atlanta was a 1-hit shutout by Zac Gallen. So the DBacks had 2 pitchers combine for 14 innings of 1-hit baseball
Foolish baseball is the only thing that gets me through school
"Ellis, D." ...My God, how has nobody put the pieces together on that one before!?
@antonioreconquistador
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure the videos he mentioned about the no-hitter have the actual boxscores in them.
Props on the last second voiceover to acknowledge yesterday's game!
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
That was recorded late last night as you can imagine
The Doc Ellis-on-acid no hitter is one of my all time FAVORITE baseball stats!! And I LOVE that you referred to it as “the way his name would appear on the score card”, lol!! Elis, D. Too funny!!!
You are truly worth the wait another banger of a video
Good stuff man, love your videos, keep up the good work!
13:34 THAT BAT FLIP LMFAOOOOOOOOO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dudeeee I'm so happy you covered this
1:29 was an excellent bit of writing! Nice work
i’ve been waiting for u to upload 🎉🎉
I swear on my life I do not want to see or hear anything about no hitters at all today. As a Phillies fan, I'm still hurting from last night. I just stared at my hoagie all night and never got to take a bite. I will watch this video but only because it's quality content by my favorite sports youtuber. And just know, I've ignored every other video ESPN/Sportscenter/NBC Recap and I've even avoided the local radio stations today.
One of the greatest content creators on the the platform. Puts a huge smile on my face everytime
Great video! Thanks for this one. I've always been a fan of weird no-hitters.
'Ellis D.' has got to be one the most fitting word plays I've seen in a while
The wife and I listened to your JV baseball bits last night. Not that you were bad, but you've definitely learned to deliver these better.
I'm a little surprised it took you this long to do this. This is an ICONIC story, and one of my favorites😂
Excellent as always
Awesome Timing! Great video as usual.
I had to pause and rewind the video after that Ellis D. joke. I honestly laughed for a good forty seconds.
Quality as always foolish 👏👏👏
The 1967 AL season is arguably my favorite single season of baseball to study and, yes, that no-hitter was part of it.
You must’ve put in overtime to throw this together so quickly. Thank you as always.
@markferreira3743
Жыл бұрын
Upon further review, seems it is just a ridiculous coincidence. You’re start to scare me bro.
The Doc Ellis story is awesome. LSD is pretty incredible stuff
Edwin Jackson was on the Nationals with Gio Gonzalez when Gio took a no-no into the 9th against Miami on what would have his friend Jose Fernandez's birthday. After the game , Edwin went to Gio and said "hey want to hear the story of how I threw the worst no-hitter in baseball history?"
YAY! New baseball bits. I love you funny baseball guy
Foolish Baseball timing on point once again.
What incredible timing for this video
hell yeah, it's a good day when foolish baseball uploads :)
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
good day for me too!
Incredible timing!
The timing on this is insane. I put off watching it until now because I expected it to be a lower effort video about the WS no hitter we just saw. Wow.
Doc Ellis LSD no-hitter was also the subject of the first verse of Steely Dan’s Glamour Profession
Nutty timing my dude, hope to algorithm takes this one to the moon
6:44 thank you for the blades of glory reference Bailey
You make the best baseball videos on KZread, Bailey.
Great work
The Pirates’ presence in the history of odd no-hitters is glorious
Foolish comin through with a banger. That's why I fuck with you Foolish Baseball
On June 28, 2008, The Angels lost to the Dodgers despite Jered Weaver and Jose Arredono combining to allow zero hits. However, the Dodgers were able to go up 1-0 in the bottom of the 5th due to a walk and an unfortunate series of errors. Because the Dodgers were the home team, they did not go up to bat in the bottom of the 9th. Because of this, it technically doesn't even count as a no-hitter.
Dock Ellis’s no hitter is arguably the most impressive performance in the history of sports.
A no-hitter, on my birthday, from my favorite team, with a dude who was on my favorite drug. What could get better than that.
The timing of this video is... *chefs kiss*
The “Ellis, D” double entendre gave me a good laugh 😂😂
Amazing video doc ellis's no no is just the best can only imagine some of the stuff he was seeing
I was at the Chris Heston no hitter. Wish I'd been at the other game where the Mets got no hit that year, when Scherzer punched out 17.
I'm late watching here but the "Ellis, D" subheading at 0:56 is absolutely genius
LUETGE APPEARANCE!!! Made my morning hahahah
LMAOOO you breaking down the doc ellis story was hilarious.
FREE FOOLISH BASEBALL
The Dock Ellis graphic with the colored eyes is an amazing touch.
The Ellis, D title is so witty and I love it
great work on ellis d's eyes, bailey!
I’m shocked the Angels no-hitter loss vs the Dodgers with Jered Weaver didn’t get mentioned
I swear around the same time every month I think “dang has foolish baseball been removed from my algorithm?” then bailey drops a banger🔥
Love you Foolish
@FoolishBaseball
Жыл бұрын
I know.