May 1 in Cincinnati Reds History: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three batters during the first inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds (1974)

On May 1, 1974, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three batters during the first inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds . Ellis hits Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Dan Driessen being his victims. Ellis, who admits to trying intentionally to hit each Reds batter that faced him, throws two pi

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