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Fifty years ago, baseball’s All-Star Game showcased an unspoken Black arms race

The 1971 contest was the first to feature two Black starting pitchers, Vida Blue and Dock Ellis

By Bijan C. Bayne

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The day Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-no while high on LSD

The Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres, 2-0, in the erratic no-hitter

By Rhiannon Walker