Phillies' Michael Lorenzen continues unbelievable trend of no-hitters

The Hall of Famer Walter "The Big Train" Johnson was one of the best pitchers in the early 20th century, winning two MVP awards, five ERA titles and three pitching triple crowns. He holds MLB's all-time record for shutouts with 110, a figure that will almost certainly never be approached given how rare a shutout (let alone a complete game) is today.

The Cy Young award wasn't introduced to MLB until 1956 (10 years after Johnson passed away), but he would've surely earned a handful of the honors if they'd been around in his day.

Steve Busby had a relatively short, big-league career from 1972 to 1980, but he picked up his pair of no-hitters early. The first came as a rookie and in just his 10th professional start, while his second occurred during his first All-Star campaign in 1974.

Mike Warren proved that you don't have to be a big-name arm to enter your name into the record books when he finished his no-hitter in 1983. Warren's no-no came as a rookie, but he only ended up pitching three years in the bigs and compiled a career mark of 9-13 with a 5.06 ERA and 1.50 WHIP.

Lorenzen, who had served as a two-way player until 2021, has put it all together in the 2023 campaign on the mound, resulting in his first All-Star honor earlier this summer. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 1, hours before the deadline, and has been dominant in his first two starts, allowing just two runs on six hits with five walks against 10 strikeouts.