Phillies pitcher continues his old high school’s incredible MLB no-hitter streak

This has to be one of the most absurd statistics/facts in Major League Baseball history.

When Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen no-hit the Nationals on Wednesday night, it continued his old high school’s perfect streak.

Lorenzen graduated from Fullerton Union High School in California. He’s only the fourth person from that school to pitch in the majors, according to Baseball Reference.

The others are former Royals pitcher Steve Busby, Hall of Famer Walter Johnson and Mike Warren, who spent three seasons with the Oakland A’s.

Here’s what ties those four together besides their high school: each threw a no-hitter in their career.

Yep, every single Fullerton Union High School graduate to pitch in the majors has thrown a no-hitter. That’s quite a streak.

Here’s a closer look.

Johnson, who was born in Humboldt, Kansas, threw a no-hitter in the Washington Senators’ 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on July 1, 1920.

Busby threw two no-hitters with the Royals. The first came during his rookie season when he shut down the Tigers 3-0 in Detroit on April 27, 1973. Busby got his second no-no a year later when the Royals beat the Brewers 2-0 on June 19, 1974.

Warren also threw a no-hitter in his rookie season. In his final start of the year for the Oakland A’s, Warren kept the AL West division champion Chicago White Sox hitless in a 3-0 victory on Sept. 29, 1983.

There is a Royals’ tie with Warren, too. He was released by the A’s after the 1985 season and was pitching with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate in 1986, according to TheGreatGame.com, when he needed Tommy John surgery. Warren never made it back to the big leagues.

And now Lorenzen has added his name to that absurd list of Fullerton Union High School graduates to throw a no-hitter in the majors.