| Steve Arlin | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1945-09-25)September 25, 1945 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| Died: August 17, 2016(2016-08-17) (aged 70) San Diego, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 17, 1969, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 14, 1974, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 34–67 |
| Earned run average | 4.33 |
| Strikeouts | 463 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Steven Ralph Arlin (September 25, 1945 – August 17, 2016) was an Americanpitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for theSan Diego Padres andCleveland Indians for six seasons.[1]
Born inSeattle, Arlin was a collegiate star atOhio State University and was a star in theCollege World Series. In a1965 semifinal game againstWashington State, hestruck out 20 batters in 15 innings, both CWS records, in a 1–0 complete game victory for the Buckeyes.[2] Ohio State, however, lost the final game to anArizona State team that featuredRick Monday andSal Bando. The following year in1966, Arlin led Ohio State to the title and was named the CWS most valuable player.
In his two years with the Buckeyes, Arlin posted a 24–3 record with 294 strikeouts. His 165 strikeouts in 1965 remains an Ohio State single-season record; it and the career strikeout record had been set byPaul Ebert in the 1950s. Arlin's number 22 was the first to be retired by the Ohio State baseball team.
In 1978, Arlin was inducted into theOhio State Varsity O Hall of Fame. In2006, Arlin was a finalist for the first induction class of theCollege Baseball Hall of Fame. In2008 he was inducted.
In1966 thePhiladelphia Phillies drafted Arlin in the first round (13th overall) in the secondary phase of the amateur draft. On July 25, 1967, he pitched ano-hitter in theEastern League. Arlin also pitched in the Phillies’farm system in1968 before being selected by the San Diego Padres in theexpansion draft.
Pitching for a struggling young team, Arlin led theNational League in losses in both1971 and1972 (19 and 21 respectively). In those seasons, however, he postedearned run averages of 3.48 in 1971 and 3.60 in 1972. The 1972 season was an especially curious one for Arlin: he pitched a one-hitter, three two-hitters (in one, on July 18 against the Phillies, he had ano-hitter broken up byDenny Doyle[3] with two out in the ninth— the closest a Padre had come to pitching a no-hitter untilJoe Musgrove in 2021), and a 10-inning stint in which he allowed only one hit, yet he finished 10–21. In1973 Arlin recorded a personal best 11 victories against 14 losses, but with a 5.10 ERA—nearly a run and a half above his career ERA to that point.
Arlin was primarily a starting pitcher in the major leagues (141 games, 123 starts) but on June 9, 1974, he did pick up his one and only MLB save.[4]
Midway into the1974 season, the Padres traded Arlin to theCleveland Indians for twoplayers to be named later. The Indians completed the trade a week later by sending pitchersBrent Strom andTerry Ley to the Padres. After closing out the season, Arlin, adental student, retired from baseball and went into the dental profession. During his Major League career, Arlin won 34 games (11 of which wereshutouts) while losing 67, with 463 strikeouts and a 4.33 earned run average in 7882⁄3innings pitched.
Arlin's grandfather,Harold Arlin, was the first broadcaster ever to call a game on radio, an August 5, 1921 game between the Phillies andPittsburgh Pirates atForbes Field.[5] Harold Arlin also broadcast the first-ever football game to be called over the radio months later, acollege football game betweenPitt andWest Virginia.
Arlin died inSan Diego, California on August 17, 2016, at the age of 70.[6]