Steve Arlin
Steve Arlin | |
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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 |
Teams | |
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Steven Ralph Arlin (September 25, 1945 – August 17, 2016) was an American
College star
Born in
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 by Paul 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 the
Minor Leagues
In
Major Leagues
Pitching for a struggling young team, Arlin led the National League in losses in both 1971 and 1972 (19 and 21 respectively). In those seasons, however, he posted earned 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 a no-hitter broken up by Denny Doyle[3] with two out in the ninth— the closest a Padre had come to pitching a no-hitter until Joe Musgrove in 2021), and a 10-inning stint in which he allowed only one hit, yet he finished 10–21. In 1973 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 the
Arlin's grandfather, Harold Arlin, was the first broadcaster ever to call a game on radio, an August 5, 1921 game between the Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.[5] Harold Arlin also broadcast the first-ever football game to be called over the radio months later, a college football game between Pitt and West Virginia.
Death
Arlin died in
See also
Sources
- ^ Obituary Archived 2016-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Buckeyes nip Cougar nine, face Arizona St. in finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 11, 1965. p. 13.
- ^ Arlin misses no-hitter by a strike as ball bounces over Roberts' head
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, June 9, 1974".
- ^ "After 51 years, KDKA out as Pirates flagship station". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ Former Padres pitcher Arlin dies at 70
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Lost in the Ninth: No-Hitters Broken Up in the Ninth Inning Since 1961