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dennis_keith · 08-28-2016, 01:33 PM

Dr. Steve Arlin passed away this week shortly before his 71st birthday.
Does anyone have photos to post from his college days (Ohio State); minor league days (mostly in the Phillies farm system); or major league days (1969-1974 - Padres & Indians)?
He was a great college pitcher, and threw a no-hitter for a Phillies minor league system team in 1967. He's estimated to have has an 100 MPH fastball. He was a 1st round draft pick by the Phillies in 1966, but didn't reach the majors with the Phillies. Unfortunately for Arlin he was left unprotected by the Phils in the Expansion Draft that occurred right after the 1968 season ended.
Selected by the San Diego Padres he reached he majors in June 1969, but the fledgling Padres team's lineup never provided him with much run support. Of the seven teams he played for, none finished with a .500 or better record, six of them lost at least 95 games, and four of them lost at least 100 games per season. His last MLB team, the 1974 Cleveland Indians, which finished at a 77-85 mark had the best record of all of Arlin's teams.
To say he was a much better pitcher than his record indicated is a gross understatement.
He became a dentist in his post-playing days.
He's related to Harold Arlin, who made history by broadcasting a Major League Baseball and a major college football game on radio for the first time ever in 1921. (from a Pittsburgh radio station)..

08-28-2016, 01:33 PM	#28971
dennis_keith Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 261	Steve Arlin (1945-2016) Dr. Steve Arlin passed away this week shortly before his 71st birthday. Does anyone have photos to post from his college days (Ohio State); minor league days (mostly in the Phillies farm system); or major league days (1969-1974 - Padres & Indians)? He was a great college pitcher, and threw a no-hitter for a Phillies minor league system team in 1967. He's estimated to have has an 100 MPH fastball. He was a 1st round draft pick by the Phillies in 1966, but didn't reach the majors with the Phillies. Unfortunately for Arlin he was left unprotected by the Phils in the Expansion Draft that occurred right after the 1968 season ended. Selected by the San Diego Padres he reached he majors in June 1969, but the fledgling Padres team's lineup never provided him with much run support. Of the seven teams he played for, none finished with a .500 or better record, six of them lost at least 95 games, and four of them lost at least 100 games per season. His last MLB team, the 1974 Cleveland Indians, which finished at a 77-85 mark had the best record of all of Arlin's teams. To say he was a much better pitcher than his record indicated is a gross understatement. He became a dentist in his post-playing days. He's related to Harold Arlin, who made history by broadcasting a Major League Baseball and a major college football game on radio for the first time ever in 1921. (from a Pittsburgh radio station)..