Major League Baseball Player. For six seasons (1969 to 1974), he was a pitcher with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. Born Stephen Ralph Arlin, the grandson of broadcaster Harold Arlin, who called the first Major League Baseball game in history on radio in 1921, Steve was raised in Ohio, where he attended Shawnee High School. He enrolled at Ohio State University, where he played collegiate baseball. While with the Buckeyes, Arlin was a key contributor to Ohio State's back-to-back appearances (1965 and 1966) in the College World Series, which included their championship season in 1966. In the later World Series, Arlin distinguished himself as the Most Outstanding Player. Arlin produced a remarkable 0.96 ERA in 47 innings of College World Series play. In two seasons at Ohio State, he compiled a 24 win, 3 loss record and earned All-American honors twice. Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1st round of the 1966 Amateur Draft, he was claimed by San Diego during the 1968 Expansion Draft. He held the distinction of being on the Padres' roster during their inaugural season of 1969 and marked his Major League debut on June 17th of that year. Arlin led the National League in the unpopular category of games lost in 1971 with 19 and 1972 with 21. On July 18, 1972, he lost a no-hit bid against the Philadelphia Phillies, with two outs in the ninth inning, when Denny Doyle broke up the feat. In 1973, he yielded a career-high 11 wins, however he struggled with an elevated ERA. In 141 career regular season games, he compiled a 34 win, 67 loss record with a lifetime 4.33 ERA in 788 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, Arlin who previously earned his degree practiced Dentistry. He was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. His uniform number 22 was retired by Ohio State. Dr. Arlin earned a dental degree at Ohio State during his baseball off-seasons and became an endodontist in San Diego.