Arthur Franklin Clarke (1865–1949) was a

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player. He played for the

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of the

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in 1890–1891. He played college ball at

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and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Artie Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball second basemen New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from Providence, Rhode Island 1865 births 1949 deaths Newburyport Clamdiggers players Troy Trojans (minor league) players Williams Ephs baseball players 19th-century baseball players Burials at Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts)