Willis S. Arnold (March 2, 1851 – January 17, 1899) was an American professional baseball playerhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/arnolbi01.shtml who played as an

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in two games of the 1872 season for the

Middletown Mansfields The Middletown Mansfields were an early baseball team in Middletown, Connecticut that existed from 1866 to 1872. Formation In the summer of 1866, a ballclub was established at Middletown's Douglas Pump Company by the factory owner's son, sixteen-y ...

in the National Association. He later served as president of the

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and managed the Albany Senators for part of the 1885 season.

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1851 births 1899 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders 19th-century baseball players Middletown Mansfields players Baseball players from Connecticut Minor league baseball managers Auburn (minor league baseball) players Sportspeople from Middletown, Connecticut Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub