About Arnold Waites
Lived 1914 – 1963 (aged 48). Arnold Waites was an American baseball player.
Arnold Waites (October 20, 1914 – August 24, 1963) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher who played in the 1930s.
A native of Bastrop County, Texas, Waites made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 with the Philadelphia Stars. He went on to play for the Homestead Grays the following season, and finished his career in 1937 with the Grays and the Washington Elite Giants. Waites died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1963 at age 48.
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Who was Arnold Waites?
American baseball player
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Arnold Waites was born on 20 October 1914 in Bastrop County, Texas.
When did Arnold Waites die?
Arnold Waites died on 24 August 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Arnold Waites was a baseball player.
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Arnold Waites was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Arnold Waites. https://biography.guide/arnold-waites/
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