Arthur Edward Ceccarelli (April 2, 1930 – July 11, 2012) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs in parts of five seasons spanning 1955–1960.

[1] Ceccarelli was a pitching star for West Haven High School in the 1940s before signing a bonus contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948.

[2][3] In five big league seasons, Ceccarelli posted a 9–18 record and a 5.05 earned run average in 79 pitching appearances (42 starts).

His baseball idol was Ted Williams stating in an interview he had walked a batter just to have the chance to pitch against him.

During the off seasons, Ceccarelli attended classes at Southern Connecticut State University, where he also served as a pitching coach for the SCSU baseball team.