Art McLarney was born on December 20, 1908 in Port Townsend, Washington to Edward, and Margret McLarney, both of New York City, and Irish American. Edward McLarney was a soldier in the United States Army, and later in life a clerk. Art McLarney had four siblings; brothers Douglas, Ralph, and Felix; and sister Ethel. By 1930, Art McLarney was living with his sister, Ethel. In 1930, Art McLarney enrolled at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. While in college, he played basketball and baseball. As a member of the baseball team, he was a two-time letter winner (1930, 1932). During the 1931 baseball season, he batted .320 with 15 runs scored, and 32 hits in 100 at-bats. Playing basketball, McClarney was named first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference in 1930, and selected to the Pacific Coast Conference all-star second team for the 1931–32 season.\n', '

In 1932, the New York Giants signed McLarney out of college. The position on the Giant\'s roster that McLarney was given became available after Travis Jackson suffered a season-ending injury. The Associated Press wrote that McLarney was a "sensational shortstop [...] brilliant fielder and a consistent hitter". He made his major league debut on August 23 that season against the Pittsburgh Pirates where he was used as a defensive replacement. His first major league hit, which was a double, came on September 20, against the Boston Braves. On the season, he batted .130 with two runs scored, three hits, one double, three runs batted in (RBIs), three strikeouts, and one base on balls in nine games played. Defensively, he made 13 putouts, 17 assists, and he converted three double plays in seven games.\n', '

At the start of the 1933 season, McLarney was a member of the Giants spring training roster. Before the start of the regular season, the Giants optioned McLarney to the Class-A Williamsport Grays of the New York–Pennsylvania League. With the Grays that season, he batted .237 with 32 hits, five doubles, and one triple in 33 games played. In the field, he played all of his 33 games at second base. Later that year, he signed with the Double-A Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League. In 86 games with the Indians, he batted .268 with 85 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, and two home runs. Defensively, he played all of his games at shortstop. In 1934, McLarney re-signed with the Seattle Indians. That year, which would be his final as a player, he batted .209 with nine hits, and one double in 18 games played. He played all of his games at first base that season.\n', '

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