Melvin Duncan | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Ann Arbor, Michigan | March 31, 1929|
Died: November 29, 2016 Ypsilanti, Michigan | (aged 87)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1949, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1955, for the Detroit Stars | |
Teams | |
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Melvin Luther Duncan, nicknamed "Buck", was an American Negro leagues baseball player. [1] He was born in 1929. [2] He played from 1949 to 1956. [1] In the United States, he played with the Kansas City Monarchs and the Detroit Stars. [1] In Canada, he played for the Kitchener Panthers in early 1950s as part of the Intercounty Baseball League. [3] Melvin was a pitcher. [4] He was a member of the US Army and played on the Army Team. [5] Duncan additionally played in Venezuela. [6] He was honored in 2014 for his participation in baseball. [2]
Duncan died in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 2016 at age 87. [7] [8]
List of Negro league baseball players (A–D)