Frank Duncan (pitcher) explained

Frank Duncan III
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	June 10, 1920
Birth Place:	Kansas City, Missouri
Death Place:	Detroit, Michigan
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1941
Debutteam:	Kansas City Monarchs
Finalyear:	1945
Finalteam:	Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams:	Kansas City Monarchs (1941) Baltimore Elite Giants (1945)

Frank Lee Duncan III (June 10, 1920 – October 2, 1999) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Duncan was the son of fellow Negro leaguer Frank Lee Duncan Jr and his wife, jazz musician Julia Lee. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1941, served in the US Army during World War II,^[1] and returned to play for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1945.^{[2] [3]} Duncan played alongside his father with the Monarchs in 1941, and they are thought to have been the first father-son battery in major league history.^{[4] [5]} He died in Detroit, Michigan in 1999 at age 79.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . August 5, 2021.
2. Web site: Frank Duncan III . seamheads.com . August 16, 2021.
3. Web site: Frank Duncan III . baseball-reference.com . August 16, 2021.
4. Web site: Chris Landers . The little-known but awesome story of professional baseball's first father-son battery . mlb.com . June 7, 2016 . August 16, 2021.
5. Web site: Ryan Whirty . Seventy five years ago, father-son battery made baseball history with Kansas City Monarchs . kansascity.com . February 11, 2016 . August 16, 2021.