| Mahlon Duckett | |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1940 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
| Finalyear: | 1950 |
| Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Mahlon Newton "Mal" Duckett (December 20, 1922July 12, 2015) was an American Negro league baseball infielder. He played from 1940 to 1950, with the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays.[1]
Duckett was primarily a second baseman, with occasional stints as third baseman. Duckett was "a versatile infielder with a slick glove but a lightweight bat" who saw play more for his defensive talents. He served in the US Army during World War II.[2] In 2008, Duckett was chosen in a special Negro leagues draft wherein each team in Major League Baseball drafted a surviving Negro leagues player; the Philadelphia Phillies drafted him.[3]
Duckett died in 2015. He was the last surviving member of the Philadelphia Stars.[4] Duckett is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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