Melvin Duncan Explained

Melvin Duncan
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:March 31, 1929
Birth Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Death Place:Ypsilanti, Michigan
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1949
Debutteam:Kansas City Monarchs
Finalyear:1955
Finalteam:Detroit Stars
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Melvin Luther Duncan (March 31, 1929 – November 29, 2016), 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 on November 29, 2016, at the age of 87.[7] [8]

See also

List of Negro league baseball players (A–D)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Melvin Duncan. coe.k-state.edu. 2015-05-06.
  2. Web site: Baseball legends honored at Atlanta City Hall | Atlanta Daily World. 17 September 2014. atlantadailyworld.com. 2015-05-06.
  3. News: Mercer . Greg . A century of baseball: New book to celebrate IBL history . 30 March 2023 . therecord.com . 23 February 2018 . en.
  4. Book: Black Baseball in Detroit. 9780738507071. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502012227/https://books.google.com/books?id=O94DI2NaD8QC&pg=PA91&dq=melvin+duncan+baseball&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RHNKVajmAYeoyQT-0oB4&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA . 2016-05-02. Lester. Larry. Miller. Sammy J.. Clark. Dick. 2000.
  5. Web site: Former Negro League pitcher from Centralia to be honored before Miners' game : News. thesouthern.com. 2015-05-06.
  6. Book: Baseball. 9780313375132. https://web.archive.org/web/20160520160330/https://books.google.com/books?id=qoqyGjsXYnwC&pg=PA76&dq=melvin+duncan+baseball&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RHNKVajmAYeoyQT-0oB4&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ . 2016-05-20. Stavans. Ilan. 31 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Melvin Duncan, 87, pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues . baseballhappenings.net . December 2, 2016 . August 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: Melvin Duncan Obituary . Legacy.com . Ann Arrbor News . 30 March 2023 . 2016.

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