Frank Duncan (pitcher)
| Frank Duncan III | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 10, 1920 Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Died: October 2, 1999 (aged 79) Detroit, Michigan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1941, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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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.
References
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Duncan III". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Duncan III". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Chris Landers (June 7, 2016). "The little-known but awesome story of professional baseball's first father-son battery". mlb.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Ryan Whirty (February 11, 2016). "Seventy five years ago, father-son battery made baseball history with Kansas City Monarchs". kansascity.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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