Mahlon Duckett
| Mahlon Duckett | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: December 20, 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| Died: July 12, 2015 (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
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Mahlon Newton "Mal" Duckett (December 20, 1922 – July 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.[2] He served in the US Army during World War II.[3] 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.[2]
Duckett died in 2015. He was the last surviving member of the Philadelphia Stars.[4] Duckett is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ a b Special Negro Leagues Draft
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Mahlon Duckett, baseball player with Philadelphia Stars, dies at 92". 6abc.com. WPVI. July 13, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
- Mahlon Duckett at Find a Grave
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- 1922 births
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- Philadelphia Stars players
- Homestead Grays players
- Baseball players from Philadelphia
- Burials at Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- African Americans in World War II
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- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- African-American United States Army personnel
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs