Melvin Duncan

Melvin Luther Duncan, nicknamed "Buck", was an American Negro leagues baseball player.[1] He was born in 1929.[2] He played from 1949 to 1956.[1] He played with the Kansas City Monarchs and the Detroit Stars [1] Melvin was a pitcher.[3] He was a member of the US Army and played on the Army Team.[4] Duncan additionally played in Venezuela.[5] He was honored in 2014 for his participation in baseball.[2]

Melvin Duncan
Pitcher
Born: (1929-03-31)March 31, 1929
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Died: November 29, 2016(2016-11-29) (aged 87)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1949, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1955, for the Detroit Stars
Teams

Duncan died in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 2016 at age 87.[6]

See also

List of Negro league baseball players (A–D)

References
  1. "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Melvin Duncan". coe.k-state.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. "Baseball legends honored at Atlanta City Hall | Atlanta Daily World". atlantadailyworld.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=O94DI2NaD8QC&pg=PA91&dq=melvin+duncan+baseball&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RHNKVajmAYeoyQT-0oB4&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=melvin%20duncan%20baseball&f=false Archived 2016-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Former Negro League pitcher from Centralia to be honored before Miners' game : News". thesouthern.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=qoqyGjsXYnwC&pg=PA76&dq=melvin+duncan+baseball&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RHNKVajmAYeoyQT-0oB4&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=melvin%20duncan%20baseball&f=false Archived 2016-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Melvin Duncan, 87, pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues". baseballhappenings.net. December 2, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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