Mahlon Duckett

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]

Mahlon Duckett
Infielder
Born: (1922-12-20)December 20, 1922
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: July 12, 2015(2015-07-12) (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

Duckett was primarily a second basemen, with occasional stints as third basemen. 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
  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. Special Negro Leagues Draft
  3. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. "Mahlon Duckett, baseball player with Philadelphia Stars, dies at 92". 6abc.com. WPVI. July 13, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2019.


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