Frank Lee Duncan III (June 10, 1920 – October 2, 1999) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Frank Duncan III
Pitcher
Born: (1920-06-10)June 10, 1920
Kansas City, Missouri
Died: October 2, 1999(1999-10-02) (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

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

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  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Frank Duncan III". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frank Duncan III". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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