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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] 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
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