Frank Duncan (catcher)

Frank Duncan
Frank Duncan
	Duncan at the 1924 Colored World Series
	Catcher
	Born: February 14, 1901; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
	Died: December 4, 1973 (aged 72); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Career statistics
Batting average	.257
Runs batted in	336
Hits	684
Managerial record	281–212–7
Winning percentage	.570
Teams
	As player Peters' Union Giants (1920); Chicago Giants (1920–1921); Kansas City Monarchs (1921–1931, 1938, 1941–1945); New York Black Yankees (1931); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932); Homestead Grays (1932); New York Cubans (1935–1937); Chicago American Giants (1938, 1940); Palmer House Stars (1939); As manager Kansas City Monarchs (1942–1947);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Negro World Series champion (1924, 1942); 4× Negro National League pennant (1923–1925, 1929); 4× Negro American League pennant (1937, 1941, 1942, 1946);

Frank Lee Duncan Jr (February 14, 1901 – December 4, 1973) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1948. He was primarily a catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs, handling their pitching staff for over a decade. While playing part-time, he managed the Monarchs to two pennants in 1942 and 1946; he managed the Monarchs for the longest of all managers in team history with six and he won 281 games as skipper, a club record. He caught two no-hitters with the Monarchs, in 1923 and 1929.

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