Duncan played baseball in the minor leagues from 1895 to 1899.[1] He was picked up by the National League's Washington Senators in July 1899; but after batting just .234 in 14 games, he was released. He then played the rest of the season for the worst major league team in history, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. He had a .229 average in 105 at-bats. Duncan never played again after the 1899 season ended.
Two years later at the age of 30, Duncan drowned during a fishing trip on October 16, 1901, in Foxburg, Pennsylvania. According to a newspaper report, "In company with two friends, he went out in a row boat to fish, taking a quantity of dynamite to kill the fish. It is supposed that the boat was overturned by the explosion of the dynamite. Nothing was heard of the party for a few days when the bodies were found."[2] He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Oil City, Pennsylvania.[1]
^ abc"James William Duncan". SABR. Retrieved 2010-10-17. Positions: Catcher and First Baseman Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), Weight: 140 lb. Born: July 1, 1871 in Saltsburg, PA (All Transactions) Debut: July 18, 1899 Teams (by GP): Spiders/Senators 1899 Final Game: October 15, 1899 Died: October 16, 1901 in Foxburg, PA Buried: Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, PA
^"The Portland Word: James Duncan Drowned". Lewiston Evening Journal. November 2, 1901. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
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duncan, baseball, james, william, duncan, july, 1871, october, 1901, american, major, league, baseball, player, duncancatcher, first, basemanborn, 1871, july, 1871saltsburg, pennsylvania, died, october, 1901, 1901, aged, foxburg, pennsylvania, batted, rightthr. James William Duncan July 1 1871 October 16 1901 was an American Major League Baseball player Jim DuncanCatcher First basemanBorn 1871 07 01 July 1 1871Saltsburg Pennsylvania U S Died October 16 1901 1901 10 16 aged 30 Foxburg Pennsylvania U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJuly 18 1899 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceOctober 15 1899 for the Cleveland SpidersMLB statisticsBatting average 230Home runs2Runs batted in14TeamsWashington Senators 1899 Cleveland Spiders 1899 Biography editHe was born on July 1 1871 in Saltsburg Pennsylvania 1 Duncan played baseball in the minor leagues from 1895 to 1899 1 He was picked up by the National League s Washington Senators in July 1899 but after batting just 234 in 14 games he was released He then played the rest of the season for the worst major league team in history the 1899 Cleveland Spiders He had a 229 average in 105 at bats Duncan never played again after the 1899 season ended Two years later at the age of 30 Duncan drowned during a fishing trip on October 16 1901 in Foxburg Pennsylvania According to a newspaper report In company with two friends he went out in a row boat to fish taking a quantity of dynamite to kill the fish It is supposed that the boat was overturned by the explosion of the dynamite Nothing was heard of the party for a few days when the bodies were found 2 He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Oil City Pennsylvania 1 nbsp Obituary in the Lewiston Evening JournalReferences edit a b c James William Duncan SABR Retrieved 2010 10 17 Positions Catcher and First Baseman Bats Right Throws Right Height 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Weight 140 lb Born July 1 1871 in Saltsburg PA All Transactions Debut July 18 1899 Teams by GP Spiders Senators 1899 Final Game October 15 1899 Died October 16 1901 in Foxburg PA Buried Grove Hill Cemetery Oil City PA The Portland Word James Duncan Drowned Lewiston Evening Journal November 2 1901 Retrieved October 17 2010 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Duncan baseball amp oldid 1215413372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
