Mahlon Duckett

Mahlon Newton "Mal" Duckett was an American Negro league baseball infielder. He played from 1940 to 1950, with the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays.
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. He served in the US Army during World War II. In 2008, Duckett was chosen in a Negro league baseball#2008 [Major League draft|special Negro leagues draft] wherein each team in Major League Baseball drafted a surviving Negro leagues player; the Philadelphia Phillies drafted him.
Duckett died in 2015. He was the last surviving member of the Philadelphia Stars. Duckett is buried at Ivy Hill [Cemetery (Philadelphia)|Ivy Hill Cemetery] in Philadelphia.