Taylor McDowell "Dunc" Duncan (May 12, 1953 – January 3, 2004) was an American

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. Duncan, who was a college teammate of

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, was selected by the

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as the 10th overall pick of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft. He was traded along with Earl Williams by the Braves to the

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for

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and

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on the last day of the

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on December 1, 1972. Duncan spent five seasons playing for Orioles-affiliated minor league clubs. In September 1977 he was claimed off waivers by the

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and made his major league debut, playing a handful of the remaining games. He changed teams again as the

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selected him in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977. The 1978 season was Duncan's last in

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: he appeared in 104 games of the 1978 season playing mostly

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. Duncan continued to play in the minor leagues until 1980. The obituary of

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quoted a major league scout who believed that Duncan's career had been hampered by a broken ankle he suffered early in his minor league career.

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