Vernon Van Duke Duncan (January 6, 1890 – June 1, 1954) was a

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. He began his major league career late in the season with the

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, then jumped to the new

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during the offseason. He spent the next two seasons as a starting outfielder for the

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, playing mostly as a

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. Although he continued to play professionally in the minor leagues until , Duncan never played in the majors again.

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