For many ball players, Philadelphia becomes merely a second home. What we aim to do with the "Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts" series is take a look at those who are born within Philadelphia city limits before they set off on their grand baseball adventure somewhere else in the vast, horrible world.
Check out all the entries in this series in our handy little Philadelphia Baseball Ghost hub.
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Mahlon Duckett
DOB: December 20, 1922
What was going on in Philadelphia at the time: Big things, this city was taking on in the early twenties.