Chip Duncan

Calvin McKinley Duncan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
• School Columbus State University, Florida SouthWestern State College
• High School Fort Myers High School

• Born June 27, 1965 in Fort Myers, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Chip Duncan pitched in the minor leagues and the CPBL.

Duncan was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 38th round of the 1986 Amateur Draft, but he refused to signed. He set the Division II College World Series record for total bases in 1986. He hit .462 in 1987, second in the nation. The Pittsburgh Pirates then selected him in the 12th round of the 1987 Amateur Draft, and he was 4-2 with a 2.36 ERA for the Watertown Pirates.

Duncan then went 8-10 with a 4.54 ERA for the Salem Buccaneers in 1988. He tied Brian Dubois for the Carolina League lead in games started (28), tied for 9th in losses, was 8th in IP and tied Mike Borgatti for 10th in K (102). Among Pirates farmhands, he tied Randy Kramer for second in starts, tied Tonny Cohen for sixth in losses, was 6th in IP (between Rick Reed and Larry Melton), was 4th in walks (70, between Melton and Joe Pacholec) and tied Mike Walker for 10th in strikeouts.

He slumped to a 2-4 record with a 5.11 ERA for Salem in 1989. He then went 6-4 with a 5.21 ERA for the Buccaneers in 1990, and he joined the Parramatta Patriots of the Australian Baseball League after this season. On November 29, he threw the first combined no-hitter of the ABL with Michael Hennessy against the Brisbane Bandits. The first solo no-hitter of the ABL would be completed a year later, by another future CPBL player Jody Treadwell. He went 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 71 K in 56 1/3 IP. He led the 1990-1991 ABL in Ks, nine ahead of Bill Wengert.

After pitching 6 games with a 9.00 ERA for the Carolina Mudcats in 1991, the Pirates released him. . He signed with the Kansas City Royals , and he was 6-3 with a 4.48 ERA for the Memphis Chicks. Duncan was 0-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 1992, then he joined the Brother Elephants of the CPBL. Duncan was 6-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 1992, and he improved to 10-16 with a 3.96 ERA in 1993. He ranked 9th in wins (tied with Chieh-Jen Yang) and 9th in strikeouts (between Tetsuhiro Nonaka and Dave Turgeon). The Brothers named him the starter of 1993 Taiwan Series Game 3. He allowed 2 runs in 3 innings, and José Canó outdueled him with a shutout. The Brothers still beat the Uni-President Lions in 6 games.

Duncan returned to the USA in 1994, and he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies; he was 4-2 with a 4.17 ERA for the Reading Phillies. He was a strike replacement for the Texas Rangers in 1995. He then went 1-1 with a 2.69 ERA for the New Orleans Zephyrs in 1996, and he also had a 3.00 ERA in 17 games with the Tulsa Drillers. Duncan had a 11.48 ERA in 8 games for the Greenville Braves in 1996, and his ERA was 7.94 in 5 games with the Salt Lake Buzz in 1997. He returned to the Brothers in 1998, and he was 2-3 with a 4.91 ERA. Duncan announced his retirement after the 1998 season.

Overall, Duncan was 33-35 with a 4.72 ERA in 10 seasons in the minor leagues. He had a 18-17 record with a 3.83 ERA, struck out 151 in 244 2/3 innings in 3 seasons in the CPBL. He later coached at Fort Myers High.