Duncan, an underrated second baseman, is in the middle of his career with the Cincinnati Reds here. I like the nice spring training shot of Duncan leaping over fellow infielder Ozzie Smith. Duncan was the starting second baseman for the Reds during their improbable run to the 1990 World Series championship. He led the National League with 11 triples.
The card mentions Duncan's three hits in the 1985 NLCS. He went 4-18 with those two doubles and a triple, scoring a run.
In 1988, the Dodgers' championship season, Duncan didn't make the team out of spring and played in only 56 games in AAA Albuquerque (due to injury, I assume).
Career Stats
'91: 100 G, 356 PA (333 AB), .258/.288/.411, 86 H, 46 R, 7 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 12 BB, 57 K, 5 SB (4 CS), 92 OPS+
Best '91 Game: August 28 vs. Montreal: 4-5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI
Duncan helped propel the Reds to a 11-3 victory over the Expos with a single, double and two homers. His first homer, a two-run shot off reliever Mel Rojas in the fifth, extended the Cincinnati lead to 7-0. Mariano added a second two-run shot off Scott Ruskin in the sixth to finish the Reds' scoring.
After '91: Though he spent his career riddled with injuries, Ducan started for the 1993 NL champion Phillies, the 1995 Central Division champion Cincinnati Reds (after they claimed him off of waivers from Philadelphia), and the 1996 World Series champion Yankees.
UPDATE: Corrected spelling errors.
UPDATE 2: Added "Best '91 Game"
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