Bob Keating
Bob Keating | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: September 22, 1862 Springfield, Massachusetts | |||
Died: January 19, 1922 Springfield, Massachusetts | (aged 59)|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 27, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 27, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win-loss record | 0–1 | ||
Strikeouts | 0 | ||
Earned run average | 11.00 | ||
Teams | |||
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Robert M. Keating (September 22, 1862 – January 19, 1922), was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He appeared in one game for the Orioles on August 27, 1887—pitching a complete game, allowing 16 runs on 16 hits in the loss. An arm injury ended his career and he became an inventor, starting off by inventing various shaving devices.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Keating_Wheel_Co._bicycle_ad_Out_West_1896.png/170px-Keating_Wheel_Co._bicycle_ad_Out_West_1896.png)
In 1897, he started the R.M. Keating Company that manufactured bicycles, through his Keating Wheel Works subsidiary. Keating had some success for a time with his bicycle business and may even have invented the first motorcycle, though the company apparently folded before any were released.[1]
He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.[2]
External links[]
Media related to Keating Wheel Company at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Robert Keating, inventor
- 1862 births
- 1922 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- 19th-century baseball players
- 19th-century American engineers
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