Bob Keating
| Bob Keating | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 22, 1862 Springfield, Massachusetts | |||
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Died: January 19, 1922 (aged 59) Springfield, Massachusetts | |||
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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 | ||
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Robert M. Keating (1862–1922), 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.
1896 ad for Keating bicycles
In 1897, he started the R.M. Keating Company which 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.
He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.
External links
Media related to Keating Wheel Company at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Robert Keating, inventor
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