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| Joe Keough | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1946-01-07)January 7, 1946 Pomona, California, U.S. | |
| Died: September 9, 2019(2019-09-09) (aged 73) Miami,Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 7, 1968, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 26, 1973, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 81 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Joseph William Keough (January 7, 1946 – September 9, 2019) was an American professionalbaseball player. He played inMajor League Baseball as aright fielder from 1968 through 1973 for theOakland Athletics,Kansas City Royals and theChicago White Sox. Keough batted and threwleft-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). Coming from a baseball family, he was the younger brother ofMarty Keough and uncle ofMatt Keough. He was theKansas City Athletics' second round selection in the first-everMLB amateur draft in June 1965, chosen one round behindRick Monday, but ahead ofSal Bando andGene Tenace.
Keough was born inPomona, California, and attendedMt. San Antonio College. He had a promising debut with the Oakland Athletics atYankee Stadium on August 7, 1968, when he hit ahome run offLindy McDaniel in his first major leagueat bat. After being the fourth player selected by the Royals in the1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft, he was on the Opening Day roster when Kansas City played its first game in April 1969. Keough delivered a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the 12th inning of the inaugural contest, giving KC a 4–3 victory over theMinnesota Twins.
The following year, he worked his way into the everyday lineup, compiling a .322 average by late June. A severely broken leg sustained on June 28 ended his 1970 season. He returned in 1971, posting career highs with 110games played, 34runs, 87hits, 14doubles, and 30runs batted in.
He was traded in the winter of 1972 to the White Sox for outfielderJim Lyttle and appeared in five games for Chicago in 1973.
In a six-season career, Keough was a .246 hitter with nine home runs and 81 RBI in 332 games. Defensively, he recorded a .983fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.
He died on September 9, 2019, inMiami,Florida[1]