| Marty Keough | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1934-04-14)April 14, 1934 (age 91) Oakland, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1956, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1966, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .242 |
| Home runs | 43 |
| Runs batted in | 176 |
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Richard Martin Keough (born April 14, 1934) is an American former professionalbaseball player. He played as anoutfielder inMajor League Baseball for theBoston Red Sox (1956–60),Cleveland Indians (1960),Washington Senators (1961),Cincinnati Reds (1962–65),Atlanta Braves (1966) andChicago Cubs (1966) from1956 through1966 .[1] In 1968, he played in Japan for theNankai Hawks of theNippon Professional Baseball league.[2] Keough batted and threw left-handed,[3] and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
Born inOakland, California, Keough is the older brother ofJoe Keough, a former MLB outfielder, and father ofMatt Keough, aright-handedpitcher. Matt also played in Japan, making them one of the few American father-son duos to both play there.[2]
Marty Keough was a multi-sport star atPomona High School. He was named theCIF Southern Section football player of the year in 1951 after leading the school to its only football championship. Months later, he was awarded the Southern Section's baseball co-player of the year, sharing the honor with Bill Richardson of Citrus High School.[4] In 1952 he was named by the LA Examiner as overall Southern California Prep "Athlete of the Year".
Keough debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1956, sharing outfield work withTed Williams,Jim Piersall andJackie Jensen, among others,[3] until the 1960 midseason when he was traded to the Cleveland Indians.[5] At the end of the season, he was selected by the newWashington Senators in the expansion draft.[6] His most productive season came in 1961 with the Senators. He started 109 of the club's 161 games, and posted career numbers inhits (97),doubles (18),triples (9),home runs (9),runs (57),RBI (34),stolen bases (12), andgames played (135).[7] In 1962, he hit a career-high .278 for the Cincinnati Reds. He also played with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.[6]
In an 11-season MLB career, Keough was a .242 hitter with 434hits, 43 home runs and 176 RBI in 841 games.[7] He recorded a .986fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.[1]
He has remained in the game as ascout since the end of his playing days, and is a longtime member of the scouting staff of theSt. Louis Cardinals.[8]
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