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Marty Keough

b. 1935

American baseball player

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Born 1935. Marty Keough is an American baseball player.

Richard Martin Keough (born April 14, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1956–60), Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators (1961), Cincinnati Reds (1962–65), Atlanta Braves (1966) and Chicago Cubs (1966) from through . In 1968, he played in Japan for the Nankai Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. Keough batted and threw left-handed, and was listed as tall and .

Born in Oakland, California, Keough is the older brother of Joe Keough, a former MLB outfielder, and father of Matt Keough, a right-handed pitcher. Matt also played in Japan, making them one of the few American father-son duos to both play there. 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 with Ted Williams, Jim Piersall and Jackie Jensen, among others, At the end of the season, he was selected by the new Washington Senators in the expansion draft. His most productive season came in 1961 with the Senators. He started 109 of the club's 161 games, and posted career numbers in hits (97), doubles (18), triples (9), home runs (9), runs (57), RBI (34), stolen bases (12), and games played (135). In 1962, he hit a career-high .278 for the Cincinnati Reds. He also played with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.

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Pomona High School
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Richard Martin Keough

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Who is Marty Keough?

American baseball player

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Marty Keough was born on 13 April 1935 in Oakland.

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Marty Keough is a baseball player.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marty Keough

· Wikidata: Q6777458

· DBpedia: Marty Keough

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