Bob Keating
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Robert M. Keating 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.
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.http://articles.courant.com/1998-06-10/news/9806070055_1_keating-wheel-works-bicycles-high-wheelers
He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.http://www.dimensionsguide.com/home-plate-dimensions/
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...
. 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.
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.http://articles.courant.com/1998-06-10/news/9806070055_1_keating-wheel-works-bicycles-high-wheelers
He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.http://www.dimensionsguide.com/home-plate-dimensions/