Bob Keating, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Keating
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1862
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1922
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Bob Keating
- Robert M.
- Keating (September 22, 1862 – January 19, 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. 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.[1] He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.[2]
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