Matt Keough
[edit] Biography
Born on July 3, 1955 in Pomona, California, Matt Keough (Matthew Lon Keough) played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career. Keough broke into the bigs on September 3, 1977 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 3.24 ERA in 197.1 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Matt Keough's best season was 1980, when he posted a 2.92 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 121 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4.85
| 23
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.2
| 39
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 32
| 8
| 15
| 3.24
| 108
| 90
| 71
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 197.1
| 178
| 9
| 85
| 2
| 12
| 4
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 30
| 28
| 2
| 17
| 5.04
| 95
| 115
| 99
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 176.2
| 220
| 18
| 78
| 2
| 13
| 7
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 32
| 16
| 13
| 2.92
| 121
| 94
| 81
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 250
| 218
| 24
| 94
| 3
| 13
| 5
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 19
| 19
| 10
| 6
| 3.40
| 60
| 56
| 53
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 140.1
| 125
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 34
| 11
| 18
| 5.72
| 75
| 144
| 133
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 209.1
| 233
| 38
| 101
| 1
| 10
| 5
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 5.52
| 28
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 50
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 12
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 5.17
| 26
| 42
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55.2
| 59
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 16
| 5
| 7
| 5.33
| 54
| 71
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 99.2
| 109
| 19
| 51
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.50
| 10
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 3.09
| 25
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 22
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 4.97
| 19
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 36
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 7
| 5
| 4
| 3.94
| 44
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 58
| 9
| 30
| 4
| 6
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 4.01
| 54
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 68
| 9
| 34
| 5
| 6
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 182
| 167
| 53
| 79
| 4.19
| 536
| 595
| 519
| 53
| 7
| 0
| 1116
| 1122
| 123
| 476
| 9
| 56
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 215
| 175
| 58
| 84
| 4.17
| 590
| 631
| 552
| 53
| 7
| 0
| 1190
| 1190
| 132
| 510
| 14
| 62
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| P
| 7
| 6
| 42.2
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 1
| .875
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 197.1
| 21
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 12
| 1
| .963
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| P
| 30
| 28
| 176.2
| 23
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 16
| 4
| .944
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 250
| 23
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 13
| 0
| .944
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| P
| 19
| 19
| 140.1
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .920
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 209.1
| 9
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 0
| .906
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| P
| 14
| 4
| 44
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 55.2
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .917
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| P
| 26
| 16
| 99.2
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| .938
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 5
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 2
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .857
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| P
| 29
| 7
| 64
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 215
| 175
| 1190
| 98
| 141
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 88
| 61
| 6
| .937
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .364
| .364
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .600
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .438
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .389
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 184
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 217
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .389
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Ben Callahan, Marshall Brant and cash (June 15, 1983).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 5, 1984).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 21, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 1, 1986).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 14, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (June 30, 1986).
- Released by Houston Astros (October 24, 1986).
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