Marty Keough

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1934)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Marty Keough

|position=Outfielder

|image=Marty Keough 1961.jpg

|caption=

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1934|4|14}}

|birth_place=Oakland, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 21

|debutyear=1956

|debutteam=Boston Red Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 16

|finalyear=1966

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.242

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=43

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=176

|teams=

• Boston Red Sox (1956–1960)
• Cleveland Indians (1960)
• Washington Senators (1961)
• Cincinnati Reds (1962–1965)
• Atlanta Braves (1966)
• Chicago Cubs (1966)
• Nankai Hawks (1968)

}}

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 (1960), Washington Senators (1961), Cincinnati Reds (1962–65), Atlanta Braves (1966) and Chicago Cubs (1966) from {{Baseball year|1956}} through {{Baseball year|1966}} .[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keougma01.shtml?redir Marty Keough Player Page] at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009 In 1968, he played in Japan for the Nankai Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-08-sp-3945-story.html IMPORTED BY JAPAN, AGAIN – Like His Father Before Him, Matt Keough Goes Overseas to Further His Baseball Career] by Earl Gustkey in LA Times, URL accessed August 21, 2009 Keough batted and threw left-handed,[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=keougma01 Marty Keough Career] at baseball-almanac.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009 and was listed as {{convert|6|ft}} tall and {{convert|180|lb}}.

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.

Marty Keough was a multi-sport star at Pomona High School. He was named the CIF 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.CIF Southern Section Record Book, pages 10, 71 & 81 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, until the 1960 midseason when he was traded to the Cleveland Indians.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cjMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4SUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4214,2139895&dq=red-sox+ted-bowsfield&hl=en|title=Indians, Red Sox exchange players|date=13 June 1960|work=Milwaukee Journal|agency=AP|page=16|accessdate=3 June 2010|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327185329/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cjMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4SUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4214,2139895&dq=red-sox+ted-bowsfield&hl=en|url-status=dead}} At the end of the season, he was selected by the new Washington Senators in the expansion draft.[http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkeoum101.htm Marty Keough] at retrosheet.org, URL accessed August 21, 2009 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).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keougma01-bat.shtml Marty Keough Batting] at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009 In 1962, he hit a career-high .278 for the Cincinnati Reds. He also played with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.

In an 11-season MLB career, Keough was a .242 hitter with 434 hits, 43 home runs and 176 RBI in 841 games. He recorded a .986 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.

He has remained in the game as a scout since the end of his playing days, and is a longtime member of the scouting staff of the St. Louis Cardinals.[http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/801045.html Cardinals Keep Coaching Staff Intact for 2009] at stlcardinals.scout.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009