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Joseph William Keough
Kansas City Royals
Outfield
Born: January 7, 1946, Pomona, CA
Drafted: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft, June 8, 1965
Major League Teams: Oakland Athletics 1968; Kansas City Royals 1969-72; Chicago White Sox 1973
Died: September 9, 2019, San Antonio, TX (age 73)
Joe Keough was selected in the second round of the 1965 amateur player draft by the Kansas City Athletics, and he'd play four seasons in Kansas City, but not with the Athletics. Keough made his debut with the Oakland Athletics on August 7, 1968, pinch-hitting for Jack Aker (#612) against the Yankees' Lindy McDaniel (#191). Keough dramatically connected for the first of nine career home runs off McDaniel. He was the fourth pick in the 1968 expansion draft by the Royals, the eighth pick overall, and Keough made the club's opening day roster. He pinch-hit in the 12th inning of a 3-3 game with the Twins, singling home the winning run and giving the Royals their first franchise win.
Joe Keough was selected in the second round of the 1965 amateur player draft by the Kansas City Athletics, and he'd play four seasons in Kansas City, but not with the Athletics. Keough made his debut with the Oakland Athletics on August 7, 1968, pinch-hitting for Jack Aker (#612) against the Yankees' Lindy McDaniel (#191). Keough dramatically connected for the first of nine career home runs off McDaniel. He was the fourth pick in the 1968 expansion draft by the Royals, the eighth pick overall, and Keough made the club's opening day roster. He pinch-hit in the 12th inning of a 3-3 game with the Twins, singling home the winning run and giving the Royals their first franchise win.
His best season came in a shortened 1970, when Keough batted .322 with four home runs and 21 RBIs in just 57 games. Keough's 1970 campaign was cut short when he suffered a broken leg on June 28th. He was the Royals' opening day right fielder in 1971, batting .248 with 30 RBIs in his last regular action in the majors. He was a reserve for the Royals in 1972 and dealt to the White Sox in early 1973, where he'd play in his last five big league games. Keough batted .246 in 332 career games with 26 doubles, nine home runs and 81 RBIs. His older brother, Marty Keough, played outfield for 11 years with the Red Sox (1956-60), Indians (1960), Senators (1961), Reds (1962-65), Braves (1966) and Cubs (1966). His nephew, Matt Keough, was a pitcher in the majors for nine seasons, primarily with the Athletics.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 61st of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $1.50.
The Card / Royals Team Set / Accuracy Index +10
This is Keough's rookie card and a great addition to any collections featuring players at bat racks. The palm trees prove this photo was taken during the Royals' first spring training earlier in the year.
Accuracy Index: Keough's card scores a high score of +10.
1969 Season
Keough batted .187 in 70 games with the inaugural Royals team, making 17 starts in both right and center fields and one start in left field. He had a pair of doubles and seven RBIs. His older brother Marty gets mentioned in the cartoon on the back of the card, and the write-up touts his minor league accolades and his home run off McDaniel in his first at-bat. His college football success came at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California.
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First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #603
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #133
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 16 in the Beckett online database as of 5/13/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
#602 Cubs Rookie Stars / #604 Bobby Etheridge - San Francisco Giants
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