Bob Keating
American baseball player (1862–1922)
Robert M. Keating (September 22, 1862 – January 19, 1922) was an American inventor and one-time Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He was best known as the inventor of the Keating bicycle.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Bob Keating (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 22, 1862, died Jan 19, 1922.1
About
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 that 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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bob Keating, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Keating Wheel CompanyFounder8
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, baseball player.4
- Date not recordedFounded Keating Wheel Company3
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataBob Keating on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBob Keating on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataKeating Wheel Company, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsBob Keating photo by Keating Wheel Co., Public domain