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Robert M. Keating (September 22, 1862 – January 19, 1922), was an inventor and one-time 
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.
Robert Keating, inventor
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. He was best known as the inventor of the Keating bicycle.
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.
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Robert Keating, inventor
1862 births 1922 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Baseball players from Springfield, Massachusetts 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen 19th-century American engineers {{US-engineer-stub