<P> But Keough resurged in 1980 with a 16 - 13 mark, earning AL Comeback Player of the Year honors . In the 1981 strike - shortened season he finished 10 - 6, helping Oakland to clinch the AL Division Series . He pitched well in a losing effort in Game Three of the AL Championship Series, giving up one earned run in 8 - 1 / 3 innings in a game won by the New York Yankees 4--0 . Keough slumped again in 1982, tying for the AL lead with 18 losses against 11 wins in 34 starts . He also walked more batters than he struck out (101 - to - 75) and led the league in home runs (38) and earned runs (133) allowed . </P> <P> In the 1983 mid-season Keough was traded to the New York Yankees . Nursing a sore arm, he spent parts of two seasons in the minors and returned to the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals late in 1985 . The next year, he divided his playing time between Triple - A, the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs . In 1987 he joined the Hanshin Tigers in Japan and pitched for them until 1990 . He attempted a comeback to the major leagues with the Anaheim Angels in 1991 spring training but did not make the roster . In March 1992, he tried again with the Angels, but while sitting in the dugout during an exhibition game he was hit in the right temple by a foul ball off the bat of San Francisco Giants' John Patterson, seriously injuring him and ending his playing career . </P> <P> Following his playing career, Keough worked for the Angels both as a minor league coach and executive from 1992 to 1999 . After that, he scouted for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and is currently an executive for the Oakland Athletics . </P> <P> Keough would occasionally throw a spitball . One time, however, his spitball backfired on him . Keough threw a spitball that Boston Red Sox second baseman Jerry Remy missed completely and had seemingly struck out . The umpire, seeing the tremendous break on the pitch, assumed Remy had fouled off the pitch and so he remained at bat with two strikes . On the next pitch, Remy hit a home run, the last of his career . </P>

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