
After winning three straight World Series titles from 1972 to ’74, the Oakland A’s fell on hard times. The late-’70s A’s were so anemic that they averaged about 6,000 fans for their home games. In ’78 Oakland’s lone All-Star, rookie pitcher Keough, got off to a surprising start, going 6-4 with a 2.16 ERA before the break. However, he finished the year with a 2-11 record and a 4.44 ERA. In ’79, he turned in one of the most ghastly sophomore campaigns of all time: a 2-17 record, with a 5.04 ERA. Keough’s post-baseball life has been even messier. He has struggled with alcohol addiction, and in 2008 he was sentenced to six months in jail for violating probation from a prior DUI arrest, all while his wife Jeana starred on the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Orange County.