sentence: matthew lon keough ( born july 3 , 1955 in pomona , california ) is a former major league baseball ( mlb ) pitcher who played from through for the oakland athletics ( 1977 -- 1983 ) , new york yankees ( 1983 -- 1984 ) , st. louis cardinals ( 1985 ) , chicago cubs ( 1986 ) and houston astros ( 1986 ) .