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"James William Keenan" was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in the majors, between and . He played most of his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds/Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association (19th century)/American Association and later National League, after they became the Cincinnati Reds.

Keenan made his debut at age 17 with the New Haven Elm Citys of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players/National Association, but did not establish himself in the majors until , when he became the regular catcher for the Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)/Indianapolis Hoosiers. He stayed in Indianapolis to start the season, with Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league baseball)/the city's entry in the Western League (1885)/Western League, but the league quickly folded, and he was acquired by the Detroit Wolverines.

Before he played a game for Detroit, however, Keenan jumped to the Red Stockings, where he split time at catcher with Pop Snyder. Over the next four seasons, he would split the catching duties for the Red Stockings with Kid Baldwin. In and 1891, he backed up Jerry Harrington.