Joe Krakauskas Notable

b. March 28, 1915 · Washington Senators 1937–1940, Cleveland Indians 1941–1942, 1946

Joe Krakauskas divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Washington Senators from 1937, then the Cleveland Indians through 1946.

He went 26 and 36 with a 4.53 earned run average, pitching 583.7 innings in 149 games. He struck out 347, completed 22 of his 63 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 149 games he batted .180, with 33 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.

He was born in Montreal, QC, CAN on March 28, 1915, and died on July 8, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	WSH	5	16	2	2	0	1	1	1	7	.125
1938	WSH	29	33	7	6	2	0	1	4	12	.182
1939	WSH	39	77	6	16	3	1	8	8	24	.208
1940	WSH	32	32	3	8	2	0	1	0	10	.250
1941	CLE	12	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.077
1942	CLE	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1946	CLE	29	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
Career	—	149	183	18	33	7	2	11	13	62	.180

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1937	WSH	4	1	5	4	0	40.0	33	12	22	18	2.70
1938	WSH	7	5	29	10	0	121.1	99	42	88	104	3.12
1939	WSH	11	17	39	29	1	217.1	230	111	114	110	4.60
1940	WSH	1	6	32	10	2	109.0	137	78	73	68	6.44
1941	CLE	1	2	12	5	0	41.2	39	19	29	25	4.10
1942	CLE	0	0	3	0	0	7.0	7	3	4	2	3.86
1946	CLE	2	5	29	5	1	47.1	60	29	25	20	5.51
Career	—	26	36	149	63	4	583.2	605	294	355	347	4.53

On this day & linked events

1915

Born March 28, 1915

Montreal, QC, CAN

1960

Died July 8, 1960

1937

Major-league debut: Joe Krakauskas

Joe Krakauskas made a major-league debut on September 9, 1937.

1946

Final major-league game: Joe Krakauskas

Joe Krakauskas played a final major-league game on September 18, 1946.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain