1943
Born April 25, 1943
Media, PA, USA
Lew Krausse Notable
b. April 25, 1943 · Kansas City Athletics 1961, 1964–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1971, Boston Red Sox 1972, St. Louis Cardinals 1973, Atlanta Braves 1974
Lew Krausse played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1974.
He went 68 and 91 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 1,283 innings in 321 games. He struck out 721, completed 21 of his 167 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 334 games he batted .133, with 47 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Media, PA, USA on April 25, 1943, and died on February 16, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
| 1964 | KCA | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | KCA | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | KCA | 40 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .154 |
| 1967 | KCA | 49 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .146 |
| 1968 | OAK | 36 | 56 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .161 |
| 1969 | OAK | 43 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .167 |
| 1970 | MIL | 38 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .138 |
| 1971 | MIL | 43 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .023 |
| 1972 | BOS | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .125 |
| 1973 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | ATL | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 334 | 354 | 23 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 163 | 1 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 55.2 | 49 | 30 | 46 | 32 | 4.85 |
| 1964 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14.2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7.36 |
| 1965 | KCA | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5.04 |
| 1966 | KCA | 14 | 9 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 177.2 | 144 | 59 | 63 | 87 | 2.99 |
| 1967 | KCA | 7 | 17 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 160.0 | 140 | 76 | 67 | 96 | 4.28 |
| 1968 | OAK | 10 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 185.0 | 147 | 64 | 62 | 105 | 3.11 |
| 1969 | OAK | 7 | 7 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 140.0 | 134 | 69 | 48 | 85 | 4.44 |
| 1970 | MIL | 13 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 216.0 | 235 | 114 | 67 | 130 | 4.75 |
| 1971 | MIL | 8 | 12 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 180.1 | 164 | 59 | 62 | 92 | 2.94 |
| 1972 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 60.2 | 74 | 43 | 28 | 35 | 6.38 |
| 1973 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1974 | ATL | 4 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 66.2 | 65 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 4.18 |
| Career | — | 68 | 91 | 321 | 167 | 21 | 1283.2 | 1205 | 571 | 493 | 721 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died February 16, 2021
1961
Major-league debut: Lew Krausse
Lew Krausse made a major-league debut on June 16, 1961.
1974
Final major-league game: Lew Krausse
Lew Krausse played a final major-league game on September 23, 1974.
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain