Lew Krausse Jr.
[edit] Biography
Born on April 25, 1943 in Media, Pennsylvania, Lew Krausse (Lewis Bernard Krausse, Jr.) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 12 year career. Krausse broke into the bigs on June 16, 1961 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.85 ERA in 55.2 innings pitched in 1961, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Lew Krausse's best season was 1966, when he posted a 2.99 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 87 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 5
| 4.85
| 32
| 33
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 55.2
| 49
| 3
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7.36
| 9
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 22
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 5.04
| 22
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 29
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 36
| 22
| 14
| 9
| 2.99
| 87
| 69
| 59
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 177.2
| 144
| 8
| 63
| 8
| 6
| 6
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 48
| 19
| 7
| 17
| 4.28
| 96
| 85
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 160
| 140
| 17
| 67
| 6
| 5
| 4
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 25
| 10
| 11
| 3.11
| 105
| 68
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 185
| 147
| 16
| 62
| 9
| 3
| 3
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 43
| 16
| 7
| 7
| 4.44
| 85
| 75
| 69
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 140
| 134
| 23
| 48
| 8
| 3
| 5
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 37
| 35
| 13
| 18
| 4.75
| 130
| 130
| 114
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 216
| 235
| 33
| 67
| 15
| 3
| 4
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 43
| 22
| 8
| 12
| 2.94
| 92
| 67
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 180.1
| 164
| 23
| 62
| 10
| 1
| 5
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 6.38
| 35
| 48
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 60.2
| 74
| 9
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 4.18
| 27
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.2
| 65
| 3
| 32
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 4.06
| 28
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68.2
| 67
| 3
| 33
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 291
| 163
| 64
| 88
| 4.00
| 693
| 603
| 540
| 21
| 5
| 21
| 1215
| 1138
| 134
| 460
| 58
| 27
| 33
|
| Total
|
|
| 321
| 167
| 68
| 91
| 4.00
| 721
| 635
| 571
| 21
| 5
| 21
| 1283.2
| 1205
| 137
| 493
| 62
| 29
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| KC
| A
| P
| 12
| 8
| 55.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .833
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| P
| 5
| 4
| 14.2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| P
| 7
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| P
| 36
| 22
| 177.2
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| .963
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| P
| 47
| 19
| 160
| 5
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| .939
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| P
| 36
| 25
| 185
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| P
| 43
| 16
| 140
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| .957
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| P
| 37
| 35
| 216
| 21
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 7
| 0
| .980
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| P
| 43
| 22
| 180.1
| 17
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 9
| 1
| .951
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| P
| 24
| 7
| 60.2
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| P
| 29
| 4
| 66.2
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 320
| 167
| 1283.2
| 84
| 153
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 92
| 38
| 1
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 40
| 52
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .154
| .211
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 49
| 41
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .146
| .167
| .244
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 56
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .161
| .230
| .250
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 43
| 48
| 7
| 8
| 4
| 9
| .167
| .200
| .438
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 38
| 65
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .138
| .233
| .169
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 43
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .023
| .104
| .023
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 29
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .500
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .500
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 304
| 348
| 22
| 45
| 5
| 22
| .129
| .189
| .204
| 9
| 1
| 24
| 161
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 334
| 354
| 23
| 47
| 6
| 24
| .133
| .196
| .215
| 9
| 1
| 26
| 163
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (June 8, 1961).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger and Ken Sanders to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Don Mincher and Ron Clark (January 15, 1970).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Marty Pattin, Tommy Harper and Pat Skrable to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, George Scott and Don Pavletich (October 10, 1971).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (March 27, 1973).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1973).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to St. Louis Cardinals with Larry Haney (September 1, 1973).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 26, 1973).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 17, 1973).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to Oakland Athletics (April 11, 1974).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Atlanta Braves (May 16, 1974).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (December 16, 1974).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 14, 1975).
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