루 크라우스 시니어

루 크라우스 시니어
기본 정보
국적	미국
생년월일	1912년 6월 8일(1912-06-08)
출신지	미국 펜실베이니아주 미디어
사망일	1988년 9월 6일(1988-09-06) (76세)
사망지	미국 플로리다주 새러소타
신장	183 cm
체중	75 kg
선수 정보
투구·타석	우투우타
수비 위치	투수
출신학교	어퍼다비 고등학교
프로 입단 연도	1931년
첫 출장	MLB / 1931년 6월 11일 샤이브 파크 PHA 대 SLB 전
마지막 경기	MLB / 1932년 9월 2일 샤이브 파크 PHA 대 BRS 전
경력
필라델피아 애슬레틱스 (1931~1932)

루이스 버나드 크라우스 시니어(: Lewis Bernard Krausse Sr., 1912년 6월 12일~1988년 9월 6일)는 미국의 프로 야구 선수이자 스카우트이다. 미국 펜실베이니아주 미디어 출신으로, 포지션은 투수였다. 1931년과 1932년에 메이저 리그 베이스볼(MLB)의 필라델피아 애슬레틱스에서 뛰었으며, 모두 23경기에 출전했는데 그중 네 차례만이 선발 등판일 정도로 주로 구원 투수로만 기용되었다. 메이저 리그 통산 5승 1패를 기록했다.

어퍼다비 고등학교 시절 투수로 눈에 띄어 1931년 필라델피아 애슬레틱스와 계약했으며, 그해 아메리칸 리그(AL)에서 가장 어린 선수였다. 메이저 리그 데뷔 첫 해 3경기, 다음해 19경기에 출전했으며, 1932년 시즌 마지막 등판 경기에서 완봉승을 기록했으나, 이후 팔 부상으로 인해 메이저 리그에서 더이상 활약하지 못했다. 이후 엘마이라 파이오니어스에서의 두 차례 리그 우승을 비롯해 여러 마이너 리그 팀을 거쳤다. 1946년 시즌을 마지막으로 현역에서 은퇴한 뒤에 필라델피아 필리스와 애슬레틱스 구단에서 스카우트로 일했다. 아들 루 크라우스 주니어도 아버지의 대를 이어 메이저 리그에서 투수로 뛰며 68승을 거뒀다.

출생과 성장

루이스 버나드 크라우스 시니어는 1912년 6월 12일 미국 펜실베이니아주 미디어에서 태어났다. 어퍼다비 고등학교를 다니며 유망한 투수로 이름을 알렸다. 빠른 속구는 크라우스가 가장 즐겨 사용하는 구종이었다. 1931년, 필라델피아 애슬레틱스와 계약을 맺었고, 구단은 그를 메이저 리그 로스터에 포함시켰다. 크라우스는 18살의 나이로 그해 아메리칸 리그(AL)에서 가장 어린 선수였다.

필라델피아 애슬레틱스 (1931~1932)

1931

Krausse was seldom used by Philadelphia in 1931. He did not make his debut until the season's third month. Against the St. Louis Browns on June 11, he relieved Rube Walberg in the seventh inning after the latter had allowed six runs. Krausse pitched the final  2 ¹⁄₃ innings of the game, allowing two runs himself as the Athletics lost 8–2.

Towards the end of the 1931 season, once Philadelphia had guaranteed itself a spot in the upcoming World Series, manager Connie Mack decided to rest star pitchers Walberg, Lefty Grove, and George Earnshaw. In the regular season's final games, he started the younger pitchers in their place. Making his first appearance since July and his first major league start, Krausse held the Boston Red Sox to four hits and one unearned run in a complete game, 7–1 victory on September 25.

In his three appearances in 1931, Krausse posted a 1–0 record and a 4.09 earned run average (ERA). He did not pitch in the World Series, which the Athletics lost in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.

1932

이 부분에 대한 추가 정보는 Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)에서 보실 수 있습니다.

Shibe Park was where the Athletics played during Krausse's time with them.

After making $2,500 in 1931, Krausse was signed to a $3,000 contract in 1932. He pitched more frequently for the Athletics that season, mainly in relief, though he did start three games. On July 10, he started what Stephen V. Rice of the Society for American Baseball Research later called "one of the wildest and craziest games in baseball history" against the Cleveland Indians at League Park. Mack, with the team coming off three straight home doubleheaders and playing a single game series in Cleveland (necessitated by Pennsylvania's blue laws, which prohibited Sunday baseball) before returning home for another doubleheader, wished to save both train fare and the arms of his pitchers, taking only two pitchers with him, Krausse and veteran Eddie Rommel. After Krausse allowed four hits, including a three-run home run by Earl Averill in the first inning, Mack lost patience with his starter and replaced him on the mound for the second inning. Rommel pitched 17 innings in relief for the Athletics, who ultimately prevailed 18–17 in 18 innings.

Krausse only threw one shutout; it came in his final outing of the 1932 season. Facing the Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader on September 2, and in only his second game since the end of July, Krausse held the team to six hits in a 15–0 victory. He finished his second season with a 4–1 record, a 4.58 ERA, 16 strikeouts, 24 walks, and 64 hits allowed in 57 innings pitched over 19 games. In 23 total games (four starts) over two seasons with the Athletics, Krausse had posted a 5–1 record, a 4.50 ERA, 17 strikeouts, 30 walks, and 70 hits in 68 innings.

Sore arm (1933~1934)

Due to make $3,000 again in 1933, Krausse was sent to the minor leagues before the season began. A sore right arm prevented him from throwing as hard as he had when he debuted two years before. Though he would pitch in the minor leagues for several more seasons, Krausse never regained his former velocity or returned to the major leagues.

Beginning the year in the Class AA International League, Krausse split time between the Montreal Royals and the Albany Senators. During the season, his rights were acquired by the Boston Braves, who assigned him to the Class A Harrisburg Senators of the New York–Penn League (NYPL). Appearing in 11 games for Harrisburg, he posted a 3–4 record and a 3.74 ERA. In 1934, the Braves invited him to spring training, but he failed to make the major league roster and was assigned to Harrisburg again. He made 28 appearances for the Senators, posting an 8–11 record and a 5.01 ERA in 169 innings pitched.

Elmira Pioneers (1935~1938)

For the 1935 season, Krausse joined the NYPL's Elmira Pioneers, who were not affiliated with any major league teams. In 40 games, he had a 15–11 record, a and a 4.09 ERA in 229 innings pitched. In 1936, the Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Elmira. That season, Krausse set a franchise record with a career-high 24 games won while only losing nine decisions. Aided by his contributions, the Pioneers won the NYPL's second-half pennant.

Elmira rebranded itself the "Colonels" in 1937, and Krausse appeared in 39 games, posting a 17–9 record and a 3.34 ERA in 210 innings pitched. The Colonels won the NYPL pennant by  6 ¹⁄₂ games, then defeated the Hazleton Mountaineers and the Wilkes-Barre Barons in the playoffs to win the Governors' Cup, their first championship since 1914. He was invited to spring training by the Dodgers in 1938 but again failed to make the roster, getting reassigned to Elmira for his fourth season. Renamed the Pioneers, Elmira joined the Eastern League in 1938. Pitching 38 games, Krausse posted an 18–12 record and a 2.88 ERA in 275 innings. After rallying from two games down to defeat Binghamton in a best-of-five series, Elmira defeated Hazleton in the final round to win its second straight Governors' Cup. This would be Krausse's final season with Elmira, as that December the Dodgers traded him to the Cardinals for third baseman and outfielder Jimmy Outlaw, as well as cash.

In four seasons with Elmira, Krausse earned victories in 74 regular-season outings, as well as five postseason contests. "Lew was certainly the most popular pitcher to ever play in Elmira," Al Mallette, former editor of Elmira's Star-Gazette, declared in 1988. The ballplayer often returned to the town following his career, and he joined Sal Maglie and Pete Reiser as inaugural inductees of the Elmira Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.

Cardinals and Red Sox organizations (1939~1943)

Krausse was not in the Cardinals' organization for long. In 1939, he pitched three games for the Columbus Red Birds of the Class AA American Association before joining Boston's system, where he was assigned to the Little Rock Travelers of the Class A1 Southern Association. In 26 games (19 starts) for the Travelers, he had an 8–11 record and a 5.34 ERA. He allowed 182 hits in 140 innings pitched.

During the 1940 season, Krausse pitched for Little Rock and the Scranton Red Sox of the Eastern League. In 21 games (14 starts) for Little Rock, he had a 5–9 record and a 4.58 ERA. With Scranton, he had a 4–6 record but a lower 2.72 ERA in 13 games (10 starts).

Krausse remained with Scranton for each of the next two seasons. In 29 games in 1941, he had a 15–9 record, a 2.70 ERA, and 181 hits allowed in 193 innings pitched. Appearing in 26 games (21 starts) in 1942, he had a 10–10 record, a 2.93 ERA, and 171 hits allowed in 166 innings. He pitched briefly for the Lancaster Red Roses of the Class B Interstate League in 1943, posting a 3–2 record and 39 innings pitched in five games.

Military and final season (1944~1946)

In 1944 and 1945, Krausse did not pitch in the minor leagues, as he was serving in the United States Army during World War II. He returned to the minor leagues in 1946 as the player-manager for the Federalsburg A's of the Class D Eastern Shore League. By this time, he was best known for his "assortment of curveballs". In 29 games, he had an 11–12 record, a 4.29 ERA, and 272 hits allowed in 216 innings pitched. The 1946 season was his last as a player. With a 37–87 record, Federalsburg finished last in the eight-team league.

Post-playing career

In 1947, Krausse joined the other Philadelphia team, the Phillies, as a scout, serving in that capacity with the organization for the through the 1956 season. He was then hired in the same capacity by the Athletics, who had since moved to Kansas City. Krausse was assigned to evaluate players in the Midwestern United States. Filling out reports was the most time-consuming part of his job. "The hours aren't really too bad," he told reporters. He was very influential in the team's decision to sign his son to a $125,000 bonus contract in 1961. Lew Jr. won 68 games for the Athletics and four other MLB teams from 1961 to 1974.

사생활

Krausse was married to Lillian. In addition to Lew Jr., the couple had a younger son, whose name was Dave. While he was still playing, Lew Sr. and his brother operated a gas station in Media during the offseason. Lillian died of a heart attack in 1967. Two years later, Lew Sr. suffered one as well, though he survived and lived several more years. Eventually, he moved to Sarasota, Florida, where he died at the age of 76 on September 6, 1988.

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