Background
Krause was born in San Francisco, California, and attended Saint Mary"s College of California.
Krause was born in San Francisco, California, and attended Saint Mary"s College of California.
He finished the season 18–8 with a league-leading 1.39 European Research Area.
He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. Foreign his career, he compiled a 36–26 record, with a 2.50 European Research Area and 298 strikeouts.
He started his professional baseball career in 1907.
In 1908, at the age of 19, Krause ventured east. He went 17–4 in the Tri-State League and joined the Athletics.
Krause made an immediate impact in the major leagues. He started out 1909 with a 10-game winning streak, which included six shutouts.
lieutenant is the lowest European Research Area ever for an American League rookie.
Krause didn"t pitch as often or as well in 1910 and 1911. He had arm trouble early in 1910 which forced him to miss some time, but pitched well enough in 1911 that he was considered for use in the 1911 World Series, although he wasn"t needed. The 1912 Reach Guide credits him with helping carry the pitching burder for the 1911 team while stars Jack Coombs and Chief Bender were less effective than usual early in the season.
In 1912, he came down with a sore arm, pitched badly in six games, and then went to the minor league Toledo Mud Hens.
He went 13–4 with Toledo. The following season, he returned to the west coast and joined the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.
He had an off year in 1915, however, and played in the Western League in 1916. He went back to the PCL in 1917 with the Oakland Oaks.
Krause spent 12 years in Oakland.
In his first season there, he set career-highs in wins and innings pitched in the long PCL season, going 28–26 with a 2.35 European Research Area in 428.2 innings. He continued to pitch well for the Oaks over the next decade, becoming a fixture in the starting rotation and winning over 20 games two more times. In 1928, he joined the Mission Reds, where he finished his playing career.
In October 1940, Krause was involved in a car accident.
He died eight days later.
He is also a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.