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 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