Jack Kraus Stats

Jack Kraus was born on Friday, April 26, 1918, in San Antonio, Texas. Kraus was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1943, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jack Kraus baseball stats page.

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Jack Kraus



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Birth Name:   John William Kraus
Nickname:   Texas Jack
Born On:   04-26-1918  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Antonio, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-02-1976 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Antonio, Texas
Cemetery:   Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-25-1943 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-11-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable

Jack Kraus

Jack Kraus Pitching Stats

1943 25 Phillies 34 25 7 9 15 .375 3.16 10 1 2 199.2 863 197 70 83 7 78 3 48 3 0 0 -
1945 27 Phillies 19 13 2 4 9 .308 5.40 0 0 0 81.2 377 96 49 55 3 40 2 28 3 4 0 -
1946 28 Giants 17 1 8 2 1 .667 6.12 0 0 0 25.0 114 25 17 17 4 15 3 7 3 1 0 -
3 Years 70 39 17 15 25 .375 4.00 10 1 2 306.1 1,354 318 136 155 14 133 8 83 9 5 0 -

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Jack Kraus Hitting Stats

1943 25 Phillies 35 60 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 23 9 0 0 1 .067 .111 .083
1945 27 Phillies 19 25 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 .120 .154 .160
1946 28 Giants 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
3 Years 71 88 5 7 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 31 11 0 0 1 .080 .120 .102

Jack Kraus

Jack Kraus Fielding Stats

1943 Phillies P 34 25 599 55 1.6 54 5 49 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.43
1945 Phillies P 19 13 245 21 1.1 20 3 17 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.20
1946 Giants P 17 1 75 11 0.6 10 1 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.60
P Totals 70 39 919 87 1.2 84 9 75 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.47
3 Years 70 39 919 87 1.2 84 9 75 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.47

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Jack Kraus Miscellaneous Stats

1943 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.6 30.0 0.62 2.16 3.52
1945 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.70 3.09 4.41
1946 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.47 2.52 5.40
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.8 44.0 0.62 2.44 3.91

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Jack Kraus Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 Philadelphia Phillies 16 Undetermined - -
1945 Philadelphia Phillies 19 Undetermined n/a -
1946 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -

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