Lewis Bernard Krausse (June 12, 1912 – September 6, 1988) was an American pitcher and scout in Major League Baseball from Media, Pennsylvania.

His final start of the season was a shutout, but a sore arm prevented Krausse from ever pitching in the major leagues again after that.

[3][4] 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.

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.

[10] 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.

[6][9] 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.

[1] 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.

[2][12] Beginning the year in the Class AA International League, Krausse split time between the Montreal Royals and the Albany Senators.

[13] 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).

[13] In 1934, the Braves invited him to spring training, but he failed to make the major league roster and was assigned to Harrisburg again.

[13] For the 1935 season, Krausse joined the NYPL's Elmira Pioneers, who were not affiliated with any major league teams.

[14] 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.

[13] 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.

[15] 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.

[15] 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.

[14] 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.

[13] 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.