Joe Krakauskas Baseball player

Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas (March 28, 1915 – July 8, 1960) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons. He played for the Washington Senators from 1937 to 1940 and the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1942 and 1946. He is best known for giving up the final hit in Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hit streak in 1941.

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Joe Krakauskas
Birth dateMarch 28, 1915
Date of deathJuly 08, 1960

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 09, 1937
Career endSeptember 18, 1946
batting sideLeft
former teams
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
position
Pitcher
teams
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
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