Bob Forsch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: January 13, 1950 in Sacramento, CA us

Died: November 3, 2011 in Weeki Wachee, FL

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Debut: July 7, 1974 (Age 24-175d, 13,511th in major league history)
vs. CIN 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 25, 1989 (Age 39-255d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Robert Herbert Forsch

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Relatives: Brother of Ken Forsch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.6

168

136

ERA

3.76

498

422

2794.2

1133

WHIP

1.291

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-20 / in Starts: 14-20
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	57 (29-21-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (26-18-9)

Most Driven In
M Tyson	2
J Morales	1
T Scott	1
J Dwyer	1
K Reitz	1
J Mumphrey	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Mumphrey	1
Self	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	126	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.50	0.016	.79	0.02%	0.88	P
2	127	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.91	-0.094	1.46	-0.09%	-0.92	P
3	128	9 (3)	Apr 16	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.43	-0.041	.71	-0.04%	-1.29	P
4	129	14 (4)	Apr 23 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-14	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.53	-0.015	.60	-0.01%	-0.22	P
5	130	19 (4)	Apr 28	STL		LAD	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.06	-0.052	1.00	-0.03%	-0.42	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	131	23 (3)	May 2	STL		SFG	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	9	.38	-0.038	.33	-0.02%	0.18	P
7	132	27 (3)	May 7	STL		SDP	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	1.31	0.086	1.18	0.05%	0.26	P
8	133	30 (2)	May 11	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	.73	-0.032	.75	-0.02%	-0.30	P
9	134	35 (4)	May 15	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	.62	-0.029	.47	-0.01%	-0.21	P
10	135	41 (5)	May 23	STL		MON	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.357	.607	9	1.42	0.133	.80	0.05%	0.67	P
11	136	45 (3)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.367	.633	9	.61	0.017	.24	0.00%	0.15	P
12	137	50 (4)	May 31	STL	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.303	.424	.727	9	1.06	-0.036	.26	-0.01%	-0.33	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	138	55 (4)	Jun 5	STL		CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.314	.457	.771	9	1.74	-0.009	.42	0.00%	-0.34	P
14	139	60 (4)	Jun 10	STL		HOU	L,5-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.297	.432	.730	9	.47	-0.023	.06	0.00%	-0.30	P
15	140	64 (3)	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.282	.282	.410	.692	9	1.41	-0.108	.13	-0.01%	-1.07	P
16	141	68 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.262	.381	.643	9	.55	-0.034	.03	0.00%	-0.70	P
17	142	72 (3)	Jun 25	STL		MON	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	9	.83	0.203	.05	0.01%	1.55	P
18	143	77 (4)	Jun 30	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	9	1.21	-0.195	.12	-0.01%	-1.19	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	144	83 (5)	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.400	.640	9	1.10	-0.051	.10	0.00%	-0.36	P
20	145	87 (3)	Jul 9	STL		PIT	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.423	.673	9	.79	0.015	.05	0.00%	0.19	P
21	146	90 (2)	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.241	.407	.648	9	1.51	-0.114	.09	0.00%	-0.93	P
22	147	96 (5)	Jul 20	STL		SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.236	.400	.636	9	1.32	0.062	.02	0.00%	0.52	P
23	148	100 (3)	Jul 25	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.373	.593	9	1.32	-0.135	.02	0.00%	-1.02	P
24	149	104 (3)	Jul 30	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.210	.355	.565	9	1.86	-0.162	.02	0.00%	-1.05	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	150	108 (3)	Aug 4	STL		NYM	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.203	.344	.547	9	.91	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
26	151	114 (5)	Aug 9	STL		PHI	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.364	.576	9	1.46	0.120	.01	0.00%	1.58	P
27	152	118 (3)	Aug 14	STL		HOU	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.353	.559	9	.87	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
28	153	123 (4)	Aug 19	STL		ATL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.343	.543	9	1.35	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-0.54	P
29	154	128 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	ATL	W,11-10	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.329	.521	9	1.09	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
30	155	132 (3)	Aug 30	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.195	.325	.519	9	.56	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	156	137 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.316	.506	9	1.04	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
32	157	143 (5)	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.309	.494	9	1.00	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
33	158	148 (4)	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.193	.305	.498	9	.91	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
34	159	155 (6)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.181	.190	.301	.492	9	1.39	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
							14-20		89	83	2	15	7	0	1	8	1	0	26	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	.181	.190	.301	.492		.98	-0.928	.33	-0.14%	-8.68

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