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	12-20 / in Starts: 12-19
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	52 (23-15-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (25-17-9)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	3
K Oberkfell	1
D Iorg	1

Most Driven In By
K Hernandez	3
G Templeton	2
L Brock	1
J Mumphrey	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	160	3 (2)	Apr 8	STL		PHI	T,2-2	CG(5)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.95	-0.040	3.33	-0.04%	-0.50	P
2	161	7 (3)	Apr 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	1.78	-0.055	2.79	-0.05%	-0.41	P
3	162	11 (3)	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.600	1.029	9	.87	-0.003	1.36	0.00%	0.02	P
4	163	16 (4)	Apr 24	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.429	.762	9	.93	-0.059	1.24	-0.05%	-0.67	P
5	164	20 (3)	Apr 30	STL		HOU	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.333	.606	9	.92	-0.049	1.07	-0.03%	-0.47	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	165	25 (4)	May 5	STL		PIT	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	9	.98	0.074	1.23	0.06%	1.19	P
7	166	30 (4)	May 11	STL		ATL	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.600	1.012	9	1.08	0.110	1.06	0.07%	0.72	P
8	167	34 (3)	May 16	STL		MON	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.500	.850	9	.75	-0.056	1.28	-0.06%	-0.48	P
9	168	39 (4)	May 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.429	.733	9	1.02	-0.080	1.71	-0.08%	-0.53	P
10	169	42 (2)	May 27 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,11-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.250	.360	.610	9	1.01	-0.106	1.70	-0.11%	-1.50	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
11	170	47 (4)	Jun 2	STL		LAD	W,12-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.250	.321	.571	9	.12	-0.004	.17	0.00%	-0.62	P
12	171	52 (4)	Jun 8	STL		SDP	L,7-8	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.321	.594	9	1.23	0.010	2.22	0.01%	0.11	P
13	172	57 (4)	Jun 13	STL	@	LAD	L,8-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.273	.321	.594	9						P
14	173	61 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.257	.300	.557	9	1.32	-0.059	1.89	-0.05%	-0.53	P
15	174	65 (3)	Jun 24	STL		NYM	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.243	.281	.524	9	.79	-0.039	1.04	-0.03%	-0.33	P
16	175	69 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	STL		PHI	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.237	.273	.510	9	1.43	-0.051	1.73	-0.04%	-0.52	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
17	176	75 (5)	Jul 3	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.225	.257	.482	9	1.03	-0.052	1.02	-0.03%	-0.33	P
18	177	81 (5)	Jul 8	STL	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.220	.257	.477	9	1.66	-0.035	1.42	-0.02%	-0.32	P
19	178	91 (9)	Jul 22	STL		HOU	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.256	.306	.561	9	.70	0.042	.35	0.01%	0.52	P
20	179	96 (4)	Jul 27	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.234	.275	.509	9	.35	-0.001	.18	0.00%	-0.65	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
21	180	102 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.240	.279	.519	9	.88	-0.001	.79	0.00%	-0.08	P
22	181	107 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.235	.273	.508	9	.98	-0.024	.29	0.00%	-0.41	P
23	182	113 (5)	Aug 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.222	.255	.478	9	.53	-0.043	.63	-0.03%	-0.47	P
24	183	119 (5)	Aug 16	STL		LAD	L,2-4	GS-10	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.211	.240	.451	9	1.35	-0.097	.51	-0.02%	-0.73	P
25	184	124 (4)	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.203	.231	.434	9	.62	-0.031	.23	-0.01%	-0.20	P
26	185	129 (4)	Aug 28	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.210	.255	.464	9	1.16	-0.064	.64	-0.02%	-0.58	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
27	186	134 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.197	.237	.434	9	.79	-0.078	.26	-0.02%	-0.57	P
28	187	139 (4)	Sep 7	STL		MON	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.186	.222	.408	9	1.12	-0.111	.39	-0.02%	-1.43	P
29	188	143 (3)	Sep 12	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.181	.215	.396	9	1.31	-0.064	.01	0.00%	-0.52	P
30	189	148 (4)	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.176	.209	.385	9	.50	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
31	190	154 (5)	Sep 22 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.167	.197	.364	9	1.18	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.39	P
32	191	159 (4)	Sep 27	STL	@	PIT	W,9-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.163	.192	.354	9	.71	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
33	192	163 (3)	Sep 30	STL		NYM	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.110	.163	.192	.354	1						P
							12-20		84	73	7	8	2	2	0	5	5	0	17	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	.110	.163	.192	.354		.96	-1.172	.91	-0.57%	-12.80

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