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	16-16 / in Starts: 15-16
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	51 (29-13-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (26-18-9)

Most Driven In
G Hendrick	3
K Reitz	3
Self	3
K Oberkfell	1
T Scott	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
K Oberkfell	2
K Hernandez	2
G Templeton	1
B Bonds	1
T Scott	1
L Durham	1
T Herr	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	193	2 (1)	Apr 11	STL		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.68	-0.033	1.12	-0.03%	-0.89	P
2	194	6 (3)	Apr 16	STL		PHI	L,3-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.39	-0.067	1.99	-0.06%	-0.53	P
3	195	11 (4)	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	L,12-16	GS-5	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.74	0.129	1.04	0.11%	2.04	P
4	196	15 (3)	Apr 27	STL	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.385	.667	1.051	9	.59	0.037	.81	0.03%	-1.24	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
5	197	19 (3)	May 2	STL		HOU	W,9-1	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.667	1.051	9						P
6	198	24 (4)	May 7	STL		SFG	W,12-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.800	1.175	9	.61	-0.015	.71	-0.01%	1.52	P
7	199	27 (2)	May 11	STL		LAD	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.750	1.103	9	1.02	-0.038	1.18	-0.03%	-0.41	P
8	200	31 (3)	May 16	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.600	.886	9	1.29	-0.127	1.33	-0.08%	-1.28	P
9	201	36 (4)	May 21	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.545	.806	9	.71	-0.030	.53	-0.01%	-0.46	P
10	202	40 (3)	May 26	STL		NYM	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.480	.711	9	.80	-0.057	.30	-0.01%	-0.85	P
11	203	44 (3)	May 31	STL		MON	W,8-6	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.500	.776	9	.71	0.021	.19	0.00%	0.98	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
12	204	49 (4)	Jun 6	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.484	.765	9	.86	0.028	.26	0.01%	0.08	P
13	205	55 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-10	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.600	.906	9	1.81	0.042	.18	0.00%	0.77	P
14	206	59 (3)	Jun 16	STL		ATL	L,3-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.316	.595	.910	9	.71	0.026	.09	0.00%	0.28	P
15	207	63 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.325	.590	.915	9	.87	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.13	P
16	208	70 (6)	Jun 28 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.341	.600	.941	9	.71	0.028	.21	0.01%	0.25	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	209	76 (5)	Jul 3 (1)	STL		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.326	.571	.897	9	.63	-0.032	.24	-0.01%	-0.32	P
18	210	81 (4)	Jul 10	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.318	.558	.876	9	.95	-0.033	.28	-0.01%	-0.27	P
19	211	86 (4)	Jul 15	STL		SDP	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.326	.556	.882	9	1.02	0.083	.12	0.01%	0.67	P
20	212	91 (4)	Jul 20	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.327	.563	.889	9	1.40	-0.064	.10	0.00%	-0.31	P
21	213	92	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,5-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.320	.551	.871	9	.31	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.35	PH
22	214	96 (3)	Jul 26	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.321	.558	.878	9	.68	0.038	.19	0.01%	0.15	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
23	215	101 (4)	Aug 1	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.304	.527	.831	9	.73	-0.053	.08	0.00%	-0.56	P
24	216	106 (4)	Aug 8	STL		NYM	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.293	.509	.802	9	.80	-0.040	.05	0.00%	-0.32	P
25	217	111 (4)	Aug 13	STL		MON	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.295	.500	.795	9	.94	0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	218	116 (4)	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG(7)	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.308	.508	.816	9	.44	0.175	.00	0.00%	1.77	P
27	219	125 (8)	Aug 28	STL		ATL	W,11-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.304	.493	.797	9	.32	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.01	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
28	220	130 (4)	Sep 2	STL		CIN	W,12-4	GS-8	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.324	.507	.831	9	.16	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
29	221	136 (5)	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.319	.500	.819	9	.35	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
30	222	142 (5)	Sep 13	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.297	.316	.486	.802	9	.95	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
31	223	147 (4)	Sep 19	STL		MON	W,9-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.321	.487	.807	9	1.21	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.87	P
32	224	158 (10)	Sep 30	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.313	.474	.787	9	1.99	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
							16-16		89	78	11	23	5	0	3	10	2	0	18	0	9	0	0	1	1	0	.295	.313	.474	.787		.86	-0.022	.36	-0.08%	-0.04

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