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	18-16 / in Starts: 16-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	37 (22-6-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
S Lake	4
Self	2
J Morris	1
J Oquendo	1
T Pendleton	0
J Lindeman	0

Most Driven In By
T Herr	2
Self	2
O Smith	1
V Coleman	1
T Pendleton	1
J Clark	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	402	4 (3)	Apr 11	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.078	1.11	-0.09%	-1.46	P
2	403	8 (3)	Apr 16	STL		MON	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.69	0.088	1.23	0.09%	0.93	P
3	404	12 (3)	Apr 21	STL		CHC	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.05	-0.027	2.20	-0.03%	-0.24	P
4	405	17 (4)	Apr 26	STL	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS-6	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.32	0.033	.71	0.04%	0.63	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	406	22 (4)	May 2	STL		LAD	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	.97	-0.082	1.90	-0.10%	-0.76	P
6	407	26 (3)	May 7	STL	@	SDP	W,17-10	GS-7	4	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	9	.62	0.023	1.06	0.02%	0.70	P
7	408	31 (4)	May 13	STL	@	SFG	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.389	.389	.722	1.111	9	.48	0.135	.94	0.16%	1.34	P
8	409	37 (5)	May 21	STL	@	ATL	W,7-2	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.762	1.190	9	1.05	0.200	2.26	0.26%	2.39	P
9	410	42 (4)	May 26	STL		ATL	L,4-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.409	.409	.727	1.136	9	.38	-0.010	.87	-0.01%	-0.11	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
10	411	47 (4)	Jun 1	STL	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.667	1.042	9	.42	-0.021	.97	-0.03%	-0.34	P
11	412	52 (4)	Jun 6	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.680	1.103	9	.77	0.047	2.55	0.09%	0.48	P
12	413	57 (4)	Jun 12	STL		CHC	W,4-1	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.423	.444	.692	1.137	9	.84	0.020	2.92	0.04%	0.18	P
13	414	62 (4)	Jun 17	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.464	.704	1.168	9	.47	0.014	1.20	0.02%	0.13	P
14	415	71 (8)	Jun 27	STL	@	MON	W,15-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.448	.679	1.127	9	.31	-0.012	1.16	-0.03%	-0.59	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
15	416	76 (4)	Jul 3	STL	@	ATL	W,9-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.419	.633	1.053	9	.66	-0.039	1.80	-0.06%	-0.83	P
16	417	81 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	STL		LAD	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.394	.594	.988	9	.45	-0.034	1.02	-0.05%	-0.62	P
17	418	85 (3)	Jul 11	STL		SFG	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.394	.594	.988	3						P
18	419	87 (1)	Jul 16	STL	@	SDP	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.429	.706	1.134	9	1.61	0.190	3.14	0.22%	1.66	P
19	420	91 (3)	Jul 21	STL	@	LAD	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.405	.421	.703	1.124	9	1.09	-0.037	2.31	-0.05%	0.05	P
20	421	96 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.400	.667	1.067	9	.47	-0.024	.81	-0.03%	-0.20	P
21	422	101 (4)	Jul 31	STL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.390	.650	1.040	9	.86	-0.025	2.47	-0.04%	-0.24	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
22	423	106 (4)	Aug 5	STL	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.349	.364	.605	.968	9	1.18	-0.147	4.20	-0.31%	-1.14	P
23	424	110 (3)	Aug 9	STL	@	PHI	L,7-8	13-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.378	.605	.982	6	1.35	0.032	3.66	0.05%	0.13	PH
24	425	111	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.367	.596	.963	9	.28	0.017	.76	0.03%	-0.22	P
25	426	116 (4)	Aug 15	STL		PHI	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.353	.571	.924	9	1.55	-0.075	3.84	-0.11%	-0.61	P
26	427	122 (5)	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.560	.906	9	.68	-0.017	2.22	-0.03%	-0.17	P
27	428	125 (2)	Aug 25	STL		HOU	W,7-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.560	.906	9						P
28	429	128 (2)	Aug 29	STL		ATL	W,4-2	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.340	.549	.889	9	.32	-0.008	.87	-0.01%	-0.17	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
29	430	131 (2)	Sep 1	STL		CIN	L,4-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.538	.872	9	.35	-0.009	.78	-0.01%	-0.17	P
30	431	137 (5)	Sep 8	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.339	.528	.868	9	.76	-0.011	3.91	-0.03%	-0.12	P
31	432	143 (5)	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.339	.528	.868	9	1.41	0.019	7.17	0.06%	0.13	P
32	433	148 (4)	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,10-2	GS-6	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.351	.537	.888	9	.93	0.028	5.10	0.09%	0.96	P
33	434	153 (4)	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.339	.518	.857	9	.73	-0.038	2.09	-0.07%	-0.35	P
34	435	158 (4)	Sep 30	STL		MON	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.333	.509	.842	9	.49	-0.013	.72	-0.01%	-0.11	P
							18-16		71	57	9	17	6	0	2	8	3	0	17	0	11	0	1	1	0	0	.298	.333	.509	.842		.74	0.139	2.03	0.08%	1.28

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