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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Brother of Ken Forsch

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.6

168

136

ERA

3.76

498

422

2794.2

1133

WHIP

1.291

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	GS	27	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 16	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 23 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-14	GS	11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19 (4)	Apr 28	STL		LAD	L,1-7	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 2	STL		SFG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 7	STL		SDP	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
8	30 (2)	May 11	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 15	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (5)	May 23	STL		MON	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
12	50 (4)	May 31	STL	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	55 (4)	Jun 5	STL		CIN	L,1-2	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 10	STL		HOU	L,5-12	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 25	STL		MON	W,7-5	GS	31	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	77 (4)	Jun 30	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	83 (5)	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS	28	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	87 (3)	Jul 9	STL		PIT	L,1-6	GS	27	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	90 (2)	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	96 (5)	Jul 20	STL		SDP	W,3-2	GS	26	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
23	100 (3)	Jul 25	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	104 (3)	Jul 30	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	26	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	108 (3)	Aug 4	STL		NYM	L,3-8	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	114 (5)	Aug 9	STL		PHI	L,3-6	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	118 (3)	Aug 14	STL		HOU	L,0-6	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	123 (4)	Aug 19	STL		ATL	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	128 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	ATL	W,11-10	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	132 (3)	Aug 30	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	137 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	143 (5)	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	25	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	148 (4)	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	155 (6)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
							34gm		233.2	18	37	0	55	4