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

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 7	STL	@	CIN	L,1-8		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (3)	Apr 11	STL		CHC	L,1-6	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (9)	Apr 23	STL		NYM	L,9-12	GS	10	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	19 (2)	Apr 27	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1		14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (6)	May 4	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27	May 6	STL		LAD	L,2-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 10	STL		SDP	W,5-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32	May 11	STL		SFG	L,4-5	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (2)	May 14	STL		ATL	L,5-7		10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
11	38 (2)	May 18	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	41 (2)	May 21	STL		HOU	W,7-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	43 (1)	May 23	STL		CIN	L,3-8		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50 (6)	May 31	STL	@	HOU	W,9-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	52 (1)	Jun 2	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2		11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	55 (2)	Jun 5	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	63 (7)	Jun 14	STL	@	NYM	L,0-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (5)	Jun 21	STL	@	MON	L,0-7		16	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
19	74 (4)	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	77 (2)	Jun 29	STL		MON	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	85 (7)	Jul 9	STL	@	SFG	L,2-21		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (5)	Jul 18	STL		LAD	L,0-1	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	96 (4)	Jul 23	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GS	25	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	101 (4)	Jul 28	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	20	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (4)	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	111 (4)	Aug 8	STL		MON	W,4-2	GS	26	6.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS	22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 18	STL		HOU	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 23	STL		ATL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 28	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	29	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Houston Astros
31	137	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	142 (4)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	146 (3)	Sep 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	19	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	151 (4)	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,0-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	156 (4)	Sep 25	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-9	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	161 (4)	Oct 1	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	GS	12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							36gm		136.1	8	13	3	24	1