Ken Forsch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: September 8, 1946 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 9th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) and the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).

High School: Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)

Schools: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Debut: September 7, 1970 (Age 23-364d, 13,053rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: May 23, 1986 (Age 39-257d)
vs. NYY 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Kenneth Roth Forsch

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Relatives: Brother of Bob Forsch

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.0

114

113

ERA

3.37

521

241

2127.1

1047

WHIP

1.249

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

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-13	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	5	Apr 13	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	7 (1)	Apr 16	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	8	Apr 17	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	9	Apr 18 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	13 (3)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0		21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	15 (1)	Apr 23	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	17 (1)	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	18	Apr 28 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,6-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	19	Apr 28 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	28 (8)	May 9	HOU	@	STL	W,10-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	29	May 11	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32 (2)	May 15	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	34 (1)	May 17 (1)	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	35	May 17 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	36	May 18	HOU		ATL	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	38 (1)	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	40 (1)	May 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6		17	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	41	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	43 (1)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	45 (1)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
24	46	May 30 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	48 (1)	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	50 (1)	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,7-8	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	51	Jun 3	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	53 (1)	Jun 5	HOU		CHC	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
29	60 (6)	Jun 12	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	62 (1)	Jun 14	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	64 (1)	Jun 18	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	65	Jun 20	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	66	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,9-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	67	Jun 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	68	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	73 (4)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-2	GF	8	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	76 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8		24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	80 (3)	Jul 5	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	GF	9	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	83 (2)	Jul 8	HOU		MON	W,7-6	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	85 (1)	Jul 10	HOU		MON	W,4-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	90 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,7-6	GF	19	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
42	94 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	98 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	104 (5)	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	106 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	130 (23)	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	137 (6)	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	141 (3)	Sep 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	143 (1)	Sep 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	GF	13	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	144	Sep 11 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	146 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	160 (13)	Sep 29	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							52gm		92.0	4	17	0	21	0