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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	STL		PHI	T,2-2	CG	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 24	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 30	STL		HOU	L,5-6	GS	27	6.2	2	1	0	3	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (4)	May 5	STL		PIT	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 11	STL		ATL	L,0-3	GS	29	7.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 16	STL		MON	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	39 (4)	May 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	31	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
10	42 (2)	May 27 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 2	STL		LAD	W,12-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 8	STL		SDP	L,7-8	GS	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 13	STL	@	LAD	L,8-9	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	65 (3)	Jun 24	STL		NYM	L,2-6	GS	28	6.2	1	1	1	3	0	P
16	69 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	STL		PHI	L,7-8	GS	32	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (5)	Jul 3	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	81 (5)	Jul 8	STL	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS	17	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	91 (9)	Jul 22	STL		HOU	L,6-7	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 27	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	102 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	29	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	107 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	7.2	1	2	0	3	1	P
23	113 (5)	Aug 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,5-3	GS	29	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	119 (5)	Aug 16	STL		LAD	L,2-4	GS	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	124 (4)	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,2-3	GS	23	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	129 (4)	Aug 28	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	26	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	134 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	139 (4)	Sep 7	STL		MON	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	143 (3)	Sep 12	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	148 (4)	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
31	154 (5)	Sep 22 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	159 (4)	Sep 27	STL	@	PIT	W,9-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	163 (3)	Sep 30	STL		NYM	L,2-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		218.2	25	31	1	57	3