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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Team Record in Appearances: 12-20 / in Starts: 12-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	156	3	Apr 8	STL		PHI	T,2-2	CG(5)		99	5.0	3	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.60	6.33	19	6	5	2	1	3	52			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	-0.004	1.70	0.00%	0.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
2	157	7	Apr 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	L(0-1)	5	6.2	8	5	5	1	4	1	1	5.40	5.22	29	8	7	0	1	8	41			2	1	1	26	2	0	0	0	1	1	.93	-0.338	1.46	-0.32%	-1.77	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out d2
3	158	11	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	6.0	7	3	2	1	3	1	0	4.58	4.94	25	9	5	0	2	7	50			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.058	1.41	-0.06%	0.10	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
4	159	16	Apr 24	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS-8		4	7.0	12	5	5	0	3	2	0	5.11	5.12	34	10	9	2	2	12	36			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	-0.184	1.50	-0.15%	-0.96	1b start tie	8b -23 0 out a2
5	160	20	Apr 30	STL		HOU	L,5-6	GS-7		5	6.2	6	2	2	3	4	0	0	4.60	4.65	27	9	5	2	0	6	55			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.184	1.46	0.13%	1.13	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	161	25	May 5	STL		PIT	L,5-6	GS-8		4	7.0	5	3	3	3	2	0	0	4.46	4.43	29	15	4	1	0	5	54			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.10	0.175	1.37	0.13%	0.97	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
7	162	30	May 11	STL		ATL	L,0-3	GS-8	L(0-3)	5	7.2	3	3	1	2	6	1	0	3.91	4.30	29	11	7	1	4	3	69			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	1	.99	0.024	.97	0.01%	0.52	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out d3
8	163	34	May 16	STL		MON	W,2-0	GS-9	W(1-3)	4	8.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.33	3.99	30	13	9	3	1	6	72			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.414	2.02	0.43%	3.45	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
9	164	39	May 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	L(1-4)	5	8.1	6	3	3	2	2	1	0	3.32	4.06	31	11	10	3	1	6	59			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.26	0.051	2.12	0.05%	1.10	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d2
10	165	42	May 27(2)	STL	@	MON	W,11-3	CG	W(2-4)	4	9.0	8	3	2	4	4	0	0	3.15	3.95	38	10	12	0	1	8	61			2	0	0	33	1	1	0	1	1	0	.94	0.117	1.59	0.12%	1.19	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	166	47	Jun 2	STL		LAD	W,12-5	CG	W(3-4)	5	9.0	10	5	5	2	4	1	0	3.36	3.95	35	12	7	1	0	10	49			0	1	0	33	3	0	0	3	0	0	.25	0.031	.36	0.03%	-0.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
12	167	52	Jun 8	STL		SDP	L,7-8	GS-4		5	4.0	6	6	6	4	3	1	0	3.84	4.12	22	6	3	0	0	6	25			0	0	0	17	1	1	1	0	1	0	.79	-0.400	1.43	-0.43%	-4.09	1t start tie	4t 3 out d5
13	168	57	Jun 13	STL	@	LAD	L,8-9	GS-2	L(3-5)	4	1.2	8	5	5	0	1	1	0	4.29	4.22	12	2	1	0	1	8	20			1	1	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.332	1.97	-0.41%	-4.38	1b start tie	2b -2- 2 out d5
14	169	61	Jun 18	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-6	L(3-6)	4	6.0	7	3	1	1	1	0	0	4.11	4.13	23	7	7	1	0	7	50			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.05	-0.118	1.51	-0.10%	-0.38	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
15	170	65	Jun 24	STL		NYM	L,2-6	GS-7	L(3-7)	5	6.2	8	6	6	2	3	0	0	4.38	4.04	28	8	7	0	3	8	35			0	2	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	.73	-0.094	.97	-0.08%	-1.07	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d4
16	171	69	Jun 29(1)	STL		PHI	L,7-8	GS-6	L(3-8)	4	5.1	12	8	8	4	3	1	0	4.85	4.16	32	7	6	3	0	12	11			1	0	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.633	1.37	-0.46%	-5.05	1t start tie	6t --3 1 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	172	75	Jul 3	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	L(3-9)	3	6.0	8	4	4	1	2	1	0	4.91	4.19	27	9	7	2	1	8	41			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.193	.93	-0.12%	-1.47	1t start tie	7t 1-3 0 out d2
18	173	81	Jul 8	STL	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-4		4	3.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	5.07	4.15	17	6	3	1	1	6	33			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.233	.78	-0.12%	-2.35	1b start tie	4b --3 2 out d3
19	174	91	Jul 22	STL		HOU	L,6-7	GS-5		13	5.0	7	4	3	1	1	1	0	5.08	4.21	23	9	5	1	1	7	39			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.02	-0.064	.51	-0.02%	-1.61	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
20	175	96	Jul 27	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-9)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.72	4.08	30	13	10	2	1	3	83			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.238	.24	0.07%	4.36	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	176	102	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	L(4-10)	4	7.1	6	4	4	2	3	0	1	4.73	4.03	29	8	9	3	1	6	51			1	0	0	24	0	3	0	0	1	0	1.28	-0.143	1.15	-0.08%	0.01	1b start tie	8b --3 1 out tie
22	177	107	Aug 5(2)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-8	W(5-10)	3	7.2	9	4	4	1	1	1	0	4.73	4.06	31	14	6	2	1	9	45			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	3	0	1	.99	0.058	.30	0.01%	-0.10	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a1
23	178	113	Aug 10(2)	STL		CHC	W,5-3	GS-8	W(6-10)	4	7.1	6	2	2	1	7	0	0	4.62	3.92	29	12	4	1	0	5	64			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	.81	0.054	.95	0.04%	0.94	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a3
24	179	119	Aug 16	STL		LAD	L,2-4	GS-10		5	10.0	7	2	2	2	8	1	0	4.44	3.86	38	14	7	2	1	7	76			2	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.445	.57	0.10%	2.79	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
25	180	124	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.31	3.80	23	10	10	2	3	2	70			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	.72	0.239	.27	0.05%	2.35	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
26	181	129	Aug 28	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-7	W(7-10)	6	6.2	6	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.20	3.79	26	16	6	3	0	1	57			0	2	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	0.186	.58	0.06%	1.60	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	182	134	Sep 2	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	W(8-10)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	4.04	3.69	32	15	9	0	1	4	77			1	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.23	0.525	.41	0.11%	2.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
28	183	139	Sep 7	STL		MON	W,5-4	GS-9	W(9-10)	4	8.0	9	4	3	3	3	0	0	4.01	3.67	35	14	6	2	0	9	50			2	1	0	32	0	3	0	1	0	1	1.23	0.129	.43	0.03%	-0.09	1t start tie	9t --3 0 out a2
29	184	143	Sep 12	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-7	L(9-11)	4	7.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.96	3.63	26	12	6	1	2	5	60			2	0	0	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	.70	0.052	.01	0.00%	1.45	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
30	185	148	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.89	3.61	23	7	5	0	0	6	56			0	2	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.19	0.243	.00	0.00%	1.87	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
31	186	154	Sep 22(2)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	W(10-11)	4	9.0	7	2	1	1	3	0	1	3.77	3.57	36	16	8	1	0	7	69			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.76	0.514	.00	0.00%	2.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
32	187	159	Sep 27	STL	@	PIT	W,9-5	GS-5	W(11-11)	4	5.0	6	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.80	3.60	21	6	5	2	0	6	45			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
33	188	163	Sep 30	STL		NYM	L,2-4	7-7		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.83	3.60	5	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-0.52	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d1
							12-20		W-L:11-11	4.2	218.2	215	102	93	52	92	16	3	3.83	3.60	894	1.55		8%	6%	208	52	0	---%	19	11	1	819	32	12	1	21	13	9	1.03	0.812	.93	-0.97%	4.10

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