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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-21 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	47 (24-16-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
M MartÃnez	1
R Metzger	0
D Menke	0

Most Driven In By
C CedeÃ±o	1
J Morgan	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	5 (4)	Apr 9	HOU		CHC	L,0-6	2-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.10	0.004	.15	0.00%	0.11	P
2	6	15 (9)	Apr 20	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	7	17 (1)	Apr 23	HOU		MON	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
4	8	23 (5)	Apr 30	HOU		NYM	L,3-4	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.48	-0.012	.54	-0.01%	-0.09	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	9	26 (2)	May 5	HOU	@	MON	L,1-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
6	10	31 (4)	May 11	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2						P
7	11	33 (1)	May 14	HOU		STL	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
8	12	37 (3)	May 18	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.70	-0.033	.64	-0.02%	-0.22	P
9	13	47 (9)	May 29	HOU	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.13	-0.085	1.06	-0.05%	-0.68	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	14	52 (4)	Jun 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.57	-0.080	1.46	-0.05%	-0.76	P
11	15	55 (2)	Jun 6	HOU	@	PIT	L,8-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
12	16	60 (4)	Jun 12	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.53	-0.038	.51	-0.02%	-1.14	P
13	17	63 (2)	Jun 15	HOU		PIT	L,0-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
14	18	68 (4)	Jun 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.07	-0.104	.47	-0.03%	-1.35	P
15	19	73 (4)	Jun 27	HOU		SFG	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.51	-0.121	.70	-0.03%	-1.34	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	20	79 (5)	Jul 4	HOU		CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	9	.58	-0.053	.25	-0.01%	-1.18	P
17	21	84 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.36	-0.019	.35	-0.01%	-0.19	P
18	22	87 (2)	Jul 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9						P
19	23	88	Jul 15	HOU		NYM	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.074	.038	.113	9	.49	-0.033	.23	-0.01%	-0.65	P
20	24	94 (5)	Jul 20	HOU		MON	L,3-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.038	.074	.038	.113	9						P
21	25	99 (4)	Jul 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,6-7	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.036	.105	9	.63	-0.033	.28	-0.01%	-0.29	P
22	26	104 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	HOU	@	MON	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.065	.033	.098	9	.78	-0.038	.50	-0.02%	-0.29	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	27	110 (5)	Aug 4	HOU		LAD	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.088	.061	.149	9	.78	-0.055	.38	-0.02%	-0.30	P
24	28	115 (4)	Aug 10	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.083	.057	.140	9	2.19	-0.131	1.01	-0.04%	-1.07	P
25	29	120 (4)	Aug 15	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.079	.054	.133	9	.91	-0.048	.24	-0.01%	-0.52	P
26	30	125 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.098	.075	.173	9	.85	0.008	.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
27	31	129 (3)	Aug 24	HOU		STL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.093	.071	.164	9	.91	-0.047	.13	0.00%	-0.33	P
28	32	134 (4)	Aug 30	HOU		LAD	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.091	.070	.161	9	.34	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	33	139 (4)	Sep 4	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.087	.067	.154	9	.80	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
30	34	147 (7)	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.085	.065	.150	9	.70	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
31	35	152 (4)	Sep 18	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.100	.102	.202	9	1.11	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
32	36	157 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-14	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.127	.130	.257	9	1.93	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
33	37	161 (3)	Sep 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,11-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.153	.303	9	.22	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
							12-21		63	59	2	8	1	0	0	1	1	0	30	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.153	.303		.95	-0.939	.37	-0.32%	-10.53

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