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	10-20 / in Starts: 9-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	24 (16-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Edwards	0

Most Driven In By
B Watson	1
C CedeÃ±o	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	38	4 (3)	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.032	.70	-0.03%	-0.29	P
2	39	9 (4)	Apr 24	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.056	2.10	-0.06%	-0.41	P
3	40	13 (3)	Apr 29	HOU		STL	L,2-4	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.20	-0.037	2.46	-0.05%	-0.05	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
4	41	18 (4)	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.42	-0.011	.89	-0.01%	-0.10	P
5	42	23 (4)	May 13	HOU		PIT	L,1-6	GS-11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.39	-0.065	2.72	-0.08%	-0.44	P
6	43	28 (4)	May 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.29	-0.007	3.85	-0.01%	-0.08	P
7	44	34 (5)	May 23 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.45	-0.207	3.73	-0.32%	-1.86	P
8	45	39 (4)	May 29	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
9	46	40	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						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	47	44 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	1.98	-0.115	4.08	-0.14%	-0.72	P
11	48	49 (4)	Jun 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.65	0.013	1.21	0.02%	0.04	P
12	49	54 (4)	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	.46	-0.011	.81	-0.01%	-0.09	P
13	50	59 (4)	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	.94	0.051	2.24	0.07%	-0.01	P
14	51	64 (4)	Jun 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9	.96	-0.065	4.06	-0.17%	-0.60	P
15	52	69 (4)	Jun 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.17	0.038	3.19	0.06%	0.27	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	53	74 (4)	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	.56	0.023	1.47	0.04%	0.36	P
17	54	79 (4)	Jul 11 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	1.21	-0.044	3.27	-0.07%	-0.34	P
18	55	84 (4)	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	1.06	-0.043	2.74	-0.07%	-0.37	P
19	56	90 (5)	Jul 21	HOU		CHC	L,3-11	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	9	1.74	-0.079	2.96	-0.08%	-0.53	P
20	57	93 (2)	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	1.60	-0.092	2.85	-0.10%	-0.86	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
21	58	99 (5)	Aug 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9						P
22	59	104 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9						P
23	60	105	Aug 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	1						P
24	61	111 (5)	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
25	62	131 (19)	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9						P
26	63	140 (8)	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9	.24	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.11	P
27	64	143 (2)	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.139	.301	8	.07	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.15	P
28	65	146 (2)	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9	2.25	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
29	66	149 (2)	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	.95	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
30	67	152 (2)	Oct 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	9	.51	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
							10-20		49	41	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313		1.12	-0.865	2.32	-1.01%	-7.27

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