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	19-27 / in Starts: 14-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	37 (22-8-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
T Helms	1

Most Driven In By
C CedeÃ±o	1
R Metzger	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	68	2 (1)	Apr 8 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.47	-0.034	.79	-0.04%	-0.20	P
2	69	7 (4)	Apr 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.63	-0.018	1.23	-0.02%	-0.22	P
3	70	12 (4)	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.08	-0.053	1.59	-0.05%	-0.35	P
4	71	15 (2)	Apr 20	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.24	-0.026	.31	-0.02%	-0.76	P
5	72	19 (3)	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.77	-0.060	1.12	-0.05%	-0.83	P
6	73	23 (3)	Apr 28	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.64	-0.031	.82	-0.02%	-0.24	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
7	74	27 (3)	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	.63	-0.016	1.05	-0.02%	-0.22	P
8	75	31 (3)	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	1.05	-0.063	2.03	-0.07%	-0.49	P
9	76	34 (2)	May 13	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.69	-0.034	1.71	-0.05%	-0.24	P
10	77	38 (3)	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9	1.31	-0.141	2.49	-0.16%	-1.62	P
11	78	42 (3)	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9						P
12	79	43	May 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9						P
13	80	46 (2)	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.074	.038	.113	9	1.04	-0.030	2.07	-0.04%	-0.28	P
14	81	50 (3)	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.065	.033	.098	9	.72	-0.070	1.25	-0.07%	-1.04	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
15	82	54 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.063	.032	.095	9	2.39	-0.097	3.63	-0.09%	-0.82	P
16	83	58 (3)	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.030	.059	.030	.089	9	1.05	-0.052	1.26	-0.04%	-0.51	P
17	84	61 (2)	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.083	.029	.113	9	.73	-0.011	.98	-0.01%	-0.10	P
18	85	65 (3)	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.081	.029	.110	9	.42	-0.011	.59	-0.01%	-0.09	P
19	86	69 (3)	Jun 21	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.098	.077	.174	9	.18	-0.015	.23	-0.01%	-0.26	P
20	87	74 (4)	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	W,13-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.111	.093	.204	9	.39	-0.010	.71	-0.01%	-0.84	P
21	88	79 (4)	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.106	.089	.195	9	.86	-0.042	.98	-0.03%	-0.36	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
22	89	84 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.104	.224	9	.84	0.052	1.03	0.04%	0.62	P
23	90	89 (4)	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.113	.098	.211	9	1.16	-0.090	1.14	-0.05%	-0.79	P
24	91	93 (3)	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.109	.094	.203	9	.66	-0.035	.55	-0.02%	-0.32	P
25	92	97 (3)	Jul 16	HOU		MON	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.093	.200	9	.71	-0.020	.43	-0.01%	-0.21	P
26	93	101 (3)	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.103	.089	.193	9	1.17	-0.058	.37	-0.01%	-0.36	P
27	94	106 (4)	Jul 29	HOU		ATL	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.102	.088	.189	9	.23	-0.011	.04	0.00%	-0.46	P
28	95	107	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.070	.102	.088	.189	9						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
29	96	112 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.102	.088	.189	9	1.08	-0.011	.22	0.00%	-0.18	P
30	97	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.100	.086	.186	9	.57	-0.014	.08	0.00%	-0.21	P
31	98	118 (4)	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.098	.085	.183	9	.18	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.16	P
32	99	119	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.097	.083	.180	9	.48	-0.012	.03	0.00%	-0.23	P
33	100	122 (2)	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.097	.083	.180	9						P
34	101	124 (1)	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,3-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.097	.083	.180	9						P
35	102	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9	1.36	-0.034	.03	0.00%	-0.41	P
36	103	129 (3)	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9						P
37	104	131 (1)	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9						P
38	105	133 (1)	Aug 27	HOU		STL	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9						P
39	106	134	Aug 28	HOU		STL	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9						P
40	107	136 (1)	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	6						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
41	108	140 (3)	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	9						P
42	109	142 (1)	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.066	.095	.082	.177	2						P
43	110	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.094	.081	.174	9	.45	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
44	111	146 (2)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.094	.081	.174	9						P
45	112	156 (9)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.094	.081	.174	9						P
46	113	158 (1)	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,10-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.094	.081	.174	9						P
							19-27		69	62	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	26	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.094	.081	.174		.80	-1.065	1.09	-0.86%	-12.41

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