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	20-32 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	18 (11-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In
D Bergman	1
J GonzÃ¡lez	1
D Walling	1

Most Driven In By
J Cruz	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	312	4 (3)	Apr 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
2	313	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
3	314	7 (1)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,11-10	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	315	8	Apr 14	HOU		CIN	L,4-8	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	316	13 (4)	Apr 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
6	317	14	Apr 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.37	-0.010	.59	-0.01%	-0.33	P
7	318	16 (1)	Apr 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.005	.28	0.00%	-0.09	P
8	319	22 (5)	Apr 30	HOU		MON	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
9	320	23	May 3	HOU	@	MON	L,3-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	321	25 (1)	May 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
11	322	28 (2)	May 12	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	9-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	4.34	-0.106	3.96	-0.06%	-0.40	P
12	323	33 (4)	May 18	HOU		PHI	L,5-8	1-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.92	-0.005	.97	0.00%	0.17	P
13	324	36 (2)	May 21	HOU		ATL	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
14	325	38 (1)	May 24	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
15	326	40 (1)	May 26	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
16	327	41	May 27	HOU		NYM	L,7-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5						P
17	328	43 (1)	May 29	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	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
18	329	47 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	HOU		STL	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.08	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.08	P
19	330	52 (4)	Jun 9	HOU	@	STL	W,11-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.05	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
20	331	54 (1)	Jun 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
21	332	56 (1)	Jun 13	HOU		PIT	W,2-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
22	333	58 (1)	Jun 16	HOU		CHC	L,6-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
23	334	62 (3)	Jun 21	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
24	335	65 (2)	Jun 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
25	336	67 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
26	337	72 (4)	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						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
27	338	74 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
28	339	79 (4)	Jul 7	HOU		LAD	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2						P
29	340	80	Jul 8 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,1-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
30	341	81	Jul 8 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
31	342	83 (1)	Jul 13	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
32	343	84	Jul 14 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
33	344	85	Jul 14 (2)	HOU	@	MON	W,5-4	8-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.23	0.082	.07	0.00%	0.37	P
34	345	93 (7)	Jul 20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	5-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.89	-0.021	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
35	346	96 (2)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8						P
36	347	98 (1)	Jul 24	HOU		MON	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8						P
37	348	99	Jul 25	HOU		MON	W,3-2	9-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	1.22	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
38	349	103 (3)	Jul 30	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6						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
39	350	107 (3)	Aug 4	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
40	351	108	Aug 5 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
41	352	112 (3)	Aug 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
42	353	117 (4)	Aug 15	HOU	@	STL	L,5-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
43	354	120 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	2						P
44	355	123 (2)	Aug 20 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	5						P
45	356	127 (3)	Aug 23	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.04	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
46	357	131 (3)	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.74	0.071	.00	0.00%	1.28	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
47	358	135 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.24	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
48	359	140 (4)	Sep 8	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.54	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
49	360	145 (4)	Sep 13	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	1.51	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
50	361	152 (6)	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9	1.12	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
51	362	157 (4)	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9						P
52	363	159 (1)	Sep 28	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.185	.370	9	.35	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							20-32		29	27	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.185	.370		.96	-0.126	.24	-0.07%	-0.77

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