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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	GS	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	15 (2)	Apr 20	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	GS	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
6	23 (3)	Apr 28	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GS	32	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	27 (3)	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	GS	17	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 13	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43	May 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-6		14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	50 (3)	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	54 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	58 (3)	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	61 (2)	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	65 (3)	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	69 (3)	Jun 21	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	74 (4)	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	79 (4)	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,0-3	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	84 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	89 (4)	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	GS	34	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	93 (3)	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	97 (3)	Jul 16	HOU		MON	W,6-5	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	101 (3)	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	106 (4)	Jul 29	HOU		ATL	W,8-5	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	107	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	112 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	118 (4)	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	119	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	122 (2)	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	124 (1)	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,3-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	129 (3)	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	131 (1)	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	133 (1)	Aug 27	HOU		STL	L,3-6		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	134	Aug 28	HOU		STL	L,3-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	136 (1)	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	140 (3)	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	142 (1)	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	L,3-9		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	146 (2)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	156 (9)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	158 (1)	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,10-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							46gm		201.0	15	16	0	31	1