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

Relatives: Brother of Bob Forsch

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 21	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	GS	29	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	28 (4)	May 6 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29	May 8	HOU		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 12 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 17	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	GS	27	6.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	77 (38)	Jun 27	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS	27	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	82 (4)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	88 (5)	Jul 8	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-10	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	92 (3)	Jul 13	HOU		STL	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
15	95 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	101 (5)	Jul 24	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	105 (3)	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	109 (3)	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
19	114 (4)	Aug 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,8-10	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	134 (19)	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,2-0	GS	16	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	139 (4)	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	143 (3)	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,4-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	147 (3)	Sep 15	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS	29	7.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
24	152 (4)	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	156 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
26	160 (3)	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							26gm		177.2	10	37	1	48	5