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Bob Forsch
Robert Herbert Forsch

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

Debut July 7, 1974
  vs. CIN 6.7 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L
Final Game September 25, 1989
Born January 13, 1950 in Sacramento, CA

Brother of Ken Forsch

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1974 24 STL NL   7   4  19  14   5   2   0  0  100.0   84   38   33   5   34   39   1   6   408   4   0  2.97  3.63  122 1.180
 1975 25 STL NL  15  10  34  34   7   4   0  0  230.0  213   89   73  14   70  108   3  10   958   8   1  2.86  3.81  134 1.230
 1976 26 STL NL   8  10  33  32   2   0   0  0  194.0  209  112   85  17   71   76   3   9   844   8   0  3.94  3.54   90 1.443
 1977 27 STL NL  20   7  35  35   8   2   0  0  217.3  210   97   84  20   69   95   3   9   915   2   1  3.48  3.87  111 1.284
 1978 28 STL NL  11  17  34  34   7   3   0  0  233.7  205  110   96  15   97  114   5   8   981   9   3  3.70  3.54   96 1.292
 1979 29 STL NL  11  11  33  32   7   1   0  0  218.7  215  102   93  16   52   92   3   6   894   1   0  3.83  3.82  100 1.221
 1980 30 STL NL  11  10  31  31   8   0   0  0  214.7  225  102   90  12   33   87   4   7   878   6   0  3.77  3.72   99 1.202
 1981 31 STL NL  10   5  20  20   1   0   0  0  124.3  106   47   44   7   29   41   4   3   501   3   1  3.18  3.56  112 1.086
 1982 32 STL NL  15   9  36  34   6   2   1  1  233.0  238   95   90  16   54   69   4   6   962   7   2  3.48  3.64  105 1.253
 1983 33 STL NL  10  12  34  30   6   2   3  0  187.0  190  104   89  23   54   56   3   4   790   2   1  4.28  3.64   85 1.305
 1984 34 STL NL   2   5  16  11   1   0   2  0   52.3   64   38   35   6   19   21   0   5   233   0   0  6.02  3.52   58 1.586
 1985 35 STL NL   9   6  34  19   3   1   4  2  136.0  132   63   59  11   47   48   2   4   567   4   0  3.90  3.56   91 1.316
 1986 36 STL NL  14  10  33  33   3   0   0  0  230.0  211   91   83  19   68  104   2   7   939  11   0  3.25  3.69  114 1.213
 1987 37 STL NL  11   7  33  30   2   1   1  0  179.0  189   90   86  15   45   89   4   2   755   4   1  4.32  4.17   96 1.307
 1988 38 TOT NL  10   8  36  18   1   1   3  0  136.3  153   73   65  10   44   54   3   3   596   9   3  4.29  3.45   80 1.445
         STL NL   9   4  30  12   1   1   3  0  108.7  111   51   45   8   38   40   1   2   463   8   3  3.73  3.49   94 1.371
         HOU NL   1   4   6   6   0   0   0  0   27.7   42   22   20   2    6   14   2   1   133   1   0  6.51  3.32   51 1.735
 1989 39 HOU NL   4   5  37  15   0   0   5  0  108.3  133   68   64  10   46   40   1   4   494   6   5  5.32  3.40   64 1.652
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Yr WL% .553 168 136 498 422  67  19  19  3 2794.7 2777 1319 1169 216  832 1133  45  93 11715  84  18  3.76  3.69   98 1.291
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  10  36  31   4   1   1  0  206.3  205   97   86  15   61   83   3   6   865   6   1  3.76  3.69   98 1.291
 Career High     20  17  37  35   8   4   5  2  233.7  238  112   96  23   97  114   5  10   981  11   5  2.86  4.17  134 1.086
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 24 STL NL  20   29    1    7   1  0   0    1   1  0   2  11  .241  .290  .276   60    8   6   0   0   0   0
 1975 25 STL NL  35   78    9   24   3  3   1    5   0  0   3  20  .308  .341  .462  118   36   6   0   0   1   0
 1976 26 STL NL  35   62    6   11   2  0   1    5   0  0   1  17  .177  .190  .258   26   16   9   0   0   0   3
 1977 27 STL NL  35   72    6   12   4  0   0    4   0  0   2  29  .167  .189  .222   11   16  12   0   0   0   0
 1978 28 STL NL  34   83    2   15   7  0   1    8   0  0   1  26  .181  .190  .301   37   25   5   0   0   0   3
 1979 29 STL NL  33   73    7    8   2  2   0    5   0  0   5  17  .110  .163  .192   -4   14   4   2   0   0   1
 1980 30 STL NL  32   78   11   23   5  0   3   10   1  0   2  18  .295  .313  .474  114   37   9   0   0   0   1 SS
 1981 31 STL NL  20   41    0    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  10  .122  .143  .146  -19    6   6   0   0   0   2
 1982 32 STL NL  36   73    7   15   3  1   0    3   0  0   3  20  .205  .237  .274   42   20  14   0   0   0   1
 1983 33 STL NL  37   54    4   13   3  0   1    6   0  1   3  14  .241  .271  .352   71   19   7   2   0   0   0
 1984 34 STL NL  16   16    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   3  .250  .250  .313   59    5   1   0   0   0   1
 1985 35 STL NL  34   45    3   11   2  1   1    4   0  0   0  10  .244  .244  .400   78   18   2   0   0   0   0
 1986 36 STL NL  34   76    7   13   4  1   2   12   0  0   0  24  .171  .169  .329   34   25  11   1   0   0   1
 1987 37 STL NL  34   57    9   17   6  0   2    8   0  0   3  17  .298  .333  .509  118   29  11   0   0   0   1 SS
 1988 38 TOT NL  37   32    3    8   1  0   0    5   1  0   1   7  .250  .273  .281   60    9   6   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  31   25    3    7   0  0   0    2   1  0   1   6  .280  .308  .280   70    7   5   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL   6    7    0    1   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .286   23    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1989 39 HOU NL  37   24    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   6  .167  .167  .167   -3    4   6   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     509  893   77  190  45  8  12   84   3  1  27 249  .213  .235  .321   53  287 115   5   0   1  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        284   25   60  14  3   4   27   1  0   9  79  .213  .235  .321   53   91  37   2   0   0   4
 Career High     37   83   11   24   7  3   3   12   1  1   5  29                          37  14   2   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 24 STL NL   37   28    3   2.9    95| .241  .262| .290  .334| .276  .379| .566  .713|  60  .330  -1.6  -0.2 100%
 1975 25 STL NL   88   60   13   5.8    99| .308  .270| .341  .342| .462  .390| .803  .732| 118  .635   1.2   0.1   0%
 1976 26 STL NL   72   63    3   1.3    93| .177  .264| .190  .330| .258  .376| .448  .706|  26  .107  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1977 27 STL NL   86   72    4   1.5   102| .167  .268| .189  .336| .222  .408| .411  .744|  11  .113  -9.2  -0.9   0%
 1978 28 STL NL   89   76    4   1.4    94| .181  .261| .190  .328| .301  .384| .491  .712|  37  .120  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1979 29 STL NL   84   72    3   1.1   101| .110  .271| .163  .337| .192  .403| .355  .740|  -4  .075 -11.0  -1.1   0%
 1980 30 STL NL   89   65   12   5.0    98| .295  .271| .313  .334| .474  .394| .787  .728| 114  .574   1.0   0.1 100%
 1981 31 STL NL   48   44    1   0.6    94| .122  .266| .143  .332| .146  .381| .289  .713| -19  .030  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1982 32 STL NL   90   73    5   1.8    95| .205  .267| .237  .330| .274  .388| .511  .718|  42  .180  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1983 33 STL NL   66   51    6   3.2    97| .241  .264| .271  .333| .352  .392| .623  .725|  71  .369  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1984 34 STL NL   17   14    1   1.9    92| .250  .261| .250  .326| .313  .380| .563  .705|  59  .194  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1985 35 STL NL   47   36    4   3.0    95| .244  .260| .244  .328| .400  .388| .644  .715|  78  .350  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1986 36 STL NL   88   76    4   1.4    97| .171  .261| .169  .332| .329  .394| .498  .726|  34  .115  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1987 37 STL NL   71   52   10   5.2   108| .298  .271| .333  .341| .509  .423| .842  .764| 118  .538   1.3   0.1   0%
 1988 38 TOT NL   39   30    3   2.7    89| .250  .256| .273  .320| .281  .376| .554  .696|  60  .328  -1.7  -0.2 100%
         STL NL   31   23    3   3.5    90| .280  .257| .308  .321| .280  .378| .588  .699|  70  .443  -1.1  -0.1 100%
         HOU NL    8    7    0   0.0    86| .143  .252| .143  .315| .286  .369| .429  .684|  23  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1989 39 HOU NL   30   26    1   1.0    88| .167  .250| .167  .317| .167  .373| .334  .690|  -3  .076  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons     1041  838   77   2.5    97| .213  .265| .235  .333| .321  .392| .556  .724|  53  .268 -61.3  -6.5  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 24 STL NL P 19 10 13 0 0 1.000 .943 1.21 0.71 2.07 1.88 14 100.0 1975 25 STL NL P 34 18 37 1 7 .982 .947 1.62 0.72 2.15 1.86 34 230.0 1976 26 STL NL P 33 24 28 4 2 .929 .951 1.58 0.72 2.41 1.88 32 194.0 1977 27 STL NL P 35 12 29 2 2 .953 .949 1.17 0.67 1.70 1.85 35 217.3 1978 28 STL NL P 34 18 37 0 4 1.000 .952 1.62 0.72 2.12 1.91 34 233.7 1979 29 STL NL P 33 25 31 1 3 .982 .951 1.70 0.66 2.30 1.80 32 218.7 1980 30 STL NL P 31 11 44 2 5 .965 .952 1.77 0.69 2.31 1.91 31 214.7 1981 31 STL NL P 20 14 20 0 1 1.000 .958 1.70 0.68 2.46 1.97 20 124.3 1982 32 STL NL P 36 21 30 2 1 .962 .951 1.42 0.70 1.97 1.96 34 233.0 1983 33 STL NL P 34 14 29 1 1 .977 .951 1.26 0.68 2.07 1.92 30 187.0 1984 34 STL NL P 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.67 2.75 1.88 11 52.3 1985 35 STL NL P 34 12 20 1 0 .970 .952 0.94 0.68 2.12 1.92 19 136.0 1986 36 STL NL P 33 17 32 0 5 1.000 .955 1.48 0.66 1.92 1.94 33 230.0 1987 37 STL NL P 33 9 25 0 2 1.000 .955 1.03 0.62 1.71 1.91 30 179.0 1988 38 TOT NL P 36 8 13 3 1 .875 .955 0.58 0.69 1.39 1.96 18 136.4 STL NL P 30 7 10 3 1 .850 .955 0.57 0.69 1.41 1.96 12 108.7 HOU NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.68 1.30 1.95 6 27.7 1989 39 HOU NL P 37 13 9 1 1 .957 .948 0.59 0.63 1.83 1.87 15 108.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 24 STL NL P 19 10 13 0 0 1.000 .943 1.21 0.71 2.07 1.88 14 100.0 1975 25 STL NL P 34 18 37 1 7 .982 .947 1.62 0.72 2.15 1.86 34 230.0 1976 26 STL NL P 33 24 28 4 2 .929 .951 1.58 0.72 2.41 1.88 32 194.0 1977 27 STL NL P 35 12 29 2 2 .953 .949 1.17 0.67 1.70 1.85 35 217.3 1978 28 STL NL P 34 18 37 0 4 1.000 .952 1.62 0.72 2.12 1.91 34 233.7 1979 29 STL NL P 33 25 31 1 3 .982 .951 1.70 0.66 2.30 1.80 32 218.7 1980 30 STL NL P 31 11 44 2 5 .965 .952 1.77 0.69 2.31 1.91 31 214.7 1981 31 STL NL P 20 14 20 0 1 1.000 .958 1.70 0.68 2.46 1.97 20 124.3 1982 32 STL NL P 36 21 30 2 1 .962 .951 1.42 0.70 1.97 1.96 34 233.0 1983 33 STL NL P 34 14 29 1 1 .977 .951 1.26 0.68 2.07 1.92 30 187.0 1984 34 STL NL P 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.67 2.75 1.88 11 52.3 1985 35 STL NL P 34 12 20 1 0 .970 .952 0.94 0.68 2.12 1.92 19 136.0 1986 36 STL NL P 33 17 32 0 5 1.000 .955 1.48 0.66 1.92 1.94 33 230.0 1987 37 STL NL P 33 9 25 0 2 1.000 .955 1.03 0.62 1.71 1.91 30 179.0 1988 38 TOT NL P 36 8 13 3 1 .875 .955 0.58 0.69 1.39 1.96 18 136.4 STL NL P 30 7 10 3 1 .850 .955 0.57 0.69 1.41 1.96 12 108.7 HOU NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.68 1.30 1.95 6 27.7 1989 39 HOU NL P 37 13 9 1 1 .957 .948 0.59 0.63 1.83 1.87 15 108.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 498 234 405 18 35 .973 .951 1.28 0.68 2.06 1.90 422 2794.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 498 234 405 18 35 .973 .951 1.28 0.68 2.06 1.90 422 2795
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1982   NLCS  STL ATL     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  1   9     3   0   0   6 
        WS    STL MIL     W   2   2   4.97  0  2  0  0  12.2  18   7   3   4 
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   1   1   5.40  0  0  0  0   3.1   3   2   2   0 
        WS    STL KCR     L   2   1  12.00  0  1  0  0   3     6   4   1   3 
 1987   NLCS  STL SFG     W   3   0  12.00  1  1  0  0   3     4   4   1   3 
        WS    STL MIN     L   3   0   9.95  1  0  0  0   6.1   8   7   5   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   5   2   3.52  2  1  0  1  15.1  10   6   3   9 
  3 World Series        1-2   7   3   7.36  1  3  0  0  22    32  18   9  10 
  6 Postseason Ser      4-2  12   5   5.79  3  4  0  1  37.1  42  24  12  19 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1982   NLCS  STL ATL     W   1   3   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   0  .667  .500  .667   0  0   0   1   0 
        WS    STL MIL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    STL KCR     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  STL SFG     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    STL MIN     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   5   3   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   0  .667  .500  .667   0  0   1   1   0 
  3 World Series        1-2   7   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   4-2  12   5   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   0  .400  .333  .400   0  0   1   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Silver Sluggers
1980-NL--P
1987-NL--P
All Multiple Winners

Sac. Hits
1977 NL-12-6
1982 NL-14-5
1986 NL-11-7
1987 NL-11-4

ERA
1975 NL-2.86-5

Wins
1975 NL-15-9
1977 NL-20-3
1982 NL-15-10

Won-Loss %
1977 NL-.741-4
1981 NL-.667-8
1982 NL-.625-9
1987 NL-.611-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1975 NL-1.230-10
1980 NL-1.202-10
1981 NL-1.086-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1978 NL-7.90-9
1981 NL-7.67-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1979 NL-2.14-7
1980 NL-1.38-1
1981 NL-2.10-9
1982 NL-2.09-9
1987 NL-2.26-4

Games Started
1977 NL-35-9
Car-422-95

Comp. Games
1977 NL-8-10
1980 NL-8-8

Shutouts
1975 NL-4-5
1977 NL-2-9
1978 NL-3-6
1982 NL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1983 NL-23-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1978 NL-97-3

Hits Allowed
1982 NL-238-5

SO to Walk
1980 NL-2.64-5

Losses
1978 NL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1978 NL-96-6
1982 NL-90-9

Wild Pitches
1975 NL-10-8
1977 NL-9-6
1980 NL-7-10

Hit Batsmen
1980 NL-4-10
1981 NL-4-2

Adjusted ERA+
1975 NL-134-5

Oldest Player
1989 NL-39-8

     

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (741) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 51 (486) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 20.0 (289) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 33.0 (387) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

December 21, 1987: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 27, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 31, 1988: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Denny Walling.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985St. Louis Cardinals$583,333
1986St. Louis Cardinals$527,235
1987St. Louis Cardinals$750,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$400,000
1989Houston Astros$975,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,235,568

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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