Bob Forsch
Robert Herbert Forsch
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 13, 1950 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Hiram Johnson (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 1974
Final Game: September 25, 1989
Relatives: Brother of Ken Forsch
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 STL NL 24 P 19 14 100.0 23 10 13 0 0 1.000 2.07 1.21 .939 1.88 0.71
1975 STL NL 25 P 34 34 230.0 56 18 37 1 7 .982 2.15 1.62 .945 1.86 0.72
1976 STL NL 26 P 33 32 194.0 56 24 28 4 2 .929 2.41 1.58 .952 1.88 0.72
1977 STL NL 27 P 35 35 217.1 43 12 29 2 2 .953 1.70 1.17 .949 1.85 0.67
1978 STL NL 28 P 34 34 233.2 55 18 37 0 4 1.000 2.12 1.62 .949 1.91 0.72
1979 STL NL 29 P 33 32 218.2 57 25 31 1 3 .982 2.30 1.70 .949 1.80 0.66
1980 STL NL 30 P 31 31 214.2 57 11 44 2 5 .965 2.31 1.77 .951 1.91 0.69 SS
1981 STL NL 31 P 20 20 124.1 34 14 20 0 1 1.000 2.46 1.70 .956 1.97 0.68
1982 STL NL 32 P 36 34 233.0 53 21 30 2 1 .962 1.97 1.42 .951 1.96 0.70
1983 STL NL 33 P 34 30 187.0 44 14 29 1 1 .977 2.07 1.26 .950 1.92 0.68
1984 STL NL 34 P 16 11 52.1 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 2.75 1.00 .950 1.87 0.67
1985 STL NL 35 P 34 19 136.0 33 12 20 1 0 .970 2.12 0.94 .952 1.92 0.68
1986 STL NL 36 P 33 33 230.0 49 17 32 0 5 1.000 1.92 1.48 .953 1.94 0.66
1987 STL NL 37 P 33 30 179.0 34 9 25 0 2 1.000 1.71 1.03 .953 1.91 0.62 SS
1988 TOT NL 38 P 36 18 136.4 24 8 13 3 1 .875 1.39 0.58 .958 1.96 0.69
1988 STL NL 38 P 30 12 108.2 20 7 10 3 1 .850 1.41 0.57 .960 1.96 0.69
1988 HOU NL 38 P 6 6 27.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.30 0.67 .950 1.95 0.68
1989 HOU NL 39 P 37 15 108.1 23 13 9 1 1 .957 1.83 0.59 .948 1.87 0.63
16 Seasons P 498 422 2794.2 657 234 405 18 35 .973 2.06 1.28 .950 1.90 0.68
16 Seasons TOT 498 422 2794.2 657 234 405 18 35 .973 2.06 1.28 .923 1.90 0.68
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1974 STL NL 24 20 14 20 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 STL NL 25 35 34 35 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 STL NL 26 35 32 35 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1977 STL NL 27 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 STL NL 28 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 STL NL 29 33 32 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 STL NL 30 32 31 32 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1981 STL NL 31 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 STL NL 32 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 STL NL 33 37 30 37 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1984 STL NL 34 16 11 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 STL NL 35 34 19 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 STL NL 36 34 33 34 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 STL NL 37 34 30 34 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1988 STL NL 38 31 12 31 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1988 HOU NL 38 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 HOU NL 39 37 15 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 509 422 509 498 498 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1974 STL NL 24 428 83% 34% 14 100% 0 10 0 8 13 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1975 STL NL 25 990 82% 33% 40 93% 1 18 1 11 35 25 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 4 7 0 6 67%
1976 STL NL 26 885 83% 31% 28 89% 0 21 1 16 29 22 1 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 4 100%
1977 STL NL 27 952 82% 36% 31 84% 0 12 1 6 28 22 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 67%
1978 STL NL 28 1033 79% 32% 41 95% 0 18 4 12 37 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 4 50%
1979 STL NL 29 936 84% 34% 37 95% 1 25 2 16 30 21 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 3 100%
1980 STL NL 30 908 86% 36% 46 100% 1 11 2 8 45 31 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 5 0 6 100%
1981 STL NL 31 523 86% 35% 25 96% 0 15 1 9 22 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1982 STL NL 32 1010 87% 32% 29 90% 0 22 1 16 29 17 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 100%
1983 STL NL 33 822 86% 29% 33 82% 0 12 3 8 30 19 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 9 78%
1984 STL NL 34 242 83% 31% 9 100% 1 8 1 7 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1985 STL NL 35 587 83% 29% 23 100% 0 12 2 10 21 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1986 STL NL 36 966 82% 31% 35 97% 0 16 2 9 30 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 100%
1987 STL NL 37 777 82% 32% 30 90% 4 9 3 6 25 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 8 75%
1988 STL NL 38 479 84% 35% 15 80% 1 7 1 6 11 9 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 50%
1988 HOU NL 38 140 84% 36% 4 75% 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1989 HOU NL 39 517 83% 37% 14 86% 1 13 1 9 10 8 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 75%
16 Seasons 12195 83% 33% 454 92% 11 230 26 158 406 297 36 17 1 7 9 5 35 18 31 4 67 81%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 91% 88%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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