Robert Herbert Forsch
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: January 13, 1950 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Hiram Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
(All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 1974 (Age 24)
vs. CIN 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Astros 1974-1989
Agents: LaRue Harcourt [*]
Final Game: September 25, 1989 (Age 39)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: November 3, 2011 in Weeki Wachee, FL
Relatives: Brother of Ken Forsch
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 54 | 2 | Apr 10 | STL | CHC | L,3-4 | GS-5 | 99 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .82 | -0.028 | 0.24 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 55 | 6 | Apr 17 | STL | MON | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 6 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .85 | -0.090 | 0.13 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 56 | 10 | Apr 21 | STL | NYM | W,7-4 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | -0.344 | -2.55 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-3 0 out d1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 57 | 14 | Apr 26 | STL | @ | SFG | W,15-7 | GS-1 | 4 | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.02 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | -0.480 | -5.85 | 1b start a 1 | 1b -2- 2 out d5 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 58 | 19 | May 1 | STL | @ | LAD | L,3-4 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.34 | -0.217 | -1.16 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-3 0 out tie | |||||||
| 6 | 59 | 24 | May 7 | STL | HOU | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(0-1) | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .80 | -0.095 | 0.13 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 7 | 60 | 29 | May 12 | STL | LAD | L,3-6 | GS-3 | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.03 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .96 | -0.255 | -2.39 | 1t start tie | 3t 123 2 out d2 | ||||||||
| 8 | 61 | 34 | May 18 | STL | PIT | L,1-4 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.157 | 1.83 | 1t start tie | 7t -2- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 9 | 62 | 39 | May 23 | STL | @ | PHI | L,2-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.47 | 0.268 | 1.65 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 10 | 63 | 44 | May 29 | STL | @ | NYM | W,3-2 | GS-6 | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.33 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .94 | -0.042 | 0.47 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 64 | 48 | Jun 3 | STL | PHI | W,7-1 | GS-8 | W(1-1) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .60 | 0.181 | 2.58 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 12 | 65 | 53 | Jun 8 | STL | @ | HOU | L,0-2 | GS-6 | L(1-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.19 | 0.101 | 1.42 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 13 | 66 | 58 | Jun 13(2) | STL | @ | CIN | W,12-9 | GS-7 | W(2-2) | 4 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.61 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .28 | 0.126 | -1.08 | 1b start a 3 | 7b --- 1 out a8 | ||||||
| 14 | 67 | 64 | Jun 20 | STL | SDP | L,4-5 | GS-7 | 6 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .91 | -0.186 | -0.87 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 15 | 68 | 69 | Jun 26 | STL | @ | PHI | W,3-2 | GS-7 | 5 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .88 | 0.077 | 1.19 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out tie | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 16 | 69 | 73 | Jul 1 | STL | @ | NYM | L,0-13 | GS-5 | L(2-3) | 4 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .88 | -0.177 | -2.23 | 1b start tie | 5b -2- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 17 | 70 | 78 | Jul 6 | STL | SFG | W,13-7 | GS-8 | W(3-3) | 4 | 7.1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .37 | 0.050 | -1.93 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 1 out a9 | |||||||
| 18 | 71 | 82 | Jul 11 | STL | LAD | L,6-9 | 7-7 | BL(3-4) | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 | -0.436 | -2.57 | 7t -23 0 out a2 | 7t 1-- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 19 | 72 | 83 | Jul 15 | STL | @ | SDP | W,2-1 | GS-9 | W(4-4) | 3 | 8.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.72 | 0.283 | 2.07 | 1b start tie | 9b -2- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 20 | 73 | 88 | Jul 19 | STL | @ | SFG | L,3-5 | GS-6 | L(4-5) | 3 | 5.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | -0.285 | -3.42 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-3 1 out d4 | ||||||
| 21 | 74 | 93 | Jul 24 | STL | CHC | W,12-3 | GS-7 | W(5-5) | 4 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.87 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .67 | 0.069 | 0.65 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out a7 | |||||||
| 22 | 75 | 97 | Jul 30 | STL | @ | CHC | L,6-7 | GS-6 | L(5-6) | 5 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.04 | -0.414 | -2.79 | 1b start a 2 | 6b -2- 1 out d1 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 76 | 103 | Aug 4 | STL | @ | PIT | L,1-2 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.59 | 0.231 | 2.14 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 24 | 77 | 108 | Aug 9 | STL | HOU | L,4-13 | GS-8 | L(5-7) | 4 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.28 | -0.391 | -3.24 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out d4 | |||||||
| 25 | 78 | 113 | Aug 15 | STL | @ | ATL | L,2-3 | GS-6 | L(5-8) | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.040 | 0.82 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 26 | 79 | 118 | Aug 21 | STL | ATL | L,2-6 | GS-6 | L(5-9) | 5 | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.17 | -0.367 | -2.52 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-- 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 27 | 80 | 123 | Aug 28 | STL | @ | HOU | L,3-4 | GS-4 | L(5-10) | 6 | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.18 | -0.329 | -2.39 | 1b start a 2 | 4b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 28 | 81 | 128 | Sep 3 | STL | @ | CHC | L,5-8 | GS-6 | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.95 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .94 | -0.256 | -2.13 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 29 | 82 | 134 | Sep 8(1) | STL | MON | L,5-7 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.05 | -0.167 | -1.76 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 30 | 83 | 140 | Sep 13 | STL | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | W(6-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.348 | 1.03 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 31 | 84 | 146 | Sep 18(1) | STL | @ | MON | W,4-1 | GS-7 | W(7-10) | 4 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .84 | 0.095 | 1.11 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 1 out a3 | ||||||
| 32 | 85 | 153 | Sep 24(1) | STL | PIT | W,10-6 | CG | W(8-10) | 5 | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .70 | -0.080 | -1.97 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 33 | 86 | 159 | Sep 29 | STL | PHI | L,5-6 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.94 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .90 | -0.279 | -2.76 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d4 | ||||||||
| STL | 194.0 | 209 | 112 | 85 | 71 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 3.94 | 844 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.62 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10, 12, 12, 13 and 15 runs |
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