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.
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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 | 240 | 1 | Apr 6 | STL | @ | HOU | W,14-3 | GS-8 | W(1-0) | 99 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .21 | 0.041 | 0.33 | 1b start a 5 | 8b 3 out a11 | ||||||
| 2 | 241 | 5 | Apr 11 | STL | PIT | W,7-6 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .70 | 0.186 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out a3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 242 | 10 | Apr 16 | STL | PHI | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(2-0) | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.22 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 0.234 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 4 | 243 | 15 | Apr 23 | STL | @ | PHI | W,9-2 | GS-8 | W(3-0) | 6 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .86 | 0.089 | 1.73 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 5 | 244 | 20 | Apr 28 | STL | HOU | W,5-4 | GS-8 | W(4-0) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | -0.121 | -0.41 | 1t start tie | 8t -2- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 6 | 245 | 25 | May 3 | STL | CHC | W,9-4 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | -0.178 | -1.26 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 7 | 246 | 29 | May 8 | STL | ATL | W,8-7 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.23 | -0.391 | -1.71 | 1t start tie | 7t --3 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 8 | 247 | 33 | May 13 | STL | @ | ATL | W,10-9 | GS-4 | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | -0.163 | -2.43 | 1b start a 2 | 4b -2- 2 out a2 | |||||||
| 9 | 248 | 35 | May 15 | STL | @ | ATL | W,7-6 | 10-GF(10) | S(1) | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 0.105 | 0.25 | 10b --- 1 out a1 | 10b end a 1 | |||||
| 10 | 249 | 37 | May 18 | STL | @ | SDP | W,2-0 | SHO | W(5-0) | 2 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 0.562 | 3.92 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 11 | 250 | 42 | May 23 | STL | @ | LAD | L,0-5 | GS-6 | L(5-1) | 4 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .52 | -0.219 | -2.39 | 1b start tie | 6b -2- 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 12 | 251 | 46 | May 28 | STL | SDP | W,5-2 | GS-8 | W(6-1) | 4 | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.04 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.290 | 1.45 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 2 out a2 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 13 | 252 | 52 | Jun 4 | STL | LAD | W,5-2 | CG | W(7-1) | 6 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .84 | 0.180 | 2.12 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 14 | 253 | 57 | Jun 9 | STL | @ | MON | L,1-5 | GS-6 | L(7-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .99 | 0.009 | 0.77 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 15 | 254 | 60 | Jun 14 | STL | MON | W,2-1 | GS-8 | W(8-2) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.59 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | -0.065 | 0.38 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 16 | 255 | 65 | Jun 19 | STL | NYM | L,5-8 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.41 | -0.198 | -1.10 | 1t start tie | 7t -2- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 17 | 256 | 70 | Jun 24 | STL | PHI | L,2-10 | GS-8 | L(8-3) | 4 | 7.1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.03 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .73 | -0.264 | -3.70 | 1t start tie | 8t -23 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 18 | 257 | 77 | Jun 30 | STL | @ | PHI | L,3-6 | GS-2 | L(8-4) | 5 | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.16 | -0.358 | -3.81 | 1b start tie | 2b 123 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 19 | 258 | 81 | Jul 5 | STL | @ | CIN | W,6-5 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.035 | 0.23 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 20 | 259 | 86 | Jul 10 | STL | @ | HOU | L,2-4 | CG | L(8-5) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.14 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.21 | -0.111 | -0.67 | 1b start a 1 | 9b --- 0 out d2 | ||||||
| 21 | 260 | 90 | Jul 17 | STL | CIN | W,4-2 | GS-7 | W(9-5) | 6 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.036 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 22 | 261 | 96 | Jul 24 | STL | HOU | W,5-1 | GS-8 | W(10-5) | 6 | 7.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .80 | 0.254 | 2.17 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out a4 | |||||||
| 23 | 262 | 100 | Jul 29 | STL | @ | MON | L,3-4 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 | 0.293 | 2.26 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 24 | 263 | 105 | Aug 3 | STL | PIT | W,4-2 | GS-8 | W(11-5) | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .95 | 0.142 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out a2 | |||||||
| 25 | 264 | 110 | Aug 8 | STL | MON | L,1-2 | CG | L(11-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .91 | 0.140 | 2.12 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 26 | 265 | 114 | Aug 13 | STL | @ | PIT | L,4-7 | GS-3 | L(11-7) | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | -0.306 | -2.59 | 1b start a 1 | 3b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 27 | 266 | 119 | Aug 18 | STL | SDP | W,2-1 | GS-9 | W(12-7) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.351 | 2.74 | 1t start tie | 9t --3 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 28 | 267 | 124 | Aug 23 | STL | LAD | W,11-3 | GS-8 | W(13-7) | 4 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .64 | 0.192 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 29 | 268 | 128 | Aug 29(1) | STL | @ | SDP | L,4-9 | GS-3 | L(13-8) | 5 | 2.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | -0.305 | -4.32 | 1b start tie | 3b -2- 1 out d5 | ||||||
| September/October | 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 | ||||||
| 30 | 269 | 133 | Sep 3 | STL | @ | SFG | L,2-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0.007 | 1.17 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 31 | 270 | 138 | Sep 8 | STL | MON | W,1-0 | SHO | W(14-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.713 | 4.12 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 32 | 271 | 142 | Sep 13 | STL | @ | PHI | L,0-2 | CG(8) | L(14-9) | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .63 | 0.048 | 1.73 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 33 | 272 | 147 | Sep 18(1) | STL | @ | NYM | W,2-0 | GS-8 | W(15-9) | 4 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 0.367 | 2.73 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 34 | 273 | 153 | Sep 23 | STL | PIT | L,3-5 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | -0.043 | 0.75 | 1t start tie | 8t --3 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 35 | 274 | 158 | Sep 28 | STL | @ | MON | L,4-5 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .63 | -0.179 | -1.69 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d4 | |||||||
| 36 | 275 | 161 | Oct 2 | STL | @ | CHC | L,4-8 | 5-7 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .44 | -0.048 | 0.45 | 5b 123 1 out d1 | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| STL | 233.0 | 238 | 95 | 90 | 54 | 69 | 16 | 4 | 3.48 | 962 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.46 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10, 11 and 14 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
Multiple inning appearances: 35, Entered with runners on base: 1
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