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

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Relatives: Brother of Bob Forsch

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.0

114

113

ERA

3.37

521

241

2127.1

1047

WHIP

1.249

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-26 / in Starts: 0-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 13

1977 Pitching Game Log

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1977 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	270	1	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	W(1-0)	99	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.74	6	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.01	0.252	3.12	0.24%	0.89	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
2	271	5	Apr 12	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	S(1)	3	2.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.24	9	4	2	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.34	0.065	4.13	0.07%	-1.11	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 1
3	272	6	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	W(2-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	1.94	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.126	3.63	0.14%	0.44	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
4	273	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.35	3.04	8	4	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	-0.192	2.49	-0.22%	-0.49	7b 12- 1 out tie	8b end d 2
5	274	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	7-GF(8)	L(2-1)	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.99	6	1	3	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.95	-0.125	3.55	-0.14%	0.08	7b 1-3 2 out tie	8b end d 1
6	275	15	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,9-8	8-9	BS(1)	6	1.1	4	4	3	4	2	0	0	4.82	3.81	13	2	1	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.92	-0.869	3.83	-0.51%	-4.25	8t 1-- 0 out a2	9t 123 1 out tie
7	276	16	Apr 26	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	7-11		1	5.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.14	3.02	17	5	8	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.71	0.594	1.91	0.40%	2.42	7b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
8	277	18	Apr 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	3.01	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.48	0.088	3.63	0.06%	0.43	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	278	21	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-GF(10)	L(2-2)	2	3.2	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.44	3.50	16	4	4	1	0	4		1	0	1	1	0	15	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.48	-0.378	2.22	-0.20%	-0.06	7b 1-- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
10	279	23	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-10	W(3-2)	2	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.10	3.48	8	4	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.99	0.291	2.48	0.15%	1.09	9b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
11	280	25	May 6	HOU	@	STL	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.63	3.54	11	3	3	0	1	4		0	0	1	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.022	.27	-0.01%	-1.03	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
12	281	26	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	8-9		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.33	3.40	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.239	1.06	0.10%	0.97	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
13	282	31	May 13	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	9-GF	S(3)	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.28	3.31	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.032	.66	0.01%	0.46	9t 1-3 2 out a3	9t end a 3
14	283	33	May 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-3	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.20	3.29	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.53	0.024	.31	0.01%	0.85	9t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
15	284	34	May 17	HOU		STL	W,5-2	8-GF	W(4-2)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.96	3.18	9	5	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	0.128	.62	0.04%	0.89	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 3
16	285	35	May 18	HOU		STL	L,4-8	8-8		0	1.0	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	2.86	2.95	8	0	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.202	.48	-0.07%	-2.56	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d4
17	286	41	May 25	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-6	8-GF	S(4)	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.70	2.91	8	3	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.77	0.313	1.89	0.09%	0.65	8b 1-3 1 out a2	9b end a 1
18	287	42	May 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	9-GF(10)	L(4-3)	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.90	2.93	5	1	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.00	-0.209	2.41	-0.08%	0.02	9b 123 2 out tie	10b end d 1
19	288	43	May 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-3	8-GF	S(5)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.73	2.86	6	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.62	0.308	.87	0.06%	0.87	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
20	289	46	May 30	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	9-GF	S(6)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.67	2.80	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.165	1.53	0.05%	1.13	9t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	290	48	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.38	2.74	7	0	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.135	.33	-0.06%	-2.56	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 4
22	291	49	Jun 2	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-4	11-GF(11)	S(7)	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.53	2.74	5	1	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.33	0.041	1.25	0.01%	-0.50	11b --- 0 out a3	11b end a 2
23	292	54	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,8-9	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	2.74	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.64	0.032	.18	0.01%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
24	293	55	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.26	2.76	9	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	1	.86	0.076	.25	0.01%	1.03	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
25	294	58	Jun 11(2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	9-GF(10)	BL(4-4)	2	1.2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	3.35	2.91	12	6	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	2	0	2	0	0	3	2.28	-0.643	.68	-0.12%	-2.71	9t 12- 1 out a2	10t end d 2
26	295	63	Jun 16	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-5		4	5.0	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	3.38	3.27	19	7	5	0	0	4	50			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.032	.13	0.00%	0.30	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
27	296	68	Jun 21	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	GS-7	L(4-5)	4	7.0	7	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.27	3.39	28	11	5	0	0	7	52			1	2	0	24	3	0	0	2	0	0	.86	0.074	.10	0.01%	1.28	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
28	297	73	Jun 26	HOU		SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	L(4-6)	4	8.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	1	3.13	3.12	30	12	4	0	0	6	69			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	1	0	.86	0.052	.12	0.00%	1.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	298	78	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GS-11		5	11.0	6	1	1	4	8	0	0	2.78	3.01	41	14	9	0	0	6	85			0	1	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	0.761	.06	0.02%	3.88	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
30	299	83	Jul 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS-1	L(4-7)	4	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.89	3.00	2	1	0	0	0	1	45			0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.03	1b start tie	1b 1-- 1 out tie
31	300	105	Jul 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-4	8-GF		23	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	3.00	7	3	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	301	110	Aug 6(1)	HOU		STL	L,1-3	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	2.99	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
33	302	112	Aug 7	HOU		STL	L,2-5	8-GF		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.99	8	2	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
34	303	114	Aug 9(2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-5	5-6		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.63	2.93	8	0	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.97	5b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d5
35	304	115	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6	9-GF	S(8)	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	2.97	3	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.99	0.194	.06	0.00%	0.89	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
36	305	117	Aug 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	9-GF	L(4-8)	1	0.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.71	3.02	5	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	-0.376	.05	0.00%	-2.06	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
37	306	121	Aug 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-9	6-6		4	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.94	3.02	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.292	.04	0.00%	-2.76	6b 12- 1 out a4	6b -2- 1 out a1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	307	139	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9	7-8		20	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.89	3.05	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.55	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.61	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 123 1 out d2
39	308	153	Sep 23	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	12-GF(12)	W(5-8)	15	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	3.04	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	0.126	.00	0.00%	0.44	12t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
40	309	156	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,10-12	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.82	3.02	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
41	310	160	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	3.01	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.49	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
42	311	161	Oct 1	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.72	3.04	9	2	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.71	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
							16-26		W-L:5-8,Sv:8,BSv:2	2.0	86.0	80	32	26	28	45	2	2	2.72	3.04	364	1.43		5%	0%	78	60	25	32%	4	7	0	325	15	0	6	10	2	14	1.53	0.732	.92	0.05%	5.56

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