Bob Forsch

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: January 13, 1950 in Sacramento, CA us

Died: November 3, 2011 in Weeki Wachee, FL

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Last Game: September 25, 1989 (Age 39-255d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Robert Herbert Forsch

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Relatives: Brother of Ken Forsch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.6

168

136

ERA

3.76

498

422

2794.2

1133

WHIP

1.291

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1970	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	STL	2	3	.400	4.94	7.55	8	5		0	0	0	31.0	38	26	17	1	19	1	16	0	0	4		1.839	11.0	0.3	5.5	4.6	0.84
1970	20	-0.8	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	STL	0	0		12.00	12.00	1	0		0	0	0	3.0	6	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0		2.667	18.0	3.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
1970	20	-0.7	Lewiston	NORW	A-	STL	2	3	.400	4.18	7.07	7	5		0	0	0	28.0	32	22	13	0	17	1	15	0	0	4		1.750	10.3	0.0	5.5	4.8	0.88
1971	21	0.5	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	STL	11	7	.611	3.13	4.22	23	23		7	3	0	158.0	140	74	55	13	41	4	134	11	2	9		1.146	8.0	0.7	2.3	7.6	3.27
1972	22	-0.3	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	8	10	.444	4.35	5.00	24	24		7	2	0	153.0	158	85	74	10	47	5	109	10	0	9		1.340	9.3	0.6	2.8	6.4	2.32
1973	23	-1.7	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	12	12	.500	4.39	4.93	27	27		9	2	0	166.0	169	91	81	7	66	7	124	7	0	10		1.416	9.2	0.4	3.6	6.7	1.88
1974	24	-0.7	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	8	5	.615	3.67	4.28	15	14		7	0	0	103.0	95	49	42	5	33	3	71	2	0	9		1.243	8.3	0.4	2.9	6.2	2.15
1974	24	-3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	4	.636	2.97	3.42	19	14	0	5	2	0	100.0	84	38	33	5	34	4	39	1	0	6	408	1.180	7.6	0.5	3.1	3.5	1.15
1975	25	-2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	10	.600	2.86	3.48	34	34	0	7	4	0	230.0	213	89	73	14	70	8	108	3	1	10	958	1.230	8.3	0.5	2.7	4.2	1.54
1976	26	-1.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	10	.444	3.94	5.20	33	32	0	2	0	0	194.0	209	112	85	17	71	8	76	3	0	9	844	1.443	9.7	0.8	3.3	3.5	1.07
1977	27	-0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	20	7	.741	3.48	4.02	35	35	0	8	2	0	217.1	210	97	84	20	69	2	95	3	1	9	915	1.284	8.7	0.8	2.9	3.9	1.38
1978	28	0.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	17	.393	3.70	4.24	34	34	0	7	3	0	233.2	205	110	96	15	97	9	114	5	3	8	981	1.292	7.9	0.6	3.7	4.4	1.18
1979	29	0.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	11	.500	3.83	4.20	33	32	0	7	1	0	218.2	215	102	93	16	52	1	92	3	0	6	894	1.221	8.8	0.7	2.1	3.8	1.77
1980	30	1.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	10	.524	3.77	4.28	31	31	0	8	0	0	214.2	225	102	90	12	33	6	87	4	0	7	878	1.202	9.4	0.5	1.4	3.6	2.64
1981	31	2.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	10	5	.667	3.18	3.40	20	20	0	1	0	0	124.1	106	47	44	7	29	3	41	4	1	3	501	1.086	7.7	0.5	2.1	3.0	1.41
1982	32	3.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	9	.625	3.48	3.67	36	34	1	6	2	1	233.0	238	95	90	16	54	7	69	4	2	6	962	1.253	9.2	0.6	2.1	2.7	1.28
1983	33	4.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	10	12	.455	4.28	5.01	34	30	3	6	2	0	187.0	190	104	89	23	54	2	56	3	1	4	790	1.305	9.1	1.1	2.6	2.7	1.04
1984	34	5.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	5	.286	6.02	6.54	16	11	2	1	0	0	52.1	64	38	35	6	19	0	21	0	0	5	233	1.586	11.0	1.0	3.3	3.6	1.11
1985	35	6.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	6	.600	3.90	4.17	34	19	4	3	1	2	136.0	132	63	59	11	47	4	48	2	0	4	567	1.316	8.7	0.7	3.1	3.2	1.02
1986	36	7.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	14	10	.583	3.25	3.56	33	33	0	3	0	0	230.0	211	91	83	19	68	11	104	2	0	7	939	1.213	8.3	0.7	2.7	4.1	1.53
1987	37	8.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	7	.611	4.32	4.53	33	30	1	2	1	0	179.0	189	90	86	15	45	4	89	4	1	2	755	1.307	9.5	0.8	2.3	4.5	1.98
1988	38		2 Teams	NL	Maj	HOU-STL	10	8	.556	4.29	4.82	36	18	3	1	1	0	136.1	153	73	65	10	44	9	54	3	3	3	596	1.445	10.1	0.7	2.9	3.6	1.23
1988	38	9.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	4	.692	3.73	4.22	30	12	3	1	1	0	108.2	111	51	45	8	38	8	40	1	3	2	463	1.371	9.2	0.7	3.1	3.3	1.05
1988	38	9.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	1	4	.200	6.51	7.16	6	6	0	0	0	0	27.2	42	22	20	2	6	1	14	2	0	1	133	1.735	13.7	0.7	2.0	4.6	2.33
1989	39	10.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	4	5	.444	5.32	5.65	37	15	5	0	0	0	108.1	133	68	64	10	46	6	40	1	5	4	494	1.652	11.0	0.8	3.8	3.3	0.87
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		168	136	.553	3.76	4.25	498	422	19	67	19	3	2794.2	2777	1319	1169	216	832	84	1133	45	18	93	11715	1.291	8.9	0.7	2.7	3.6	1.36
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		41	37	.526	3.96	4.79	97	93		30	7	0	611.0	600	325	269	36	206	20	454	30	2	41		1.319	8.8	0.5	3.0	6.7	2.20
All Levels (20 Seasons)							209	173	.547	3.80	4.34	595	515	19	97	26	3	3405.2	3377	1644	1438	252	1038	104	1587	75	20	134	11715	1.296	8.9	0.7	2.7	4.2	1.53

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		20	17	.541	4.12	4.68	42	41		16	2	0	269.0	264	140	123	12	99	10	195	9	0	19		1.349	8.8	0.4	3.3	6.5	1.97
AA (1 season)					Minors		8	10	.444	4.35	5.00	24	24		7	2	0	153.0	158	85	74	10	47	5	109	10	0	9		1.340	9.3	0.6	2.8	6.4	2.32
A (2 seasons)					Minors		11	7	.611	3.30	4.36	24	23		7	3	0	161.0	146	78	59	14	43	4	135	11	2	9		1.174	8.2	0.8	2.4	7.5	3.14
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	4.18	7.07	7	5		0	0	0	28.0	32	22	13	0	17	1	15	0	0	4		1.750	10.3	0.0	5.5	4.8	0.88