Bob Forsch

Position: Pitcher

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)

Debut: July 7, 1974 (Age 24-175d, 13,511th in major league history)
vs. CIN 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L

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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-23 / in Starts: 6-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 2

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	426	1	Apr 4	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	10-12	L(0-1)	99	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.50	5.77	7	20	9	1	0	3	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.24	0.189	3.00	0.15%	0.74	10b 1-- 1 out tie	12b -2- 1 out tie
2	427	2	Apr 7	STL	@	CIN	L,1-8	6-8		2	2.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	7.71	4.05	12	34	23	7	0	5	7	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	.08	-0.009	.09	-0.01%	-1.00	6b --- 0 out d4	8b --3 2 out d5
3	428	6	Apr 11	STL		CHC	L,1-6	GS-7	L(0-2)	3	6.1	9	4	3	1	2	0	0	5.73	3.22	27	86	57	14	6	11	13	5	0	0	42			0	2	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	0.058	1.35	0.04%	0.55	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out d1
4	429	16	Apr 23	STL		NYM	L,9-12	GS-2		11	1.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	7.82	3.40	10	32	13	2	0	3	6	1	3	0	30			0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.368	1.14	-0.16%	-3.46	1t start tie	2t --3 2 out d3
5	430	19	Apr 27	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	4-7	W(1-2)	3	3.1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.19	3.46	14	44	25	7	0	8	5	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.89	0.049	.92	0.02%	0.38	4b --- 0 out tie	7b -23 1 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
6	431	26	May 4	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3	6-7	H(1)	6	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.82	3.42	7	18	14	3	1	4	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.20	-0.204	.74	-0.08%	-1.39	6b --- 0 out a3	7b 123 0 out a3
7	432	27	May 6	STL		LAD	L,2-10	7-8		1	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.68	3.24	10	35	23	4	3	2	7	2	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.13	7t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d9
8	433	31	May 10	STL		SDP	W,5-1	6-6	W(2-2)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.59	3.23	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	0.064	1.54	0.02%	0.40	6t 12- 2 out tie	6t 3 out tie
9	434	32	May 11	STL		SFG	L,4-5	12-GF(16)	L(2-3)	0	5.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.81	3.80	19	50	32	5	0	8	10	2	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.15	0.172	1.24	0.06%	1.17	12t --- 0 out tie	16t end d 1
10	435	35	May 14	STL		ATL	L,5-7	12-14		2	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.28	3.68	10	25	18	6	0	8	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.371	1.04	0.13%	1.30	12t --- 0 out tie	14t 3 out tie
11	436	38	May 18	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	6-7	W(3-3)	3	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.30	3.83	8	29	16	3	2	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	-0.053	1.28	-0.03%	-0.10	6b --- 0 out tie	7b 3 out tie
12	437	41	May 21	STL		HOU	W,7-4	10-GF(11)	W(4-3)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.02	3.69	7	20	13	5	0	0	6	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	0.247	1.18	0.10%	0.87	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
13	438	43	May 23	STL		CIN	L,3-8	7-8		1	2.0	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.32	4.15	12	55	32	9	1	2	7	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.057	.08	-0.02%	-1.13	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d5
14	439	50	May 31	STL	@	HOU	W,9-7	6-7	H(2)	7	1.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.63	4.08	7	14	12	4	0	2	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.065	.64	0.03%	0.44	6b --- 0 out a2	7b 12- 2 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
15	440	52	Jun 2	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	10-12		1	2.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.30	4.10	11	44	19	4	4	2	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.04	0.270	2.70	0.14%	1.01	10b --- 0 out tie	12b -2- 2 out tie
16	441	55	Jun 5	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	6-7		2	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.54	4.36	10	25	16	2	3	2	8	2	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.039	.16	-0.03%	-1.13	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d5
17	442	63	Jun 14	STL	@	NYM	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.65	4.39	6	17	7	2	0	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.04	-0.005	.06	0.00%	-0.59	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
18	443	69	Jun 21	STL	@	MON	L,0-7	5-7		6	3.0	5	3	1	2	2	1	0	4.53	4.62	16	63	39	7	5	6	5	2	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	14	2	0	0	1	0	1	.17	-0.020	.09	-0.01%	-1.66	5b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d7
19	444	74	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GS-5		4	5.0	4	2	1	2	2	0	0	4.25	4.47	21	73	44	8	6	8	9	4	2	0	53			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.34	0.022	.54	0.01%	0.17	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
20	445	77	Jun 29	STL		MON	L,2-3	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.09	4.47	8	22	16	3	0	3	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.113	.30	0.02%	0.87	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	446	85	Jul 9	STL	@	SFG	L,2-21	5-6		9	1.1	8	8	7	1	1	2	0	5.19	4.94	13	42	23	6	2	1	10	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.092	.01	0.00%	-6.28	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 1-3 1 out d9
22	447	91	Jul 18	STL		LAD	L,0-1	GS-5		8	5.0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	4.74	4.91	19	62	31	8	0	10	6	3	1	0	60			1	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.264	.02	0.00%	2.17	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
23	448	96	Jul 23	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GS-7		4	6.1	6	3	3	0	2	0	0	4.69	4.63	25	85	58	15	4	9	14	6	1	0	51			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.041	.02	0.00%	0.41	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a1
24	449	101	Jul 28	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-6		4	5.1	4	2	2	0	6	0	0	4.59	4.31	20	72	40	8	10	11	3	1	0	0	58			2	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.04	1b start a 1	6b -2- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
25	450	106	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-2	GS-6	W(5-3)	5	6.0	3	2	2	4	4	0	0	4.46	4.24	25	88	46	12	8	11	6	3	2	0	58			0	0	0	21	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.34	0.132	.00	0.00%	0.61	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
26	451	111	Aug 8	STL		MON	W,4-2	GS-7	W(6-3)	4	6.2	8	1	1	1	2	0	1	4.20	4.15	26	94	58	14	8	10	12	8	2	0	55			0	1	0	23	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.00	0.165	.00	0.00%	1.48	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out a3
27	452	116	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-6	L(6-4)	4	5.1	8	3	3	1	5	1	0	4.26	4.13	22	60	40	11	4	7	9	4	2	0	44			0	0	0	21	1	1	1	1	0	0	.88	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-1.15	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d2
28	453	120	Aug 18	STL		HOU	W,2-1	GS-7	W(7-4)	4	7.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	4.04	4.08	26	104	63	20	4	10	11	7	0	0	64			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.276	.00	0.00%	2.04	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
29	454	125	Aug 23	STL		ATL	W,7-0	SHO	W(8-4)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.68	3.93	35	116	77	22	4	15	13	5	6	0	78			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.43	0.204	.00	0.00%	3.91	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
30	455	130	Aug 28	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-7	W(9-4)	4	6.0	6	3	3	5	3	1	0	3.73	4.07	29	99	57	13	5	10	10	5	0	1	46			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-0.69	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Houston Astros
31	456	137	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	GS-8	W(10-4)	7	8.0	5	0	0	1	5	0	1	3.47	3.94	29	107	68	19	9	11	11	4	0	0	76			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.368	1.55	0.40%	3.31	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
32	457	142	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-6		4	6.0	3	2	1	3	2	0	0	3.38	3.93	23	93	52	13	6	13	5	2	0	0	59			1	0	0	18	1	0	1	2	1	1	.92	-0.009	2.18	-0.01%	0.48	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
33	458	146	Sep 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-4	L(10-5)	4	3.0	8	6	6	1	2	1	0	3.72	3.99	19					6	9	6	0	1	20			3	0	0	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.430	.54	-0.18%	-6.13	1b start tie	4b -23 0 out d4
34	459	151	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,0-6	GS-5	L(10-6)	4	5.0	10	5	4	0	3	0	0	3.86	3.90	26	94	64	11	8	12	11	4	0	0	32			3	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	2	1	.73	-0.258	.00	0.00%	-2.93	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
35	460	156	Sep 25	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-9	GS-5	L(10-7)	4	4.0	11	6	6	0	2	1	0	4.14	3.93	24	67	42	7	5	7	15	6	0	0	18			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	.50	-0.349	.00	0.00%	-5.63	1b start tie	5b 1-3 0 out d5
36	461	161	Oct 1	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	GS-2	L(10-8)	5	1.2	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	4.29	3.96	12	35	23	5	0	4	6	4	0	0	32			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.41	-0.263	.00	0.00%	-2.62	1t start tie	2t 1-3 2 out d3
							13-23		W-L:10-8,Hld:2	3.9	136.1	153	73	65	44	54	10	3	4.29	3.96	596	1927	61%	15%	6%	0.90		23%	7%	3	49	3	0%	13	6	0	528	30	2	9	12	9	10	1.00	0.600	.51	0.60%	-12.69

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