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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-22 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	11 (6-1-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
J DaVanon	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	218	1	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	219	2	Apr 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	220	4 (1)	Apr 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	221	5	Apr 13	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	222	7 (1)	Apr 16	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	223	8	Apr 17	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	224	9	Apr 18 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	225	13 (3)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	11-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.59	-0.037	2.65	-0.04%	-0.13	P
9	226	15 (1)	Apr 23	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	227	17 (1)	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	228	18	Apr 28 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	229	19	Apr 28 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	230	28 (8)	May 9	HOU	@	STL	W,10-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	231	29	May 11	HOU		MON	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	232	32 (2)	May 15	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
16	233	34 (1)	May 17 (1)	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	234	35	May 17 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	235	36	May 18	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	236	38 (1)	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.88	0.063	1.93	0.04%	0.71	P
20	237	40 (1)	May 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	7-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.22	-0.054	2.69	-0.04%	-0.21	P
21	238	41	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
22	239	43 (1)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
23	240	45 (1)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
24	241	46	May 30 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
25	242	48 (1)	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	243	50 (1)	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,7-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
27	244	51	Jun 3	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
28	245	53 (1)	Jun 5	HOU		CHC	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
29	246	60 (6)	Jun 12	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
30	247	62 (1)	Jun 14	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
31	248	64 (1)	Jun 18	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
32	249	65	Jun 20	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6						P
33	250	66	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,9-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5						P
34	251	67	Jun 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.27	-0.007	.11	0.00%	-0.22	P
35	252	68	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
36	253	73 (4)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.22	0.003	.05	0.00%	0.33	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	254	76 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8	7-13	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	2.03	-0.135	.78	-0.03%	-1.14	P
38	255	80 (3)	Jul 5	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
39	256	83 (2)	Jul 8	HOU		MON	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.31	-0.007	.05	0.00%	-0.13	P
40	257	85 (1)	Jul 10	HOU		MON	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
41	258	90 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,7-6	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.82	-0.090	.27	-0.02%	-1.63	P
42	259	94 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.30	-0.008	.13	0.00%	-0.09	P
43	260	98 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	5						P
44	261	104 (5)	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
45	262	106 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	263	130 (23)	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	264	137 (6)	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
48	265	141 (3)	Sep 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
49	266	143 (1)	Sep 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
50	267	144	Sep 11 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	1						P
51	268	146 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.62	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
52	269	160 (13)	Sep 29	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
							30-22		14	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258		1.23	-0.287	.81	-0.09%	-2.73

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