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	15-11 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	54 (29-13-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (20-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Watson	1
J Leonard	1
D Walling	1
R Landestoy	0

Most Driven In By
C Reynolds	2
C CedeÃ±o	1
J GonzÃ¡lez	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	364	2 (1)	Apr 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.027	.45	-0.03%	-1.01	P
2	365	6 (3)	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,10-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.75	0.044	1.44	0.05%	1.04	P
3	366	11 (4)	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	.62	-0.060	1.25	-0.07%	-0.99	P
4	367	15 (3)	Apr 21	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.81	-0.019	1.51	-0.02%	-0.75	P
5	368	19 (3)	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.43	-0.020	.93	-0.03%	-0.62	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
6	369	23 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	1.38	-0.090	2.99	-0.12%	-0.70	P
7	370	28 (4)	May 6 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9						P
8	371	29	May 8	HOU		STL	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	1.56	0.105	3.40	0.14%	0.56	P
9	372	33 (3)	May 12 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,11-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.160	.280	9	.44	-0.053	.89	-0.07%	-2.07	P
10	373	38 (4)	May 17	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9	1.01	0.035	2.30	0.05%	0.23	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
11	374	77 (38)	Jun 27	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.138	.271	9	.52	-0.049	1.45	-0.08%	-0.89	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
12	375	82 (4)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.125	.246	9	1.26	-0.089	3.28	-0.14%	-0.55	P
13	376	88 (5)	Jul 8	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.121	.239	9	.34	-0.009	.54	-0.01%	-0.17	P
14	377	92 (3)	Jul 13	HOU		STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.143	.282	9	.92	0.028	2.01	0.04%	0.10	P
15	378	95 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.162	.342	9	1.56	0.036	3.41	0.05%	0.56	P
16	379	101 (5)	Jul 24	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.171	.209	.195	.404	9	.82	-0.117	2.02	-0.17%	-0.48	P
17	380	105 (3)	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.200	.186	.386	9	.61	-0.032	1.76	-0.06%	-0.60	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
18	381	109 (3)	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.200	.413	9	.73	0.028	2.45	0.06%	0.49	P
19	382	114 (4)	Aug 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,8-10	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.229	.200	.429	9	1.04	0.044	2.46	0.06%	0.37	P
20	383	134 (19)	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,2-0	GS-5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.200	.445	9	.78	0.032	2.97	0.07%	0.37	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
21	384	139 (4)	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.196	.436	9	1.26	-0.046	5.62	-0.12%	-0.39	P
22	385	143 (3)	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.196	.436	9						P
23	386	147 (3)	Sep 15	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.226	.184	.410	9	1.24	-0.096	6.80	-0.32%	-1.38	P
24	387	152 (4)	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.211	.170	.380	9	.27	-0.028	1.00	-0.06%	-1.21	P
25	388	156 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.161	.361	9	1.54	-0.119	8.05	-0.37%	-1.17	P
26	389	160 (3)	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.155	.349	9	.87	-0.042	.72	-0.02%	-0.30	P
							15-11		68	58	4	8	1	0	0	3	4	0	22	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	.138	.194	.155	.349		.85	-0.544	2.38	-1.17%	-9.57

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