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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (4)	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (2)	Apr 20	HOU		ATL	L,3-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (4)	Apr 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (2)	Apr 30	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	27 (2)	May 4	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	30 (2)	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,8-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	32 (1)	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (4)	May 14	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	38	May 15 (1)	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	41 (2)	May 18	HOU		CIN	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	43 (1)	May 20	HOU		SDP	L,6-8	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	47 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	48	May 28	HOU	@	MON	W,8-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	49	May 29	HOU	@	MON	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	54 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		MON	L,3-8		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	57 (2)	Jun 8	HOU		NYM	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	61 (3)	Jun 12	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	62	Jun 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-10		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	63	Jun 15	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	64	Jun 16	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	67 (2)	Jun 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	72 (4)	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	L,2-3		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	73	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-9		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	74	Jun 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	76 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-1	GF	3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	77	Jun 30 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6		12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	80 (2)	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	81	Jul 4	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3		8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	84 (2)	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,4-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	88 (3)	Jul 12	HOU		CHC	W,9-4	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	90 (1)	Jul 14	HOU		CHC	W,7-6		8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	96 (4)	Jul 20	HOU	@	STL	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	97	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,1-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	98	Jul 25 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-11		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	99	Jul 25 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	100	Jul 26	HOU		LAD	W,8-7	GF	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	102 (1)	Jul 28	HOU		SFG	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	104 (1)	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	107 (2)	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	108	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	110 (1)	Aug 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	111	Aug 8	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	113 (1)	Aug 10	HOU		MON	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	114	Aug 11	HOU		MON	L,2-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	116 (1)	Aug 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
51	117	Aug 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	119 (1)	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
53	121 (1)	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	W,2-1	GF	7	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	127 (5)	Aug 26	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	129 (1)	Aug 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	131 (1)	Aug 30	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	134 (2)	Sep 2	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	GF	8	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	135	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,5-7		7	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
59	137 (1)	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	139 (1)	Sep 8	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	GF	7	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
61	141 (1)	Sep 10	HOU		SFG	L,5-6	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
62	143 (1)	Sep 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
63	144	Sep 13	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
64	148 (3)	Sep 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	150 (1)	Sep 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
66	152 (1)	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	153	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
68	158 (4)	Sep 28 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	160 (1)	Sep 30	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	GF	15	3.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
70	162 (1)	Oct 2	HOU		LAD	L,4-5		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							70gm		103.1	9	14	2	25	1