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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	6	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	15 (5)	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,9-8		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16	Apr 26	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3		17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (1)	Apr 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	21 (2)	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	16	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	23 (1)	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	25 (1)	May 6	HOU	@	STL	L,1-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	26	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	31 (4)	May 13	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	33 (1)	May 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34	May 17	HOU		STL	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	35	May 18	HOU		STL	L,4-8		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	41 (5)	May 25	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-6	GF	8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	42	May 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	43	May 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	46 (2)	May 30	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	48 (1)	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	49	Jun 2	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	54 (4)	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,8-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	58 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	GF	12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	63 (4)	Jun 16	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
27	68 (4)	Jun 21	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	73 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		SFG	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	78 (4)	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GS	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
30	83 (4)	Jul 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	105 (21)	Jul 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	110 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	112 (1)	Aug 7	HOU		STL	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	114 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	115	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	117 (1)	Aug 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	121 (3)	Aug 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	139 (17)	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9		7	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	153 (13)	Sep 23	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	156 (2)	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,10-12	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	160 (3)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
42	161	Oct 1	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		86.0	10	15	1	26	1