Bob Forsch
Robert Herbert Forsch
Born: January 13, 1950
Sacramento, CA USA
Deceased: 2011
Weeki Wachee, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Career: 1974-1989
Draft: Round 26 (1968 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Hiram Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Bob Forsch compiled a career record of 168 wins and 136 losses in his 509-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1989 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.97 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 84 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 408 |
| 1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.86 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 230.0 | 213 | 89 | 73 | 14 | 70 | 8 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 958 |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.94 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 194.0 | 209 | 112 | 85 | 17 | 71 | 8 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 844 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 7 | .741 | 3.48 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 217.3 | 210 | 97 | 84 | 20 | 69 | 2 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 915 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.70 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 233.7 | 205 | 110 | 96 | 15 | 97 | 9 | 114 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 981 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.83 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 218.7 | 215 | 102 | 93 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 894 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.77 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 214.7 | 225 | 102 | 90 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 878 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.18 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.3 | 106 | 47 | 44 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 501 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.48 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 233.0 | 238 | 95 | 90 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 962 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.28 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 187.0 | 190 | 104 | 89 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 790 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.02 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 64 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 233 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.90 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 136.0 | 132 | 63 | 59 | 11 | 47 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 567 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.25 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 230.0 | 211 | 91 | 83 | 19 | 68 | 11 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 939 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.32 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179.0 | 189 | 90 | 86 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 755 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3.73 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108.7 | 111 | 51 | 45 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 463 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.51 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 133 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.32 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 133 | 68 | 64 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 494 |
| Totals | 168 | 136 | .553 | 3.76 | 498 | 422 | 19 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 2794.7 | 2777 | 1319 | 1169 | 216 | 832 | 84 | 1133 | 45 | 18 | 93 | 11715 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .241 | .290 | .276 | .566 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 88 | 78 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .308 | .341 | .462 | .803 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 72 | 62 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .177 | .190 | .258 | .449 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 86 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .167 | .189 | .222 | .411 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 89 | 83 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .181 | .190 | .301 | .492 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 84 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .110 | .163 | .192 | .354 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 89 | 78 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .295 | .313 | .474 | .787 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .122 | .143 | .146 | .289 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 90 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .205 | .237 | .274 | .511 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 66 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .241 | .271 | .352 | .623 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .313 | .563 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .244 | .244 | .400 | .644 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 88 | 76 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .171 | .169 | .329 | .498 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 71 | 57 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .298 | .333 | .509 | .842 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .280 | .308 | .280 | .588 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | 37 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 509 | 1041 | 893 | 77 | 190 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 249 | .213 | .235 | .321 | .557 | 287 | 14 | 1 | 115 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 19 | 14 | 100.0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.070 | 1.211 |
| 1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 34 | 230.0 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 7 | .982 | 2.152 | 1.618 |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 32 | 194.0 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 2 | .929 | 2.412 | 1.576 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 35 | 35 | 217.3 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 2 | .953 | 1.698 | 1.171 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 34 | 233.7 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.118 | 1.618 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 32 | 218.7 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 2.305 | 1.697 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 31 | 31 | 214.7 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 5 | .965 | 2.306 | 1.774 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 20 | 20 | 124.3 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.461 | 1.700 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 36 | 34 | 233.0 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.970 | 1.417 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 30 | 187.0 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 2.070 | 1.265 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 16 | 11 | 52.3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.752 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 19 | 136.0 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 2.118 | .941 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 230.0 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.917 | 1.485 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 30 | 179.0 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.709 | 1.030 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 12 | 108.7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .850 | 1.408 | .567 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 6 | 6 | 27.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.301 | .667 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 37 | 15 | 108.3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.828 | .595 |
| Totals | 498 | 422 | 2794.7 | 234 | 405 | 18 | 35 | .973 | 2.058 | 1.283 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.97 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 12.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Totals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.79 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .711 | .500 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .333 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .333 |
| Totals | 12 | 5 | 37.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.688 | .583 |
Awards
1978 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1978-04-14
1980 - NL Silver Slugger P
1983 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1983-09-30
1987 - NL Silver Slugger P
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