Ken Forsch
[edit] Biography
Born on September 8, 1946 in Sacramento, California, Ken Forsch (Kenneth Roth Forsch) played for the Houston Astros and California Angels over the course of his 16 year career. Forsch broke into the bigs on September 7, 1970 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.53 ERA in 188.1 innings pitched in 1971, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Ken Forsch's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 2.15 ERA and notched 19 saves. However, others believe that it was 1971, when he posted a 2.53 ERA and struck out 131 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 5.62
| 13
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 23
| 8
| 8
| 2.53
| 131
| 60
| 53
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 188.1
| 162
| 8
| 53
| 5
| 8
| 4
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 24
| 6
| 8
| 3.91
| 113
| 75
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 156.1
| 163
| 19
| 62
| 1
| 9
| 0
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 46
| 26
| 9
| 12
| 4.20
| 149
| 101
| 94
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 201.1
| 197
| 18
| 74
| 7
| 5
| 4
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 70
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2.79
| 48
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 103.1
| 98
| 3
| 37
| 13
| 4
| 4
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 34
| 9
| 4
| 8
| 3.22
| 54
| 42
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 109
| 114
| 9
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 2.15
| 49
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 92
| 76
| 5
| 26
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 5
| 5
| 8
| 2.72
| 45
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 86
| 80
| 2
| 28
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 6
| 10
| 6
| 2.70
| 71
| 44
| 40
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 133.1
| 136
| 2
| 37
| 13
| 2
| 1
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 26
| 24
| 11
| 6
| 3.04
| 58
| 67
| 60
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 177.2
| 155
| 14
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 13
| 3.20
| 84
| 90
| 79
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 222.1
| 230
| 15
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 20
| 20
| 11
| 7
| 2.88
| 55
| 54
| 49
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 153
| 143
| 7
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 35
| 13
| 11
| 3.87
| 73
| 108
| 98
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 228
| 225
| 25
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 11
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 12
| 4.06
| 81
| 107
| 99
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 219.1
| 226
| 21
| 61
| 6
| 6
| 4
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2.20
| 10
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.53
| 13
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 24
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 421
| 153
| 78
| 81
| 3.18
| 815
| 587
| 528
| 36
| 9
| 50
| 1493.2
| 1439
| 96
| 428
| 58
| 36
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 100
| 88
| 36
| 32
| 3.81
| 232
| 294
| 268
| 34
| 9
| 1
| 633.2
| 632
| 59
| 158
| 10
| 7
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 521
| 241
| 114
| 113
| 3.37
| 1047
| 881
| 796
| 70
| 18
| 51
| 2127.1
| 2071
| 155
| 586
| 68
| 43
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 23
| 188.1
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 5
| 0
| .931
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| P
| 30
| 24
| 156.1
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 4
| 1
| .900
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| P
| 46
| 26
| 201
| 15
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 103.1
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .920
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| P
| 34
| 9
| 109
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 1
| .909
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 92
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| P
| 42
| 5
| 86
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 1
| .962
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| P
| 52
| 6
| 133.1
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| .943
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| P
| 26
| 24
| 177.2
| 10
| 37
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .979
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 222.1
| 11
| 45
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 1
| .949
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 153
| 18
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .955
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 35
| 228
| 13
| 29
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 0
| .894
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 219.1
| 9
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 10
| 0
| .930
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 16.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 521
| 241
| 2127
| 134
| 305
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 20
| 133
| 70
| 5
| .944
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 59
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .150
| .153
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 41
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .146
| .167
| .146
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 46
| 62
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .065
| .094
| .081
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 70
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 34
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .045
| .192
| .045
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .185
| .185
| .185
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 26
| 58
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .138
| .194
| .155
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 77
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .234
| .244
| .273
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 33
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 421
| 383
| 16
| 52
| 0
| 17
| .136
| .170
| .151
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 163
| 0
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 521
| 383
| 16
| 52
| 0
| 17
| .136
| .170
| .151
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 163
| 0
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 18th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Houston Astros to California Angels in exchange for Dickie Thon (April 1, 1981).
- Released by California Angels (December 20, 1985).
- Signed by California Angels (March 18, 1986).
- Released by California Angels (May 25, 1986).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (July 12, 1986).
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