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Ken Forsch

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Full Name: Kenneth Roth Forsch Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/195 First Game: September 7, 1970
Birthdate: September 8, 1946 Final Game: May 23, 1986
Birthplace: Sacramento, California MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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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