Ken Forsch Stats & Facts
Ken Forsch Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 76 Weight: 195 Born: Sunday, September 08, 1946 in Sacramento, CA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/7/1970 Last Game: 5/23/1986 Full Name: Kenneth Roth Forsch
Ken Forsch Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 76 Weight: 195 Born: Sunday, September 08, 1946 in Sacramento, CA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/7/1970 Last Game: 5/23/1986 Full Name: Kenneth Roth Forsch
1988 – Bob Forsch, Ken’s younger brother who was acquired six days earlier for Denny Walling, strokes a three-run double and scatters five hits in his Houston debut, a 3-0 shutout over Cincinnati. Dave Smith takes over in the ninth for the save.
1981 – Astros deal pitcher Ken Forsch to the Angels for shortstop Dickie Thon. The versatile righthander compiled a 78-81 record for Houston, with 50 saves, nine shutouts, a 3.18 ERA and one memorable no-hitter.
August 18, 1980 – In a game called after 6 1/2 innings because of rain‚ the Cardinals defeat the Reds‚ 10-1‚ behind Ken Forsch. Forsch helps in the 5th‚ getting all 3 outs on grounders back to him. Ted Simmons is 4-for-4 with 4 runs and a pair of homers‚ including one in the…
1979 – Ken Forsch twirls a three-hitter as the Astros top the Dodgers, 5-2, but the talk is about a brawl that clears the benches. Cesar Cedeno spikes Steve Yeager during a play at the plate. Yeager later tosses a ball out to Cedeno at first who fires it back into the L.A. bench. Ken Brett then hits Enos Cabell with a pitch and away they go. Tommy Lasorda beat the rush, getting tossed three innings earlier.
1979 Ken Forsch fires no hitter blanking Atlanta 6-0. Bedridden two days before the gem, Forsch needs just 106 pitches, striking out three and walking two. Forsch has a tension-free ninth inning getting Rowland Office, Jerry Royster and Glenn Hubbard on routine grounders. He and his brother Bob become the first brothers to pitch no-hitters.
On April 7, 1979, Ken Forsch of the Houston Astros pitches a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves. Forsch’s brother, Bob, pitched a no-hitter in 1978. The Forsches become the first brothers to pitch no-hitters.
1978 – Joe Niekro outduels his brother Phil in a 2-0 whitewash of the Braves and denies Phil a 20-win season. Joe allows seven hits then gives way to Ken Forsch in the ninth. Jose Cruz and Julio Gonzalez drive in the game’s only runs.
1978 – Ken Forsch wins a pair of extra-inning contests against the Expos. Jose Cruz singles home the winning run in the 13th for a 4-3 victory in the opener after Reggie Baldwin tied it with a two-out single in the ninth. In the nightcap, Jesus Alou draws a bases-loaded walk for the game-winner in a 5-4, ten-inning triumph.
1976 – Ken Forsch has to save the Astros twice. Leading San Diego, 5-4 in the ninth, and the tying runner aboard, Forsch gets Ted Kubiak to ground to second for an apparent finish but catcher Cliff Johnson is ruled for interference. Kubiak is awarded first and Forsch must retire Merv Rettenmund, which he does on a fly to Greg Gross in right to seal the victory.
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