. . . where the 1970s live forever!


Ken Forsch

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 07 W, 6-0 vs Braves Start 1 1 9.0 0 29 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 W (1-0) HOU Apr 11 W, 10-3 vs Dodgers Start 2 9.0 10 38 3 2 0 3 0 6 1.00 W (2-0) HOU Apr 16 W, 4-0 at Dodgers Start 3 2 9.0 5 32 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.67 W (3-0) HOU Apr 21 W, 5-4 vs Pirates Start 6.0 9 25 4 4 2 0 0 1 1.64 HOU Apr 27 W, 9-8 at Pirates Start 6.1 7 29 6 4 0 3 0 3 2.29 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 02 L, 2-5 at Cardinals Start 4 8.0 9 34 5 3 0 0 1 2 2.47 L (3-1) HOU May 06 (2) W, 8-2 at Reds Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.42 HOU May 08 L, 1-4 vs Cardinals Start 5 9.0 9 37 4 4 2 3 0 3 2.67 L (3-2) HOU May 12 (1) W, 11-3 vs Cubs Start 6 9.0 7 33 3 2 0 1 0 2 2.58 W (4-2) HOU May 17 L, 0-3 vs Giants Start 6.2 6 28 3 3 0 3 0 2 2.71 L (4-3) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 27 L, 3-6 at Giants Start 7.1 6 27 3 3 0 0 0 3 2.80 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 03 W, 3-2 at Reds Start 7 9.0 6 32 2 2 0 1 0 1 2.72 W (5-3) HOU Jul 08 L, 0-10 at Cubs Start 4.0 9 23 6 6 1 2 0 2 3.18 L (5-4) HOU Jul 13 L, 0-1 vs Cardinals Start 8.0 5 30 1 1 0 2 0 3 3.02 L (5-5) HOU Jul 19 (1) L, 5-9 at Pirates Start 6.0 7 27 7 6 2 2 0 0 3.35 L (5-6) HOU Jul 24 W, 6-1 vs Cubs Start 8 9.0 4 31 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.17 W (6-6) HOU Jul 28 W, 5-2 vs Dodgers Start 9 9.0 3 30 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.09 W (7-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 01 W, 5-4 vs Giants Start 5.0 7 25 3 3 0 3 1 4 3.18 W (8-6) HOU Aug 07 L, 8-10 at Dodgers Start 4.0 7 18 4 4 3 0 0 1 3.35 HOU Aug 31 W, 2-0 vs Mets Start 5.0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.23 W (9-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 05 W, 4-3 vs Padres Start 6.0 7 25 2 2 1 1 0 2 3.22 HOU Sep 09 W, 4-1 vs Giants Middle 2.0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 W (10-6) HOU Sep 15 L, 3-5 at Giants Start 7.1 5 29 3 3 0 4 0 2 3.20 HOU Sep 20 W, 7-1 vs Braves Start 10 9.0 9 37 1 1 0 1 0 2 3.08 W (11-6) HOU Sep 24 (1) L, 4-5 at Braves Start 7.0 11 30 3 3 1 0 0 4 3.11 HOU Sep 28 L, 5-6 at Dodgers Start 7.0 3 24 1 1 1 0 0 2 3.04

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      10   6   3.09   24  24  10   0   0   2  174.2  152   689   67   60  14   33   2   56   13-11  4.50 runs/start
Middle relief    1   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    3     8    0    0   0    0   0    0    1-0 
As closer        0   0   0.00    1   0   0   1   0   0    1.0    0     3    0    0   0    0   0    2    1-0 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              312   23   75  103   9   2   5   23   3   2   18   1   0   28   6  .240  .330  .282  .612
vs RHB              345   37   80  128  15   3   9   33   5   2   15   1   0   30  10  .232  .371  .265  .636

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             9   3   2.21   14  13   7   0   0   1  101.2   80   392   27   25   6   20   1   33   11-3   4.77 runs/start
Road             2   3   4.14   12  11   3   1   0   1   76.0   75   308   40   35   8   13   1   25    4-8   4.18 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   1   5.65    4   2   0   1   0   0   14.1   17    63    9    9   1    6   0    6    2-2   1.50 runs/start
Night           10   5   2.81   22  22  10   0   0   2  163.1  138   637   58   51  13   27   2   52   13-9   4.77 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            3   0   2.29    5   5   3   0   0   2   39.1   31   153   13   10   2    9   0   16    5-0   6.80 runs/start
May              1   3   3.21    5   4   3   1   0   0   33.2   31   135   15   12   2    7   1   11    2-3   3.50 runs/start
June             0   0   3.68    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.1    6    27    3    3   0    0   0    3    0-1   3.00 runs/start
July             3   3   3.60    6   6   3   0   0   0   45.0   34   173   19   18   4    8   0    9    3-3   3.17 runs/start
August           2   0   4.50    3   3   0   0   0   0   14.0   15    59    7    7   3    3   1    7    2-1   5.00 runs/start
September        2   0   2.35    6   5   1   0   0   0   38.1   38   153   10   10   3    6   0   12    3-3   4.60 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           2   0   1.44    3   3   2   0   0   1   25.0   20    96    4    4   1    3   0    9    2-1   5.67 runs/start
Cardinals        0   3   2.88    3   3   2   0   0   0   25.0   23   101   10    8   2    5   1    8    0-3   1.00 runs/start
Cubs             2   1   3.68    3   3   2   0   0   0   22.0   20    87   10    9   2    4   0    4    2-1   5.67 runs/start
Dodgers          3   0   2.13    5   5   3   0   0   1   38.0   28   142   10    9   4    4   0   15    3-2   6.40 runs/start
Giants           2   1   3.81    5   4   0   0   0   0   28.1   27   117   12   12   0   10   1   11    2-3   2.75 runs/start
Mets             1   0   0.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.0    1    16    0    0   0    0   0    2    1-0   2.00 runs/start
Padres           0   0   3.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    7    25    2    2   1    1   0    2    1-0   4.00 runs/start
Pirates          0   1   6.87    3   3   0   0   0   0   18.1   23    81   17   14   4    5   0    4    2-1   6.33 runs/start
Reds             1   0   1.80    2   1   1   1   0   0   10.0    6    35    2    2   0    1   0    3    2-0   3.00 runs/start

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