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b. January 13, 1950 · St. Louis Cardinals 1974–1988, Houston Astros 1988–1989

He no-hit Philadelphia in April 1978 and Montreal in September 1983, the only Cardinal with two. His brother Ken Forsch had thrown one for Houston in April 1979, which makes them the only brothers who have each pitched a no-hitter.

He won 163 games for St. Louis, fourth in the club's history, and 168 in all across sixteen seasons with a 3.76 earned run average and 2,794 innings. He pitched in three World Series for the Cardinals and won the 1982 one.

He could hit: 12 home runs, two Silver Sluggers, and a .213 average that several of his teammates did not reach. He was signed as a third baseman and converted in the minor leagues. He died of an aortic aneurysm in 2011, at sixty-one, days after throwing a ceremonial first pitch at Busch Stadium. The 1995 ballot gave him two votes of 460.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	1978, 1983
Silver Slugger	2	1980, 1987

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	STL	20	29	1	7	1	0	0	1	2	11	1	.241
1975	STL	35	78	9	24	3	3	1	5	3	20	0	.308
1976	STL	35	62	6	11	2	0	1	5	1	17	0	.177
1977	STL	35	72	6	12	4	0	0	4	2	29	0	.167
1978	STL	34	83	2	15	7	0	1	8	1	26	0	.181
1979	STL	33	73	7	8	2	2	0	5	5	17	0	.110
1980	STL	32	78	11	23	5	0	3	10	2	18	1	.295
1981	STL	20	41	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	10	0	.122
1982	STL	36	73	7	15	3	1	0	3	3	20	0	.205
1983	STL	37	54	4	13	3	0	1	6	3	14	0	.241
1984	STL	16	16	1	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	.250
1985	STL	34	45	3	11	2	1	1	4	0	10	0	.244
1986	STL	34	76	7	13	4	1	2	12	0	24	0	.171
1987	STL	34	57	9	17	6	0	2	8	3	17	0	.298
1988	HOU/STL	37	32	3	8	1	0	0	5	1	7	1	.250
1989	HOU	37	24	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	.167
Career	—	509	893	77	190	45	8	12	84	27	249	3	.213

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1974	STL	7	4	19	14	0	100.0	84	33	34	39	2.97
1975	STL	15	10	34	34	0	230.0	213	73	70	108	2.86
1976	STL	8	10	33	32	0	194.0	209	85	71	76	3.94
1977	STL	20	7	35	35	0	217.1	210	84	69	95	3.48
1978	STL	11	17	34	34	0	233.2	205	96	97	114	3.70
1979	STL	11	11	33	32	0	218.2	215	93	52	92	3.83
1980	STL	11	10	31	31	0	214.2	225	90	33	87	3.77
1981	STL	10	5	20	20	0	124.1	106	44	29	41	3.18
1982	STL	15	9	36	34	1	233.0	238	90	54	69	3.48
1983	STL	10	12	34	30	0	187.0	190	89	54	56	4.28
1984	STL	2	5	16	11	0	52.1	64	35	19	21	6.02
1985	STL	9	6	34	19	2	136.0	132	59	47	48	3.90
1986	STL	14	10	33	33	0	230.0	211	83	68	104	3.25
1987	STL	11	7	33	30	0	179.0	189	86	45	89	4.32
1988	HOU/STL	10	8	36	18	0	136.1	153	65	44	54	4.29
1989	HOU	4	5	37	15	0	108.1	133	64	46	40	5.32
Career	—	168	136	498	422	3	2794.2	2777	1169	832	1133	3.76

On this day & linked events

1950

Born January 13, 1950

Sacramento, CA, USA

2011

Died November 3, 2011

1974

Major-league debut: Bob Forsch

Bob Forsch made a major-league debut on July 7, 1974.

1978

Bob Forsch's No-Hitter

Bob Forsch threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1978, winning 5–0.

1983

Bob Forsch's No-Hitter

Bob Forsch threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Montreal Expos on September 26, 1983, winning 3–0.

1989

Final major-league game: Bob Forsch

Bob Forsch played a final major-league game on September 25, 1989.

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