19 Facts About Bob Forsch

Robert Herbert Forsch was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his sixteen years in Major League Baseball with the St Louis Cardinals before finishing his playing career with the Houston Astros.

Bob Forsch was a member of the 1982 World Series Champions and National League pennant winners in 1985 and 1987.

Bob Forsch is the only player in team history to pitch more than one no-hitter, achieving it twice in 1978 and 1983.

Bob Forsch graduated from Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, California, and attended Sacramento City College.

Bob Forsch was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft as a third baseman, eight rounds after his brother was selected by the Houston Astros.

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Bob Forsch was called up to St Louis midway through the 1974 season.

Bob Forsch ended up with a complete game three-hitter for his fourth consecutive win.

Bob Forsch pitched his first career no-hitter on April 16,1978 against the Philadelphia Phillies with the help of a questionable ruling by official scorer Neal Russo of the St Louis Post-Dispatch on a Ken Reitz error off the bat of Garry Maddox.

Bob Forsch got the game one start in the 1982 National League Championship Series, and held the Atlanta Braves to three hits while striking out six.

Bob Forsch lost both of his World Series starts against the Milwaukee Brewers, but the Cardinals won the series in seven games.

One of the few bright spots for his club came on September 26,1983, when Bob Forsch pitched his second career no-hitter, this time against the Montreal Expos.

Bob Forsch became, at the time, just the 25th pitcher to throw more than one career no-hitter, and the only Cardinals pitcher to accomplish the feat.

Bob Forsch's career was threatened when he required back surgery during the 1984 season to relieve pressure on a nerve on his lower back.

Bob Forsch made headlines during the 1987 National League Championship Series, which pitted the Cards against the San Francisco Giants.

Bob Forsch's no-hitters were the only two ever thrown at Busch Memorial Stadium.

In 1971, while Bob Forsch was playing at Cedar Rapids, he struck up a conversation with Mollie Jane Knaau at a local restaurant.

Bob Forsch was a Minor League pitching coach for the Reds' Rookie League affiliate, the Billings Mustangs from 2009 until his death.

Bob Forsch wrote a book titled Bob Forsch's Tales from the Cardinals Dugout, with Tom Wheatley.

Bob Forsch died suddenly from a thoracic aortic aneurysm on November 3,2011.