 On October 3, 1982, in the last regular season game started by Dodgers ace Fernando Valenzuela, Forster yielded a seventh-inning, three-run homer to the San Francisco Giants' Joe Morgan which proved to be the winning margin in a 5-3 Giants win.The loss by the Dodgers propelled the Atlanta Braves to the 1982 National League West Division title.Forster became a free agent and signed with the Atlanta Braves for the 1983 season.