With the baseball season over in Korea there has still been a lot of news. In case you missed some of the KBO playoffs, I've included a wrap-up article for each round. Samsung failed to win their second Asia Series title, but had a couple big wins. The KT Wiz unveiled their new uniforms, logos and what immediately became notorious mascots. The KBO hot stove is also already over, with some big name players changing teams. Hope this post catches you up on your Korean baseball news.
KBO Playoffs articles
Doosan eliminates Nexen in KBO playoff with dramatic extra-inning victory
Doosan beats LG to reach KBO championship final
Lions Celebrate Historic Series
Asia Series
Samsung Lions defeat Fortitudo Bologna
Samsung Lions defeat Taiwanese rival
Canberra Cavalry earn historic spot in Asia Series final
New SABR Korea Chapter
SABR welcomes new international chapter in South Korea
Awards: MVP & ROY
Nexen slugger Park, Byung-ho earns 2nd straight MVP in KBO
Hot Stove news
Sixteen players declare free agency in KBO
Four KBO free agents sign huge deals
KBO teams are paying too much for redemption
Yoon, Suk-min news
Does Suk-min Yoon make sense for the Cubs?
Minnesota Twins are eyeing Korean pitcher Suk-Min Yoon
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs an early favorite for Korean righty Suk-min Yoon
Ex-Yankee Breaks Down Suk-min Yoon
Oh, Seung-hwan signing
Hanshin Tigers Announce Additions of Seung-hwan Oh, Mauro Gomez
2013 KBO Player WAR Leader board
Pitchers
Position Players
Ex-KBOers News:
Bronswell Patrick Interview (Part 1)
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As always, questions and comments are always welcome.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
KBO MVPs & ROYs 1982-2013
In the Korea Baseball Championship (the highest professional baseball league in Korea) three MVPs and one rookie of the year award are given each season. There was no ROY in 1982 as it was the inaugural season. In 1985, there was no Korea Series, thus there was no MVP awarded that year.
A few notes:
Lee, Seung-yeop has won the most regular season MVP awards (5)
Tyrone Woods & Lee, Jong-beom are the only players to win all three MVPs
Tyrone Woods was the first foreigner to win the regular season MVP (1998)
Tom Quinlan was the first foreigner to win the Korea Series MVP (2000)
Sun, Dong-yeol (1989 & 1990), Jang, Jong-hun (1991 & 1992), Lee, Seung-yeop (2001-2003) and Park, Byeong-ho (2012 & 2013) are the only players to win back-to-back regular season MVPs
Lee, Seung-yeop has won the most consecutive regular season MVPs (3) 2001-2003
Lee, Jong-beom, Oh, Seung-hwan & Jeong, Min-tae have won the most Korea series MVPs (2)
I will add the two MVPs and rookie of the year for 2013 when they are announced. As the all-star MVP has already been awarded, I included him. Jeon, Jun-woo is also the same player who earlier this year made the mistake of celebrating a home run before the ball left the park, and unfortunately for him it never did. You can see the video here.
A note on the romanization: I apologize for the inconsistent romanization from Korean to English, but unfortunately there is more than one standard way to do it. Additionally, the use of non-standard ways has also been commonly used. This is why it is possible to see at least to, and sometimes up to three or four different spellings for the same Korean name. I have tried to stay as consistent as possible, but for players known outside Korea, I've gone with the most common English spelling of their names. I also checked the English spellings on the player's Korean wikipedia page for further reference. I followed the Korean standard of 'family name, given name' for all Korean names in English. For non-Korean names, I followed the standard American style.
As usual, any questions or comments are always welcome.
Year
|
MVP
|
Rookie of the Year
|
All-Star MVP
|
Korea Series MVP
|
1982
|
Park, Chul-soon (OB, P)
|
Kim, Yong-heui (Lotte, IF)
|
Kim, Yu-dong (OB, OF)
|
|
1983
|
Lee, Man-soo (Samsung, C)
|
Park, Jong-hun (OB, OF)
|
Sin, Kyeong-sik (OB, IF)
|
Kim, Bong-yeon (Haitai, IF)
|
1984
|
Choi, Dong-won (Lotte, P)
|
Yoon, Suk-hwan (OB, P)
|
Kim, Yong-heui (Lotte, IF)
|
Yu, Du-yeol (Lotte, OF)
|
1985
|
Kim, Sung-han (Haitai, IF)
|
Lee, Sun-cheol (Haitai, IF)
|
Kim, Si-jin (Samsung, P)
|
|
1986
|
Sun, Dong-yeol (Haitai, P)
|
Kim, Keon-woo (MBC, P)
|
Kim, Mu-jung (Haitai, C)
|
Kim, Jeong-su (Haitai, P)
|
1987
|
Jang, Hyo-jo (Samsung, OF)
|
Lee, Jeong-hun (Binggrae, OF)
|
Kim, Jong-mo (Haitai, OF)
|
Kim, Jun-hwan (Haitai, OF)
|
1988
|
Kim, Sung-han (Haitai, IF)
|
Lee, Yong-cheol (MBC, P)
|
Han, Dae-hwa (Haitai, IF)
|
Mun, Hui-su (Haitai, P)
|
1989
|
Sun, Dong-yeol (Haitai, P)
|
Park, Jeong-hyeon (Pacific, P)
|
Heo, Kyu-ok (Lotte, OF)
|
Park, Cheol-woo (Haitai, IF)
|
1990
|
Sun, Dong-yeol (Haitai, P)
|
Kim, Dong-soo (LG, C)
|
Kim, Min-ho (Lotte, IF)
|
Kim, Yong-soo (LG, P)
|
1991
|
Jang, Jong-hun (Binggrae, IF)
|
Cho, Kyu-jea (Ssangbangwool, P)
|
Kim, Yeung-kuk (Lotte, OF)
|
Jang, Chae-keun (Haitai, C)
|
1992
|
Jang, Jong-hun (Binggrae, IF)
|
Yeom, Jong-seok, (Lotte, P)
|
Kim, Seong-han (Haitai, IF)
|
Park, Dong-heui (Lotte, P)
|
1993
|
Kim, Seong-rae (Samsung, IF)
|
Yang, Joon-hyuk (Samsung, OF)
|
Lee, Kang-don (Binggrae, OF)
|
Lee, Jong-beom (Haitai, IF)
|
1994
|
Lee, Jong-beom (Haitai, IF)
|
Yu, Ji-hyeon (LG, IF)
|
Jeong, Myeong-won (Pacific, P)
|
Kim, Yong-soo (LG, P)
|
1995
|
Kim, Sang-ho (OB, OF)
|
Lee, Dong-su (Samsung, IF)
|
Jeong, Kyeong-hun (Hanhwa, IF)
|
Kim, Min-ho (OB)
|
1996
|
Koo, Dae-sung (Hanhwa, P)
|
Park, Jae-hong (Hyundai, OF)
|
Kim, Kwang-rim (Ssangbangwool, OF)
|
Lee, Kang-cheol (Haitai, P)
|
1997
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
Lee, Byung-kyu (LG, OF)
|
Yu, Ji-hyeon (LG, IF)
|
Lee, Jong-beom (Haitai, IF)
|
1998
|
Tyrone Woods (OB, IF)
|
Kim, Soo-kyeong (Hyundai, P)
|
Park, Jeong-tae (Lotte, IF)
|
Jeong, Min-tae (Hyundai, P)
|
1999
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
Hong, Seong-heun (Doosan, C)
|
Park, Jeong-tae (Lotte, IF)
|
Koo, Dae-sung (Hanhwa, P)
|
2000
|
Park, Kyung-oan (Hyundai, C)
|
Lee, Seung-ho (SK, P)
|
Song, Ji-man (Hanhwa, OF)
|
Tom Quinlan (Hyundai, IF)
|
2001
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
Kim, Tae-kyun (Hanhwa, IF)
|
Tyrone Woods (Doosan, IF)
|
Tyrone Woods (Doosan, IF)
|
2002
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
Cho, Yong-jun (Hyundai, P)
|
Park, Jae-hong (Hyundai, OF)
|
Ma, Hae-yeong (Samsung, OF)
|
2003
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
Lee, Dong-hak (Hyundai, P)
|
Lee, Jong-beom (Haitai, IF)
|
Jeong, Min-tae (Hyundai, P)
|
2004
|
Bae, Young-soo (Samsung, P)
|
Oh, Jae-yeong (Hyundai, P)
|
Jung, Soo-keun (Lotte, OF)
|
Cho, Yong-jun (Hyundai, P)
|
2005
|
Son, Min-han (Lotte, P)
|
Oh, Seung-hwan (Samsung, P)
|
Lee, Dae-ho (Lotte, IF)
|
Oh, Seung-hwan (Samsung, P)
|
2006
|
Ryu, Hyun-jin (Hanhwa, P)
|
Ryu, Hyun-jin (Hanhwa, P)
|
Hong, Seong-heun (Doosan, C)
|
Park, Jin-man (Samsung, IF)
|
2007
|
Danny Rios (Doosan, P)
|
Lim, Tae-hun (Doosan, P)
|
Jung, Soo-keun (Lotte, OF)
|
Kim, Jae-hyeon (SK, OF)
|
2008
|
Kim, Kwang-hyun, (SK, P)
|
Choi, Hyeong-yu (Samsung, OF)
|
Lee, Dae-ho (Lotte, IF)
|
Choi, Jeong (SK, IF)
|
2009
|
Kim, Sang-hyeon (Kia, IF)
|
Lee, Yong-chan (Doosan, P)
|
An, Chi-hong (Kia, IF)
|
Na, Ji-wan (Kia, IF)
|
2010
|
Lee, Dae-ho (Lotte, IF)
|
Yang, Yui-ji (Doosan, C)
|
Hong, Seong-heun (Lotte, OF)
|
Park, Jung-kwon (SK, IF)
|
2011
|
Yoon, Suk-min (Kia, P)
|
Bae, Yeong-seob (Samsung, OF)
|
Lee, Byung-kyu (LG, OF)
|
Oh, Seung-hwan (Samsung, P)
|
2012
|
Park, Byeong-ho (Nexen, IF)
|
Seo, Geon-chang (Nexen, IF)
|
Hwang, Jae-gyun (Lotte, IF)
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (Samsung, IF)
|
2013
|
Jeon, Jun-woo (Lotte, OF)
|
A few notes:
Lee, Seung-yeop has won the most regular season MVP awards (5)
Tyrone Woods & Lee, Jong-beom are the only players to win all three MVPs
Tyrone Woods was the first foreigner to win the regular season MVP (1998)
Tom Quinlan was the first foreigner to win the Korea Series MVP (2000)
Sun, Dong-yeol (1989 & 1990), Jang, Jong-hun (1991 & 1992), Lee, Seung-yeop (2001-2003) and Park, Byeong-ho (2012 & 2013) are the only players to win back-to-back regular season MVPs
Lee, Seung-yeop has won the most consecutive regular season MVPs (3) 2001-2003
Lee, Jong-beom, Oh, Seung-hwan & Jeong, Min-tae have won the most Korea series MVPs (2)
I will add the two MVPs and rookie of the year for 2013 when they are announced. As the all-star MVP has already been awarded, I included him. Jeon, Jun-woo is also the same player who earlier this year made the mistake of celebrating a home run before the ball left the park, and unfortunately for him it never did. You can see the video here.
A note on the romanization: I apologize for the inconsistent romanization from Korean to English, but unfortunately there is more than one standard way to do it. Additionally, the use of non-standard ways has also been commonly used. This is why it is possible to see at least to, and sometimes up to three or four different spellings for the same Korean name. I have tried to stay as consistent as possible, but for players known outside Korea, I've gone with the most common English spelling of their names. I also checked the English spellings on the player's Korean wikipedia page for further reference. I followed the Korean standard of 'family name, given name' for all Korean names in English. For non-Korean names, I followed the standard American style.
As usual, any questions or comments are always welcome.
Friday, July 19, 2013
No-hitters in the KBO
Since professional baseball began in Korea in 1982, there have been fifteen nine inning no-hitters (노히트노런). Fourteen of them occurred during the regular season and one happened during the Korean Series. Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos was the first foreign player (용병) to throw a no-hitter in the KBO. Below is a list of all of the no-hitters in KBO history. I have included both English and Korean versions.
No-hitters
In the English list, I did not include one game, as it was called in the sixth inning and not a nine inning game.
There has never been a perfect game thrown in Korea's highest league, however, one has been thrown in Korea Baseball Futures League (한국야구 퓨처스리그), which is the equivalent of the minor leagues. Lee, Yong-hun (이용훈), pitcher for the Lotte Giants (Futures), tossed a perfect game against the Hanwha Eagles (Futures) on September 17, 2011.
No-hitters
구분
|
Pitcher (Team)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
1
|
Su-won Bang (Haitai)
|
5/5/1984
|
Sammi
|
5-0
|
2
|
Jeong-haeng Kim (Lotte)
|
6/5/1986
|
Binggrae
|
8-0
|
3
|
Ho-yeon Jang (OB)
|
4/2/1988
|
Lotte
|
4-0
|
4
|
Dong-seok Lee (Binggrae)
|
4/17/1988
|
Haitai
|
1-0
|
5
|
Dong-yeol Seon (Haitai)
|
7/6/1989
|
Samsung
|
10-0
|
6
|
Tae-il Lee (Samsung)
|
8/8/1990
|
Lotte
|
8-0
|
7
|
Won-hyeong Kim (Ssangbangwool)
|
4/30/1993
|
OB
|
3-0
|
8
|
Tae-won Kim (LG)
|
9/9/1993
|
Ssangbangwool
|
9-0
|
9*
|
Myeong-won Jeong (Hyundai)
|
10/20/1996
|
Haitai
|
4-0 (KS)
|
10
|
Min-cheol Jeong (Hanwha)
|
5/23/1997
|
OB
|
8-0
|
11
|
Jin-woo Song (Hanwha)
|
5/18/2000
|
Haitai
|
6-0
|
12
|
Charlie Shirek (NC)
|
6/24/2014
|
LG
|
6-0
|
13
|
Yunesky Maya
|
4/9/2015
|
Nexen
|
1-0
|
14
|
Michael Bowden (Doosan)
|
6/30/16
|
NC
|
4-0
|
15
|
Deck McGuire
|
4/21/19
|
Hanwha
|
16-0
|
*Indicates happened during game 4 of the Korean Series
|
노히트노런
구분
|
선수명 (팀)
|
일자
|
상대팀
|
결과
|
1
|
방수원 (해)
|
5/5/1984
|
삼미
|
5-0
|
2
|
김정행 (롯)
|
6/5/1986
|
빙그레
|
8-0
|
3
|
장호연 (OB)
|
4/2/1988
|
롯데
|
4-0
|
4
|
이동석 (빙)
|
4/17/1988
|
해태
|
1-0
|
5
|
선동열 (해)
|
7/6/1989
|
삼성
|
10-0
|
6
|
이태일 (삼)
|
8/8/1990
|
롯데
|
8-0
|
7
|
김원형 (쌍)
|
4/30/1993
|
OB
|
3-0
|
8
|
김태원 (L)
|
9/9/1993
|
쌍방울
|
9-0
|
9
|
정민철 (한)
|
5/23/1997
|
OB
|
8-0
|
10
|
송진우 (한)
|
5/18/2000
|
해태
|
6-0
|
11
|
찰리 쉬렉 (NC)
|
6/24/2014
|
LG
|
6-0
|
12
|
유네스키 마야
|
4/9/2015
|
넥센
|
1-0
|
13
|
마이클 보우덴
|
6/30/16
|
NC
|
4-0
|
14
|
덱 맥과이어
|
4/21/19
|
한화
|
16-0
|
#
|
박동희 (롯)
|
5/13/1993
|
쌍방울
|
4-0 (6회 강우콜드)
|
#
|
정명원 (현)
|
10/20/1996
|
해태
|
4-0 (KS 4차전)
|
There has never been a perfect game thrown in Korea's highest league, however, one has been thrown in Korea Baseball Futures League (한국야구 퓨처스리그), which is the equivalent of the minor leagues. Lee, Yong-hun (이용훈), pitcher for the Lotte Giants (Futures), tossed a perfect game against the Hanwha Eagles (Futures) on September 17, 2011.
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