I came across a number of Korean baseball related sites and articles this month and just wanted to share some of what I found.
In foreign player news:
Lions sign ex-major league pitcher Caridad
The above is a Korea Herald piece about the Samsung signing of Esmailin Caridad. He didn't have a very successful debut with the Lions, lasting only one and a third innings, while giving up 6 earned runs.
2 struggling foreign pitchers released
Pitchers Anthony Lerew and Aneury Rodriguez were released by their respective clubs.
Some KBO related news:
South Korea baseball hits home run with female fans
A CNN article about the rising popularity of the KBO among women in Korea.
Oh Seung-hwan continues to get scouted...
An article containing an update on the rumors surrounding Oh, Seung-Hwan's possible transfer to NPB or MLB. I included an interview by him in the my July edition of Around the web.
KT Wiz name Cho as inaugural manager
The above article is about the hiring of the inaugural manager for the KT Wiz, Cho, Beom-hyun.
How the ball stayed in the park
This article is an opinion piece looking at some of the current problems in the KBO, especially it lack of English policy and ignorance on racism.
Scouting reports via I R Fast:
Kim, Sa-yul
Yang, Hyun-jong
Off the field news:
In case you missed them or wanted to read a little more about controversial remarks made by Kim, Tae-gyun about Shane Youman in the first half of the season here are two articles.
American Pitcher Shane Youman Reacts to Controversial Remarks
Youman ready to move past Kim's Mistake
Some Korean baseball related sites:
homeplate.kr
In depth coverage of the KBO in English, including news, information and opinions
Bang the Jang-gu Slowly
A personal blog about the Lotte Giants and Korean baseball
Coming to America Baseball
Website following the comings and goings of baseball players between North America and the Pacific Rim
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
KBO Record Holders
The Korea Baseball Championship, the highest professional baseball league in Korea, started playing games in 1982. Below are the all-time career leaders for batting and pitching.
Batting
Pitching
* Still active
My source for this information was the KBO 개인통산 기록실.
As always, comments are welcome.
Batting
Record
|
Player
|
#
|
Highest Batting Average
|
Jang, Hyo-jo (장효조)
|
.331
|
Highest Slugging Percentage
|
.589
|
|
At-bats
|
7332
|
|
Doubles
|
Yang, Jun-hyuk (양준혁)
|
458
|
Triples
|
Jeon, Jun-ho (전준호)
|
100
|
Home runs
|
Lee, Seung-yeop (이승엽)*
|
356
|
RBI
|
Yang, Jun-hyuk (양준혁)
|
1389
|
Hits
|
Yang, Jun-hyuk (양준혁)
|
2318
|
Runs
|
Yang, Jun-hyuk (양준혁)
|
1299
|
Stolen bases
|
Jeon, Jun-ho (전준호)
|
550
|
Walks
|
Yang, Jun-hyuk (양준혁)
|
1278
|
Strike Outs
|
Park, Gyeong-wan (박경완)*
|
1605
|
Hit by pitch
|
Park, Gyeong-wan (박경완)*
|
166
|
Pitching
Record
|
Player
|
#
|
Highest Winning Percentage
|
.785
|
|
Lowest Career E.R.A.
|
Sun, Dong-Yeol (선동열)
|
1.20
|
Most Wins
|
210
|
|
Most Complete Games
|
Yoon, Hak-gil (윤학길)
|
100
|
Most Complete Game Victory
|
Yoon, Hak-gil (윤학길)
|
75
|
Most Shutouts
|
Sun, Dong-Yeol (선동열)
|
29
|
Most Losses
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
153
|
Most Saves
|
268
|
|
Most Innings Pitched
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
3003
|
Most Hits allowed
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
2718
|
Most Home Runs allowed
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
272
|
Most Strikeouts
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
2048
|
Most Walks
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
1155
|
Most Hit Batsmen
|
Lee, Gang-cheol (이강철)
|
189
|
Most Earned Runs Allowed
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
1170
|
Most Runs Allowed
|
Song, Jin-woo (송진우)
|
1341
|
Most Holds
|
Ryu, Taek-hyeon (류택현)*
|
119
|
* Still active
My source for this information was the KBO 개인통산 기록실.
As always, comments are 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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