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2012 Korean Series
The Best-of-7 2012 Korean Series began on Tuesday, October 24, at the Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It featured the Samsung Lions, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the SK Wyverns, who finished second during the regular season and defeated the Lotte Giants in a best-of-5 playoff series (3 games to 2) to advance to the Finals. The Samsung Lions won the series in six games to collect their fifth Korean Series championship. Roster ;Samsung Lions ;SK Wyverns Summary Matchups : See also * 2012 Korea Professional Baseball season * 2012 World Series * 2012 Japan Series References Korean Series Korean Series Korean Series The Korean Series is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in ... Samsung Lions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Lions
The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Championship eight times, and also finished as runners-up on ten occasions. The Samsung Lions are the first team to win four consecutive Korean Series titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), and are also the first team to win the regular season league title for five consecutive years (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). History The Samsung Lions were founded in 1982 as one of the original six KBO League teams. They won their first championship in 1985, going 40-14-1 in the first half and 37-18 in the second half for a total of 77–32 for the best one-season winning percentage in KBO League history (a record that still stands). The 1985 team had two 25-game-winners on their staff, Kim Si-jin and Kim ll-young; as the Lions were winners of both half-season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hui-geol
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Minda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Han-yi
Park Han-yi (Hangul: 박한이, Hanja: 朴漢伊) (born January 28, 1979 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean former professional baseball outfielder He played for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. Amateur career In July , as a freshman at Dongguk University, Park got his first call-up to the South Korea national baseball team for the team's five annual friendly matches against the USA national baseball team in California, United States. In July , as a sophomore, Park was selected for the South Korean national team again, and participated in the 1998 Baseball World Cup. South Korea eventually claimed the silver medal two times in a row, and Park led the team attack alongside cleanup hitter Choi Hee-Seop, going 17-for-41 (.415) with 10 runs. In November, Park was called up to the South Korean national team for the 1998 Asian Games, which included professional players for the first time ever. He led his team to their first Asian Game gold medal, going 10-for-23 (.435) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Bong-kyu
Kang Bong-Kyu (Hangul: 강봉규, Hanja: 康奉珪) (born January 12, 1978, in Busan, South Korea) is an outfielder who played for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. From 2017, he is the batting coach for the Samsung Lions Amateur career While attending Kyungnam High School, Kang was considered one of the best hitting pitchers in the Korean high school baseball league. As an ace pitcher and cleanup hitter in Kyungnam High School, he led his team to runners-up at the Golden Lion Flag national championship in and the Hwarang Flag national championship in . In September , Kang was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team to compete at the 3-Nation Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea, along with Kim Sun-Woo, Seo Jae-Weong and Park Jin-Man. Upon graduation from high school in , Kang chose to play college baseball at Korea University instead of turning pro directly and completely quit pitchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Seok-min
Park Sok-min (Hangul: 박석민; born June 22, 1985, in Daegu, South Korea) is an infielder who plays for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is nicknamed Beu-Kol-Dwae (Hangul: 브콜돼). He bats and throws right-handed. Professional career After graduating from Daegu High School in 2004, Park made himself eligible for the KBO Draft and was selected by the Samsung Lions in the first round of the draft. However, he failed to make an impact in the rookie season, serving backup infielder during the whole season. After the 2004 season, he served in the military by playing for the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps baseball team from to . In , Park returned to the Lions and became the starting third baseman for Samsung. In 2015, Park signed a four-year, $8.12 million, contract with the NC Dinos, becoming the most expensive third baseman—breaking the 4 year, $7.28 million mark previously set by Choi Jeong of the SK Wyverns—in the KBO. On July 16, 2021, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Myung-goo
Kang may refer to: Places * Kang Kalan, Punjab * Kang District, Afghanistan * Kang, Botswana, a village * Kang County, Gansu, China * Kang, Isfahan, Iran, a village * Kang, Kerman, Iran, a village * Kang, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, a village * Kham (康), also transliterated as Kang, an area of eastern Tibet and western Sichuan * Kangju, an ancient kingdom in Central Asia * Xikang, a province of the Republic of China from 1939 to 1955 People Royalty * Tai Kang (reigned 2117–2088 BC), third sovereign of the Xia Dynasty * King Kang of Zhou (reigned 1020-996 BC or 1005-978 BC), third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty * King Kang of Chu (died 545 BC), in ancient China * Duke Kang of Qi (died 379 BC), titular ruler of Qi * Emperor Kang of Jin (322-344), of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Surname * Kang (Chinese surname), a Chinese surname (康) * Kang (Korean surname), a common Korean surname (강; 姜) * C.S. Eliot Kang (born 1962), American diplomat and member of the U.S. Senior E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sang-su
Kim Sang-su (born March 23, 1990) is South Korean professional baseball shortstop currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. His younger brother Kim Sang-Woo is a member of the Korean boy band N-Train. He was elected as the team's new captain following Park Han-yi on Dec. 20, 2016. References External linksCareer statistics and player informationfrom the KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ... 1990 births 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players Asian Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games Sang-su KBO League shortstops Kyeongbuk High School alumni Living people Samsung Lions players South Korean baseball players South Korean Roman Catholics Baseball players from Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Dong-chan
Cho Dong-chan (born July 27, 1983) is South Korean former professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Modern professional ... player, who played 16 seasons with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization. His elder brother Cho Dong-hwa is also a professional baseball player for the SK Wyverns. He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games. External links Career statistics and player informationfrom Korea Baseball Organization Roster Info: Cho Dong-chan– Samsung Lions Baseball Team. References 1983 births Asian Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games KBO League infielders Living people People from Gongju Samsung Lions players So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ji-young (baseball)
Lee Ji-young (Hangul: 이지영, Hanja: 李知栄) (born February 27, 1986 in Incheon) is a South Korean catcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. Amateur career After graduating from Jemulpo High School in Incheon, Lee entered Kyungsung University in Busan. As a sophomore in , Lee led his team to the collegiate championship twice (National Championship and Fall League Championship) alongside battery mate Jang Won-Sam. In August 2005, Lee was first called up to the South Korea national baseball team as an amateur player and participated in the Baseball World Cup held in the Netherlands where Team Korea eventually won the silver medal. At the World Cup, he appeared as a starting catcher in the preliminary game against Sweden. As a senior in , Lee helped the team to win two collegiate championships (Fall League Championship and President's Flag Championship) as a captain and starting catcher of the team. Notable international careers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jeong-sik
Lee Jeong-sik (born 17 August 1963) is a South Korean gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec .... References 1963 births Living people South Korean male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for South Korea Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Kab-yong
Jin Kab-yong (Hangul: 진갑용; born May 8, 1974 in Busan, South Korea) is a retired catcher who last played for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He batted and threw right-handed. Amateur career In February 1993, while attending Busan High School in Busan, South Korea, Jin was selected for the South Korea national baseball team as a high schooler to compete in the 17th Asian Baseball Championship in Perth, Australia. After the competition, he began his collegiate career at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. At Korea University, he led his team to numerous national college titles alongside his battery mates Son Min-han and Cho Sung-min, and did not miss any single international competition that the South Korea national baseball team participated during his four years at college, garnering national attention as a highly regarded baseball prospect. Notable international careers Professional career Jin was selected by the OB Bears with the first pick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
