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The 2015 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2015 KBO League season. The Samsung Lions, four-time consecutive defending champions, played the winner of the playoff series, the Doosan Bears. The Doosan Bears defeated the regular season champions, the Samsung Lions in five games to win their fourth Korean Series championship. Roster Summary Matchups Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 See also * 2015 KBO League season * 2015 World Series *2015 Japan Series References {{Doosan Bears Korean Series Samsung Lions Doosan Bears 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 ... [...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] |
Park Geun-hong
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Young-seop
BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe, and ranked the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues. As of 2017, it is the biggest manufacturer in Britain. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and United States, where its BAE Systems Inc. subsidiary is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Australia, Canada, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Oman and Sweden, where Saudi Arabia is regularly among its top three sources of revenue. The company was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7 billion purchase of and merger with Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc (GEC), by British Aerospace, an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer. BAE is the successor to var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Hyoung-woo
Choi Hyoung-woo (born December 16, 1983) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. Choi played for the Samsung Lions from 2002 through 2016. Drafted as a catcher, his career got off to a slow start, as he didn't record an RBI in the KBO until 2008. Released by the Lions after the 2005 season, he played for the KBO Futures League farm league Police Baseball Team in 2006 and 2007. While with the Police, Choi switched from catcher to outfielder.Kim Hyo-Kyung"Woop-woop! That’s the sound of da Police Team disbanding,"''Korea JoongAng Daily'' (July 5, 2019). His professional career truly began when he rejoined Samsung in 2008. That year he was named KBO Rookie of the Year. He led the KBO League in home runs (30) and RBIs (118) in 2011, and in batting average (.376) and RBIs (144) in 2016. In November 2016, he signed a four-year free-agent contract with the Kia Tigers, becoming the first player in KBO history to receive a 1 ... [...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] |
Koo Ja-wook
Koo Ja-wook (born February 12, 1993) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. In 2015, he beat Kim Ha-sung and Cho Moo-geun to win the Rookie of the Year award. 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 ... Koo Ja-wookat Samsung Lions Baseball Team South Korean baseball players Samsung Lions players KBO League infielders KBO League Rookie of the Year Award winners Sportspeople from Daegu 1993 births Living people Neungseong Gu clan {{SouthKorea-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Seung-yuop
Lee Seung-yuop (born 18 August 1976) is a retired baseball player and the current manager of the Doosan Bears. He spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At the age of 26, he became the youngest professional baseball player in the world to hit 300 home runs. He formerly held the Asian home run record of 56 homers in a season, established in 2003 while playing for Samsung in the KBO. The record was broken by Wladimir Balentien of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, on September 15, 2013, when he hit his 56th and 57th Home Runs of the season against the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He holds the KBO records for career home runs, runs scored, RBIs, total bases, and slugging percentage. Combined, across the KBO and NPB, Lee has also recorded more hits than any other native-born South Korean player. Professional career Lee started his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League in 1995 and played with them for nine seasons. He was t ... [...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] |
Chae Tae-in
Chae, also spelled Chai, is a Korean family name and an element in some Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name Overview The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae. It could be written with any of three hanja, indicating different lineages. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on year 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 87.8% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Chae in their passports. Another 7.5% spelled it as Chai, 2.8% as Che, and 1.7% as Chea. Most common (蔡) (성씨 채 ''songssi chae'') is by far the most common of the three Chae surnames. This character is also used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Cài () in Mandarin. The 2000 Census found 114,069 people and 35,099 households with this surname, divided among seventeen reported ''bon-gwan'' (clan hometowns, not necessarily the actual residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaico Navarro
Yamaico Navarro Pérez (born October 31, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles. Career Boston Red Sox Navarro was born in San Pedro de Macorís and signed by scout Pablo Lantigua. He began his professional career in 2006, with the DSL Red Sox. He hit .279 in 53 games. The following year, he played for the Lowell Spinners, hitting .289 in 62 games. In 2008, Navarro played for the Greenville Drive (83 games) and Lancaster JetHawks (42 games), hitting a combined .304 with 11 home runs in 125 games. In 2009, he played for the Spinners (five games), Salem Red Sox (23 games) and Portland Sea Dogs (39 games), hitting a combined .240 in 67 games. Navarro hit .275 with 11 home runs for the Sea Dogs (88 games) and Pawtucket Red Sox (16 games) prior to his August 20, 2010, call-up. Nav ... [...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] |
Back Sang-won
Back Sang-Won (Hangul: 백상원) (born January 2, 1988, in Daegu) is a South Korean former infielder, who played 6 seasons for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Amateur career Back was first called up to the South Korean collegiate national team as a junior at Dankook University in when he batted .403 in the national collegiate league. With South Korea, he competed in the IBAF World University Baseball Championship held in Czech Republic. Back batted .286 and drove in 3 runs and stole 2 bases, playing as a starting second baseman. He went 2-for-3, including a RBI double, off "Handkerchief Prince" Yuki Saito in the team's semifinal against Japan. As a senior in , Back was selected for the South Korean national team again and participated in the Asian Baseball Championship held in Sapporo, Japan. Notable international careers Professional career After graduation from Dankook University, Back was draf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
